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Morphine Eases Procedure-Linked Pain for Newborns
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) — A dose of morphine given before the insertion of an intravenous line effectively relieves pa…
Younger Women With Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk Tumor in Other Breast
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) — Younger women with non-BRCA hereditary breast cancer are up to six times more likely to deve…
Health Highlights: Feb. 15, 2006
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
EPA Advisors Rule Teflo…
Health Tip: Keep Kids Safe on the Playground
(HealthDay News) — Every year, more than 200,000 kids are treated for injuries sustained at playgrounds, according to the U.S. Cent…
New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise
TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — Men and women who stayed on the experimental weight-loss drug rimonabant for two years managed …
More Than 40% of Heart Attacks Go Undiagnosed
TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — More than four in 10 heart attacks go undiagnosed at the time they occur, a new European study…
Common MRI Drug May Help Fight Cancer
TUESDAY, seo services Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — A contrast agent used in magnetic resonance imaging tests might have a second role to play as …
High-Risk Black Men Least Likely to Get Prostate Cancer Tests
MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) — Even though they are at the highest risk for aggressive prostate cancer, black men with a famil…
Vaccine Approved to Protect Children From Rotavirus
MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a live, oral vaccine — called RotaTeq — to …
Estrogen Therapy of No Value to Heart Health
MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) — Estrogen therapy appears to do no harm — or good — when it comes to heart health in postmenop…