Flu pandemic coming, US not prepared
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...Ph.D., of the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues tested an intervention designed to addr...s. One hundred forty six undergraduates (114 women and 32 men) were invited to participate in a study titled "Health Attitudes" for which they completed a ...Tracking trends in cochlear implant complications using a federal database
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...he 61st annual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) showed that children who were p...dical condition among children under the age of 15 and the third leading cause of hospitalization in this age group. 4 In the study, 25 percent of childre...Scientist works on innovative treatments for brain tumors
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... collaboration with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and four other schools of public health, has released its latest independent report highlighting rural p...Pushy parents can be bad for their children's health
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