Health Highlights: Dec. 22, 2015
2015-12-22
New Fecal Incontinence Treatment Approved by FDA
Wearable Heart Defibrillator Approved for Children
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Health Tip: Protect Kids’ Hearing During the Holidays
2015-12-22
Teach children to shield their earsContinue Reading
Sudden Cardiac Arrest May Not Be So Sudden
2015-12-21
Study found symptoms showed up a month before attack in roughly half of all casesContinue Reading
U.S. Task Force Backs Statins for Those 40 to 75 at Heightened Heart Risk
2015-12-21
Primary focus is on people with 10 percent or greater threat of heart attack or stroke within 10 yearsContinue Reading
U.S. Task Force Stays Neutral on Cholesterol Screening for Kids
2015-12-21
Not enough evidence to recommend for or against checking everyone under 20, expert panel saysContinue Reading
More Evidence That Time-to-Treatment Is Crucial for Stroke
2015-12-21
Patients who got clot-busting catheter therapy sooner fared better in studyContinue Reading
Being ‘Fat But Fit’ Won’t Cut Your Risk of Premature Death
2015-12-21
Study suggests benefits of physical fitness don’t overcome risk from obesityContinue Reading
Reduced Blood Flow to Back of Brain Raises Recurrent Stroke Risk: Study
2015-12-21
Procedure to open blocked arteries may benefit these patients, research suggestsContinue Reading
End-of-Life Talk Often Comes Too Late for Blood Cancer Patients
2015-12-21
Study found most lymphoma, leukemia specialists don’t discuss hospice care until death is imminentContinue Reading