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Use of Medical Imaging Raises Concerns About Radiation
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The use of medical imaging tests such as CT scans and MRIs has increased in recent years, leading to concerns about the risks of exposure to radiation. The number of CT scans ordered per 1,000 patients nearly tripled between 1996...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, MRI (imaging)
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Report finds state oversight of compounding pharmacies lax
As Massachusetts closed another compounding pharmacy for unsanitary conditions, a report released Monday argued that the state boards that regulate those pharmacies are doing an inadequate job.
Released by Massachusetts Rep. Edward J. Markey, the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Hepatitis C , Edward J Markey, Meningitis, Food and Drug Administration
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Evaristo R. Lardizabal M.D., 82
Evaristo Ramos Lardizabal M.D., 82, of Hagerstown, Md., passed from this life on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Oct. 14, 1930, in Manila, Philippines, he was the son of the late Tomas Lardizabal and Rosario Ramos Lardizabal San...
Tags: General Practitioners, Culture, World War II (1939-1945), Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), U.S. Military
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Maryland health officials critical of compounding pharmacies in JAMA report
State health officials in an article in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association criticized the oversight of compounding pharmacies and said the facilities need to take more responsibility in protecting patients from tainted drugs. The...Tags: Meningitis, Steroids
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Mold, bacteria found in pharmacy linked to meningitis outbreak
The Massachusetts pharmacy at the heart of a probe into a deadly meningitis outbreak may have violated federal health laws, U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigators said Friday, saying mold and bacteria were found in areas where drugs were mixed....
Tags: Back Pain, Medical Research, Drug Trafficking, Chemical Industry, Cancer
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Research shows gay and lesbian couples are good parents
More than 30 years of scientific research have shown that children do best when raised by two loving, committed parents, regardless of gender. This is the conclusion reached by a comprehensive review of virtually every study on the subject conducted by...Tags: Culture, General Practitioners, American Academy of Pediatrics, Gays and Lesbians, Children's Health
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Common fallacies about children of same-sex couples
I was a little confused by Marie-Alberte Boursiquot's recent letter ("Catholic doctors for traditional marriage," Oct. 20). The headline over it says traditional marriage, but in her letter she uses the term "authentic marriage." I had never heard that...Tags: Medical Research, Culture, American Academy of Pediatrics, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Some are taking medical advice with a grain of salt
Q: I am fed up with medical flip-flops. Whether it is hormone replacement therapy, calcium supplements, eggs or salt, first we get told one thing and then doctors change their minds. In the meantime, we consumers are left wondering what to believe and...
Tags: Heart Disease, Mineral Supplements, Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Insomnia
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How low health literacy affects care
The AMA Foundation, in its "Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand" publication, outlines the dangers engendered by low health literacy — the inability to use and process health information — in 90 million U.S. adults....
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Study: Multivitamins May Prevent Cancer in Men
CNNTaking a multivitamin may help prevent cancer in healthy middle-aged men, according to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School...Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Research, General Practitioners, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Vitamin Therapy
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Mammography benefits questioned
In recent years many leading health organizations have advised that all women age 40 and up have an annual mammogram or be tested every two years for the presence of breast cancer. Women with a higher risk for the disease may have been told to get bi-...
Tags: Medical Research, Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Cancer, Internists
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Kevin Hunt: For concertgoers, it's V-Moda's Faders VIP earplugs
The Hartford CourantLanding a spot 50 feet from the outdoor stage is a summer-concert coup. But what if the headliners are the Jackhammers, real-life pneumatic tools blasting 95 decibels toward your eardrums? Music to your ears? Of course not. You're already packing up,...Tags: Hearing Impairment, Health and Safety at Work, Concerts, Apple iPhone, Phish (music group)
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