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

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Conservative Treatment with a Sling can Replace Surgery for Shoulder Fractures

There is nothing to be gained by operating on a patient with a so-called displaced fracture of the shoulder. Three weeks with the arm in a sling so that the shoulder is kept inactive yields the same results.

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