Archive: 29/06/2015

Parents should set good example to keep kids slim, pediatrics group says

(HealthDay)—As rates of childhood obesity continue to climb in the United States, parents should embrace healthy eating habits and behaviors to help kids maintain a normal weight, a new report says.

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Parents, stop hovering: 'Risky' play may have benefits for kids

(HealthDay)—Children may benefit, physically and socially, from being allowed to play with less monitoring from mom and dad, a new research review finds.

Jun 29, 2015

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Supreme court backs use of drug implicated in 'botched' executions

(HealthDay)—In its latest ruling on capital punishment, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the use of a controversial drug that had raised concerns that it didn't perform as intended—to put an inmate into a coma-like ...

Jun 29, 2015

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Health care wait times vary greatly throughout US, report says

Tremendous variability in wait times for health care appointments exists throughout the U.S., ranging from same day service to several months, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. However, there is currently ...

Jun 29, 2015

Most plastic surgeons now use fat grafting as part of facelift surgery

In recent years, a large majority of US plastic surgeons have adopted fat grafting techniques as part of their approach to facelift surgery, reports a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official ...

Jun 29, 2015

'Drink when thirsty' to avoid fatal drops in blood sodium levels during exercise

For hikers, football players, endurance athletes, and a growing range of elite and recreational exercisers, the best approach to preventing potentially serious reductions in blood sodium level is to drink when thirsty, according ...

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Tamper-resistant opioids will not solve opioid addiction problem

Tamper-resistant formulations of drugs will not solve the problems of opioid addiction and overdose, argues a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Jun 29, 2015

Getting high in senior year: Study examines reasons for smoking pot

Marijuana is the most prevalent drug in the U.S. Approximately 70% of the 2.8 million individuals who initiated use of illicit drugs in 2013 reported that marijuana was their first drug. Despite extensive research examining ...

Jun 29, 2015

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Interest in child-specific nurse practitioner programs dwindling

While the number of graduates from family or adult nurse practitioner programs continues to rise, student applications to pediatric nurse practitioner and neonatal nurse practitioner programs are falling. Yet there is capacity ...

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Researchers confirm gene p73's role in tumor growth

A team of researchers at National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has determined dual functionality gene p73, in both the promotion and suppression in tumour growth. The NCCS team also ...

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Archive: 29/06/2015

Parents should set good example to keep kids slim, pediatrics group says

Parents, stop hovering: 'Risky' play may have benefits for kids

Supreme court backs use of drug implicated in 'botched' executions

Health care wait times vary greatly throughout US, report says

Most plastic surgeons now use fat grafting as part of facelift surgery

'Drink when thirsty' to avoid fatal drops in blood sodium levels during exercise

Tamper-resistant opioids will not solve opioid addiction problem

Getting high in senior year: Study examines reasons for smoking pot

Interest in child-specific nurse practitioner programs dwindling

Researchers confirm gene p73's role in tumor growth

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