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Obese Teens Who Diet Have a Greater Risk of Eating Disorders
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 06, 2013 03:24 PM EDTResearchers reported that obese teenagers who lose weight are more likely to develop eating disorders.
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Study Ties Aging Gene to Blood Cancer
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 19, 2013 11:24 AM EDTIn a new major study, researchers found that the aging gene might be responsible for increasing one's risk of developing blood cancer.
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Using Famous Faces to Help Diagnose Early Onset Dementia
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 13, 2013 12:24 PM EDTIn two studies published this week, researchers found different ways of potentially detecting early onset dementia. One of the studies suggests using the faces of famous people as a new screening tool.
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Breast Cancer Survival Disparities Between Blacks and Whites Still Prevalent
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 24, 2013 11:19 AM EDTResearchers found that for women diagnosed with breast cancer, white patients outlived black patients by three years.
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55-Year-Old Female Patient Diagnosed With "Ghetto Booty"
By Christine Hsu | Jul 16, 2013 04:14 PM EDTA 55-year-old female patient who suffered severe lower back pain said that she was furious and offended when a sports medicine doctor in Tennessee diagnosed her with "ghetto booty".
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FDA Approves First Ever Brain Test for ADHD
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 16, 2013 01:17 PM EDTThe FDA just approved the first ever brain wave test to assess children for ADHD.
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New Scent Device Sniffs Out Early Signs of Bladder Cancer
By Christine Hsu | Jul 08, 2013 05:03 PM EDTA new scent device could help diagnose patients with early signs of bladder cancer.
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Minority Kids Are Less Likely to Get Diagnosed and Treated for ADHD.
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 24, 2013 10:54 AM EDTResearchers found that minority groups were less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD and less likely to be treated if they are diagnosed.
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Survey Reveals Age Affects HIV Care and Diagnosis
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 18, 2013 04:09 PM EDTResearchers found that the younger someone is, the less likely that person will know if he or she is infected with HIV.
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CDC Announces One in Five Children Has a Mental Illness in the U.S.
By Cheri Cheng | May 17, 2013 10:14 AM EDTCDC reports that 20 percent of children in the United States could be diagnosed with a mental illness disorder.
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Experts Worry Broaden Definition of ADHD Will Lead to Over-Diagnosis
By Stephanie Poulos | Apr 14, 2013 04:00 AM EDTExperts believe several changes will broaden the definition and diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, when new psychiatry "bible" is released in May.
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An Exhaled Breath Test May Soon Be the Base of Medical Diagnosis
By Stephanie Poulos | Apr 04, 2013 01:00 PM EDTCompounds in an exhaled breath are found to be a unique "fingerprint" in patients.
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Disease Label Prompts Parents to Push for Treatments
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 01, 2013 11:18 AM EDTStudy reports that parents are more likely to ask for treatment despite being told that it would be ineffective if the diagnosis contains the word disease.
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ADHD Afflicts One in Five American Teenagers
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 01, 2013 10:32 AM EDTThe New York Times reported that one in five American Teenage boys is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a 16 percent increase from 2007.
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Early Signs of Balding Might be Linked to Prostate Cancer
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 27, 2013 11:33 AM EDTResearchers found compelling evidence that balding in young men might increase one's chances of developing prostate cancer.
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