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An Aspirin a Day After Blood Clots
A common treatment after having a blood clot is taking blood thinner medication. But many doctors will eventually take patients off medication when it's no longer necessary. Then what?
Radiation Isn't a Cancer Cure
When lung cancer is metastatic, it has spread to another part of the body. When cancer is at this advanced stage, radiation can ease pain and other symptoms but not cure the disease.
Complications During and After Surgery
If going under the knife makes you wary, worry more about the time afterwards. New research shows that about 40 percent of surgical complications happen after surgery, with infections and blood clots being the biggest problems.
Keep Your Pharmacist in the Loop
When your doctor asks you to stop taking a medication, it’s up to you to make sure your pharmacist knows. New research suggests that some people forget to inform their community pharmacist of changes.
Sleep Rx Raises Risk of Falling
Doctors often give medications like Ambien to help people sleep while they are in the hospital. But taking any sleep enhancement product may raise the risk of falling while walking around, which can lead to injury.
Reading and Teen Pregnancy
Social inequality has long been linked to higher rates of teen pregnancy, but can anything be specifically targeted to help prevent teen pregnancy?
More on the Bench for an Injury
For an athlete, injuries not only mean pain and discomfort but time away from practice and play until the doctor gives the green light.
Injured Down There
It's a man's worst nightmare: getting hit in the you-know-what. Females can get hurt along the same areas, too.
Don't Be a Hard Head!
Hitting the slopes shouldn't involve hitting your head. Though helmets may be bulky and make hearing more difficult, wearing one can protect your noggin and your life.
Cell Phones Helped Slow RA
Cell phones have dramatically changed how we live our lives, from the way we communicate to how we organize our schedules. Now, it looks like cell phones may help arthritis patients stick to their treatment plans.