Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Daily Digest Bulletin

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From: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion <info@nhic.org>
Date: 12/04/2012
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Health Highlights: Dec. 4, 2012

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

Duchess of Cambridge Hospitalized With Severe Morning Sickness New Alzheimer's Drug Begins Clinical Trial /div

Fractures Take High Toll on High School Athletes

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

Study found most of these injuries from boys' contact sports, girls' lacrosse

Heavy Smokers Cut Back the Most When Cigarette Taxes Rise: Study

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

People with 2-pack-a-day habit cut back 35 percent compared with 15 percent for pack-a-day smokers

'Synthetic Pot' Sending Thousands of Young People to ER: Report

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

Users don't know what chemical mix they're getting or which complications can arise, experts warn

Study Supports Link Between Stress, Epileptic Seizures

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

Stress activated brain response for some patients in preliminary research

Teen Girls Who Smoke May Up Risk for Future Bone Disease

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

Half of women's bone accumulation takes place during these early years, researchers say

Severe Gum Disease May Be Linked to Impotence

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

Small study found men with periodontitis were about 3 times as likely to experience erectile problems

Health Tip: Make Sure Kids Get Enough Water

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

Especially when they're sick

Health Tip: Remove a Splinter

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

Wash your hands before and after extraction

New Guidelines Urge Limiting Endoscopy for GERD

12/04/2012 12:00 PM EST

Women should not undergo routine screening, and many men don't need it either, according to American College of Physicians

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