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Drones carrying defibrillators could aid heart emergencies

CHICAGO – It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers tested the idea and found...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Sweet sizzlin’ beans! Fancy names may boost healthy dining

CHICAGO – Researchers tried a big serving of food psychology and a dollop of trickery to get diners to eat their vegetables. And it worked. Veggies given names like “zesty ginger-...

DATE: Jun 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Drones carrying defibrillators could aid heart emergencies

Study shows much quicker response than ambulances

DATE: Jun 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Side effects emerge after approval for many U.S. drugs

CHICAGO – Almost one-third of new drugs approved by U.S. regulators over a decade ended up years later with warnings about unexpected, sometimes life-threatening side effects or complication...

DATE: May 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Rookie doctors can work longer, 24-hour shifts under new rules

CHICAGO – Rookie doctors can work up to 24 hours straight under new work limits taking effect this summer – a move supporters say will enhance training and foes maintain will do just the opp...

DATE: Mar 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Doctors warn against teen pot use amid looser marijuana laws

CHICAGO – An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana’s potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax laws and attitudes on pot use. Many parents use the...

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Teen suicide attempts fell as same-sex marriage became legal

CHICAGO – Teen suicide attempts in the U.S. declined after same-sex marriage became legal and the biggest impact was among gay, lesbian and bisexual kids, a study found. The resea...

DATE: Feb 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard aging brain

CHICAGO — Even in your 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline, new research says. Benefits were great...

DATE: Feb 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cancer death rates up in some areas

Medical advances aren’t helping all Americans

DATE: Jan 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

1 in 4 U.S. men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections

CHICAGO – The first national estimate suggests that nearly half of U.S. men have genital infections caused by a sexually transmitted virus and that 1 in 4 has strains linked with several can...

DATE: Jan 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

One-fourth of U.S. cancer deaths linked to smoking

CHICAGO – Cigarettes contribute to more than 1 in 4 cancer deaths in the U.S. The rate is highest among men in Southern states where smoking is more common and tobacco control policies are l...

DATE: Oct 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Crowdsourcing effort takes aim at deadliest breast cancers

CHICAGO – Forget the pink ribbons. Spitting in a tube for science is what unites a growing group of breast cancer patients taking part in a unique project to advance treatment for the deadli...

DATE: Oct 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

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