Four times as many active duty service members and veterans died by suicide as died in battle since 9/11.

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Researchers have found that nightmares, particularly intense and detailed nightmares, can be an early warning sign of the onset or flareup of lupus.

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Alcohol use disorder is a treatable chronic medical condition

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When a medical error leads to patient harm, it’s hard to argue that no one is more upset than the patient’s family.  However, it’s often overlooked that the doctors or nurses who caused that error also may be devastated. “One of the most difficult experiences for any doctor or nurse is when they realize that […]

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(HealthDay News) — Running more than 15 miles a week may reduce the risk of dying from Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. Walking can help, too, if the amount of energy expended is equivalent to running more than 15 miles weekly, the study found. “Exercise seems to prevent the shrinkage [in the brain] that occurs […]

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By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter Eating a serving a day of yogurt may lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. “The data we have gathered show that yogurt consumption can have significant benefit in reducing the risk of diabetes,” said senior study author Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology […]

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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter Part one of a two-part series MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Most American parents today can’t fathom the horror that summers brought during the first half of the 20th century. Summer meant polio season, and whole communities waited in dread for an outbreak to strike. Ordinary life all but […]

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Which is better: school lunches provided under new federal, nutritional guidelines or a lunch packed by Mom or Dad at home? While the kids may think their brown-bagged lunch tastes better, it turns out that lunches packed at home were of lower quality and did not meet nutritional requirements set forth by the National School […]

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By Nissim Mashiach New approaches to treating diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are sorely needed by the medical community. A review in the August 2014 issue of Advances in Therapy reports that the development of new treatments for DFUs has stalled over the past two decades, with the number of cases […]

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There’s been a lot of discussion recently about concussions and contact sports, but new research suggests that even less severe head injuries might lead to brain changes among high school football players. The study found that repeated blows to the head after just one season could cause measurable changes in the brains of young athletes […]

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