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FDA approves a drug to reverse anticoagulation

FDA approves a drug to reverse anticoagulation

Ever since the drug warfarin was discovered to be a highly effective anti-clotting agent as well as a good rat poison in the early 1950s, it...

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Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy right for some women, doctors say

Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy right for some women, doctors say

Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a preventative double mastectomy to reduce breast cancer risk was a natural move given that she...

Dissecting laughter, a serious business

Dissecting laughter, a serious business

The bleak chamber of an MRI machine is among the least funny places on earth, but a group of German researchers is using the device to probe...

<i>Ewwww </i>-- poop in pools more common than you may think, CDC warns

Ewww! Poop in pools more common than you may think, CDC warns

Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have pooped in...

Grocery shopping on an empty stomach leads to dieting disaster

Grocery shopping on an empty stomach leads to dieting disaster

Attention dieters: If you want to maximize your chances of success, don’t go to the grocery store on an empty stomach.

Can sleep at altitude prevent sudden hiker deaths?

Can sleep at altitude prevent sudden hiker deaths?

Men who die of a sudden cardiac event are less likely to do so on the first day of mountain activities if they sleep at higher elevations...

Women's brains more likely than men's to respond to crying babies

Why do kids grow up to cry “Mommy” more often than “Daddy”? The National Institutes of Health has an answer: The...

How early can a child be diagnosed with autism?

How early can a child be diagnosed with autism?

With careful evaluation by an expert, diagnosing a child younger than 2 with autism is possible. More often, however, autism is identified...

Disrupted sleep linked to higher prostate cancer risk

The links between sleep and cancer are now so many, you could build a chain. A new study has found that for men who suffer insomnia and...

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Sleep Eating, It's A Real Disorder

Dr. Keith Dixon offers some explanation on sleep eating and treatment suggestion...

Dr. Keith Dixon offers some explanation on sleep eating and treatment suggestions for anyone who sleep walks, or sleep eats.


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