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1. Removing Tonsils Helps Kids With Sleep Apnea: Study
   

   By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Swollen tonsils and adenoids are a major cause of sleep apnea in children, and while removing them did not improve attention, memory or learning for these kids, it did help them with sleep, behavior and quality of life, a new

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2. Low-Dose CT Scans May Help Spot Early Lung Cancer
   

   By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Finding early signs of lung cancer was once next to impossible, but a new study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that screening with low-dose CT scans may help spot the beginnings of disease in high-risk pati

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3. Americans Still Making Unhealthy Choices: CDC
   

   By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising, a new government re

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4. COPD Steroid Treatment: Less May Be More
   

   By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Less is more when it comes to steroid therapy for patients having severe bouts of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to Swiss investigators. Five days of glucocorticoid treatment with prednisone to treat C

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5. Depressed People With Diabetes: Blood Sugar Risk?
   

   By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Depression can affect almost every aspect of life, but some of the changes brought about by the disorder can be downright dangerous for those with diabetes. New research has found that people with diabetes who are depressed have

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6. Pain a Common Problem for People With COPD
   

   By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients experience a significant amount of pain, new research suggests. Pain levels are nearly on par with the kind of discomfort experienced by many osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthr

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7. Genes May Boost Woman's Postpartum Depression Risk
   

   By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with specific alterations in two genes may be at increased risk of suffering depression after giving birth, a small new study suggests. The researchers hope they can use the findings to develop a blood test that coul

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8. Many Can Blame Family for Their Bunions
   

   By Mary Elizabeth Dallas HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- If you've got bunions, chances are others in your family suffer from the common foot disorder, with a new study finding the condition is often passed down from parents to children. Reporting in the May issue of Arthritis

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9. Weekend 'Catch-Up' Sleep May Cut Young Drivers' Crash Risk
   

   By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Young drivers who get behind the wheel while drowsy run a higher risk of getting into car crashes, but Australian researchers have found that not catching up on missed sleep on weekends puts them in even greater danger of havin

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10. Losing Weight May Ease Chronic Heartburn
    

    By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Obese and overweight men and women who suffer from heartburn often report relief when they lose weight, a new study shows. The researchers tracked the effects of weight loss over a year in patients who had a persistent form of

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