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Abnormal Results May Not Be Shared with Patient

Physicians frequently fail to tell patients about abnormal laboratory findings. That is the conclusion of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers reviewed medical records of over 5,000 patients in 23 different medical practices. The investigators discovered...
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NSAIDs May Result in Falsely Low PSA Readings
PSA or Prostate Specific Antigen is a marker for prostate enlargement and cancer. When levels increase significantly from year to year, it sends a red flag to the doctor that there may be problems with the prostate. Common medications may...
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Music to Heal the Heart?

Ancient civilizations used music in their healing rituals. Now an Italian study suggests that the tempo and volume of music can have profound physiological effects on the human body. The subjects were 24 young healthy Italians. Half were aspiring singers...
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How Does Caffeine Protect Against Skin Cancer?

Drinking coffee or tea may reduce the likelihood of developing non-melanoma skin cancer. Epidemiological studies have shown that coffee and tea drinkers have a lower incidence of basal and squamous cell skin cancers. Now research in mice and human tissue...
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Dogs Sniff Out Low Blood Sugar

Helper dogs have been trained to assist people with a variety of disabilities. Some dogs help people with epilepsy. Others can be useful for those with visual impairment or physical limitations. Now, British researchers are training dogs to detect hypoglycemia...
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Pet Bites Transmit MRSA

Not all the dog news is good news. Researchers at the University of South Florida in Tampa report that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus  or MRSA can be transmitted in dog or cat bites. The infection is often passed from animal to...
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Social Butterflies Stay More Mobile

As people get older, losing mobility is a big fear because it has a major impact on their quality of life. Scientists now report that older people with more social activities tend to retain their ability to get around longer....
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