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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity
Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Behavioral Conditions, Body Mass Index, Medical Research, Social Sciences
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DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?
Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...
Tags: Harvard University, Behavioral Conditions, Arts and Culture, Psychiatrists, Medical Research
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What is gluten? And other frequently asked questions about gluten
What is gluten? Gluten is a protein that is found in certain grains, including wheat, barley and rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). What problems prompt people to avoid gluten? Gluten causes inflammation of the small intestine in...
Tags: Iron (dietary supplement), Allergies, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diets and Dieting, Osteoporosis
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Angelina Jolie mastectomy: A closer look at DNA, breast cancer risk
By opting for surgery to remove her breasts while they were still healthy, Angelina Jolie joined a growing number of women who have used genetic testing to take control of their health. Here are answers to some common questions about how DNA...
Tags: Angelina Jolie, American Cancer Society, St. John's Health Center, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Tamoxifen (drug)
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2013 TV Upfronts: NBC betting big on 'The Michael J. Fox Show'
At NBC's Upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Hall in New York City, the beleaguered peacock network was betting big on Michael J. Fox. Â In a sign of its importance to the network, "The Michael J. Fox Show" was the first new series to be showcased...
Tags: Television Industry, ABC (tv network), Fox Broadcasting Company, Diseases and Illnesses, Entertainment
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Patient is out of network, out of luck
A worrisome abdominal pain drove Jalal Afshar to seek treatment last year at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente. The Pasadena resident and Kaiser member had lived for years with a rare condition known as Castleman's disease, which affects the lymph...
Tags: Oncology, Corporate Crime, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Chemotherapy
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Officials study valley fever outbreak at solar power projects
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. Staff from the California Department of Public Health, and investigators from the...
Tags: Prisons, Renewable Energy, Coccidioidomycosis , Environmental Issues, Flu
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Ohio lawmaker urges mercy for Jackson Jr., cites karaoke skills
WASHINGTON — Asking for mercy for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to a federal judge last month calling Jackson intelligent, charming and entertaining — the “highlight of our...
Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Sandi Jackson
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Lyme disease, autism link cast into doubt
Since 2008, when a group of physicians drew a hypothetical link between Lyme disease and autism, a growing number of patient activists have embraced the belief that the hallmark neuropsychiatric symptoms of autism may spring from the body's immune...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Medical Research, Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Diseases and Illnesses
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Arlo Guthrie is performing to honor dad Woody Guthrie's legacy
When Arlo Guthrie was a boy, he sat in the backyard with the guitar he'd gotten for his fifth birthday and listened to his father, Woody, teach him "This Land Is Your Land." The verses decrying hunger and espousing equality didn't strike Arlo as political...
Tags: Woodstock Festival (1969), Arts and Culture, Huntington's Disease, The Kid (movie), Human Interest
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Bird flu more difficult to detect this time around
China has suffered outbreaks of bird flu before, but the virus that has now infected more than 100 people across eastern China and Taiwan is different in several important ways, according to scientists and researchers. The new virus is H7N9, a different...
Tags: Science and Technology, Food Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, Flu, Health
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Health officials trace meningitis roots to quash outbreak fears
L.A. County officials said they compared a strain of meningitis from a case in April that killed a West Hollywood lawyer to others in the county to determine whether there was an outbreak. While officials found the strains were part of a similar...
Tags: Meningitis, Common Cold, Los Angeles International Airport, Headaches
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