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Health Tip: Help Prevent Respiratory Infections |
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(HealthDay News) -- The lungs are delicate organs that are sensitive to environmental factors such as germs and tobacco smoke, the American Lung Association says.
Here are the ALA's suggestions to help prevent a respiratory infection and keep the lungs working properly:
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or use a hand sanitizer if you don't have access to soap and water.
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Bilingual Homes Help Babies Exercise Their Brain: Study
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Babies living in bilingual homes have a longer period of time when their brain is flexible to different languages than infants living where just one language is spoken, researchers say.
The new study looked at infants living in bilingual (English and Spanish) and monolingual homes (English or Spanish), and found that the brains of babies in bilingual homes remained flexible to languages until they were 10 to 12 months old, compared with 6 to 9 months for babies in monolingual homes. |
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Toxic After-Effects Still Haunt 9/11 Responders
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Sean Callan, a stone mason in New York City, was working just seven blocks from the World Trade Center when he heard the explosion of the first plane hitting the North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Psychic Wounds Last for Those Touched by 9/11
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- John Feal need only look down each morning to remember the devastation of Sept. 11, 2001.
Feal was a construction supervisor who went to help at Ground Zero the day after the terrorist attacks. |
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Health Highlights: Sept. 7, 2011 |
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Mental Disorders Afflict Many Europeans, Study Finds
More than one-third of the European population has a mental illness or neurological disorder, such as attention deficit disorder, depression or dementia, and many don't get needed treatment, a new study says. |
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TNF Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis Boosts Skin Cancer Risk
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors appears to increase their risk of developing skin cancer, a new review of prior research indicates.
However, TNF inhibitors, which include infliximab (Remicade), adalimunab (Humira), and etanercept (Enbrel), do not appear to boost the risk for developing other forms of cancer, the researchers added. |
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Weight Watchers Produces Bigger 'Losers' Than Standard Weight-Loss Care
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Dieters may be more likely to slim down if they are referred to a commercial program such as Weight Watchers than if they battle the bulge with primary health care providers alone, a new study finds.
Overweight adults in Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom who were referred to Weight Watchers by a primary health care provider lost about twice as much weight over a year as dieters assigned to standard weight-loss care, according to the study, which was funded by Weight Watchers and published Sept. |
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Health Tip: Recognizing Asthma in Children |
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(HealthDay News) -- Asthma can develop in children of any age, but symptoms typically begin by age 5, the Cleveland Clinic says.
The clinic says parents should watch for:
- Frequent coughing spells that occur during playtime, laughing or at night.
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9/11 a Life-Defining Day for the Young
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THURSDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Mallory Ham had just arrived at her first-grade class when the hijacked planes with their terrified passengers ripped into the World Trade Center. Though her recollections of that day are incomplete, they're burned into her memory just the same. |
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Big Health Plans Can Negotiate Lower Hospital Costs: Study
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THURSDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The bigger the health plan, the lower the hospital costs, a new RAND Corp. study finds.
The researchers found a roughly 12 percent drop in hospital prices in cities with the fewest health plans. The reason for this decline, they said, is that larger health plans are better able to negotiate lower prices from health providers. |
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