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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The notion that small babies are at an increased risk of developing high cholesterol as adults may only hold true for children of moms who smoked during pregnancy, according to a new study.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Depression is fairly common among parents of children younger than 12, with the risk being greatest in their children's first year of life, a new study suggests.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" switch for tumors.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical malpractice liability costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $55 billion a year, most of it in "defensive" medical practices such as extra tests and scans, according to a report released on Tuesday.
A gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, finds a new study, which could help improve the health and well-being of patients undergoing cancer treatment,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified two parts of the brain linked with severe anxiety in young monkeys, and they suspect these same areas may also play a role in children who develop anxiety disorders, offering new promise for treatment.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States dropped by 8 percent in 2007 and illnesses fell 15 percent compared with the four years prior, but the drops more likely reflect disease patterns than improvements in food safety, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Traffic injuries among children ages 4 to 6 declined in New York State in the wake of a law requiring them to be strapped into car booster seats, researchers reported Monday.
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