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Task force: PSA prostate cancer screening tests do more harm than good0
- Health & Healing
- May 26, 2012
A widely followed federal advisory panel recommended on Monday that healthy men should not get screened for prostate cancer (with a common blood test). The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reviewed studies showing that the test, widely used for almost 20 years, could lead to unnecessary cancer treatments. ABC News, 5/22/2012
READ MORETanning beds may raise common skin cancer risk 70 percent0
- Health & Healing
- December 16, 2011
Tanning beds are linked not only to melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, but now also to basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of the disease, according to new research from the Yale School of Public Health. Reuters on MSNBC.com, 12/13/2011
READ MORETangled Web: Is it possible to be addicted to the Internet?0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- November 13, 2012
A growing number of scientists and addiction specialists say that it is possible to become addicted to the Internet. NBC News’ Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks to people who say they are living with an Internet addiction and visits a unique rehab facility designed to treat them. NBC Rock Center, 11/9/2012
READ MORETalking Directly to Toddlers Boosts Their Verbal Skills0
- Family & Kids
- December 23, 2013
Do you make time to talk directly to your toddler? It’s important for your child's verbal development, since a new study by Stanford University has found that overhearing conversations or watching TV doesn’t help language development as much. The study found that toddlers who were spoken to had more extensive vocabularies and were able to
READ MORETaking the Dread Out of Phys Ed0
- Family & Kids
- September 14, 2011
Gym teacher Tony Brant inspires her middle school students to make exercise an enjoyable and healthy habit. Brant emphasizes fun exercises and games that students can incorporate into their daily lives, and even has them keep an “activity log” with a goal of 60 minutes of exercise per day. This approach is becoming increasingly popular
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Takata Airbag Recall: What You Should Know0
- Consumer Alerts
- May 22, 2015
It’s unsettling to think that the very airbag that’s meant to keep you safe in an auto accident could be the cause of serious injuries and even death. But defective airbags manufactured by the Japanese company, Takata, have already been linked to six fatalities and at least 100 injuries worldwide.
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