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School Problems in Children after Concussions

School Problems in Children after Concussions

| May 11, 2015 Comment

School Problems in Children after Concussions – If your school-age child suffers a concussion, how well will he or she do when returning to school and trying to learn? A new study in the journal Pediatrics says that depends on two major factors: how severe the concussion symptoms your child is having and the grade […]

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Mystery: The Sleeping Sickness That Lasts for Weeks

Mystery: The Sleeping Sickness That Lasts for Weeks

| March 20, 2015 Comment

Mystery: The Sleeping Sickness That Lasts for Weeks – For the last two years the residents of a village in Northern Kazakhstan have been falling into unexplained bouts of sleep – sometimes for weeks at a time. And if that’s not bad enough, they’ve also been suffering from persistent headaches, dizziness, nausea and memory losses. […]

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Trouble Sleeping? Try Meditation

| March 2, 2015 Comment

Trouble Sleeping? Try Meditation – Many American adults have trouble falling and then staying asleep. But the results of a clinical trial, published in the journal, JAMA Internal Medicine, show that mindfulness meditation might help. The trial recruited 50 adults with moderate sleep problems and assigned them to two programs. One program taught the adults […]

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Campaigns Challenge Myth That Women Don’t Get Heart Disease

Campaigns Challenge Myth That Women Don’t Get Heart Disease

| November 17, 2014 Comment

Campaigns Challenge Myth That Women Don’t Get Heart Disease – Many women still view heart disease as a men’s problem, but years of campaigning are getting the word out that it’s the number one killer of women. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. […]

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What Is a Panic Attack?

What Is a Panic Attack?

| July 18, 2014 Comment

What Is a Panic Attack? Panic attacks are a strong, severe manifestation of anxiety that can be very scary. Watch this video to learn what happens in a panic attack and what increases their risk. Expert: J. Clive Spiegel, M.D. Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Transcript Panic attacks are the cornerstone of another […]

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