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Playground concussions are on the rise

CHICAGO – Playground concussions are on the rise, according to a new government study, and monkey bars and swings are most often involved. Most injuries studied were mild, but all...

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Blood test for concussions? Researchers report some progress

CHICAGO – New research bolsters evidence that a simple blood test may someday be used to detect concussions. It suggests that a protein linked with head trauma may be present in b...

DATE: Mar 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Peanuts for babies?

Studies back allergy-preventing strategy

DATE: Mar 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Transgender children allowed to live openly fare well

CHICAGO – Young transgender children allowed to live openly as the gender they identify with fared as well psychologically as other kids in a small study that suggests parental support may b...

DATE: Feb 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Veteran’s hospitals compare favorably on treating 3 common conditions

CHICAGO – Veterans’ hospitals compare pretty favorably with others when it comes to treating older men with three common conditions – heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia, according to...

DATE: Feb 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Study: Gun, drug, car deaths loom large in U.S. longevity gap

CHICAGO – Guns, drugs and cars contribute substantially to the life-expectancy gap between the United States and other developed nations, a study found. Deaths from old-age ailme...

DATE: Feb 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Asthma rates among children fall

CHICAGO – Asthma rates in U.S. children have quieted down after a decades-long increase, a government study found, and researchers are trying to pinpoint reasons that would explain the trend...

DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Age not always a barrier for aggressive medical treatment

CHICAGO – Irwin Weiner felt so good after heart surgery a few weeks before turning 90 that he stopped for a pastrami sandwich on the way home from the hospital. Dorothy Lipkin danced after g...

DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

STD epidemic worsening in U.S.

CHICAGO – A U.S. sexually transmitted diseases epidemic is increasing and the most common infection, chlamydia, has risen to record levels, government officials say. Reported case...

DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Results of prostate advice called ‘double-edged sword’

After group’s call for less screening, fewer tests and cancer diagnoses

DATE: Nov 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

AMA: Pot use in pregnancy may pose risks

CHICAGO – Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and poste...

DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Big study suggests steep drop in needless heart procedures

CHICAGO – Fewer heart patients are getting inappropriate angioplasties, a new study suggests. The analysis showed overuse of the common procedure to open clogged heart arteries ha...

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health