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NEUROLOGY
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Internal Medicine In The News - July 19-23, 2010
Just because you're young doesn't mean you shouldn't get a cholesterol screening
Los Angeles Times – July 19, 2010
Health screenings — they might be tedious, expensive, and time-consuming, but they also can be worth it, even if you're a healthy young adult.
http://www.latimes.com
Steps Forward, and Backward, in Treating Diabetes
New York Times – July 19, 2010
But as many knew even then, insulin wasn’t a cure. Sure, it instantly saved the lives of people like me, with Type 1 diabetes; but it was a lifelong treatment, carrying the ever-present risk of causing blood-sugar levels to fall dangerously low.
http://www.nytimes.com
U.S. dietary guidelines hard to swallow
Los Angeles Times – July 18, 2010
The next set of guidelines, published later this year, could prove more controversial than usual, because increasing scientific evidence suggests that some current federal recommendations have simply been wrong.
http://www.latimes.com
Stroke Risk Higher in Hour After 'Happy Hour'
WebMD – July 16, 2010
Just one drink -- whether beer, wine, or hard liquor -- may double your risk of stroke in the hour after your cocktail hour, according to a new study in Stroke.
http://www.webmd.com
Cholesterol Screening Rates Too Low in Young U.S. Adults: CDC
U.S. News & World Report – July 20, 2010
Only about half of young adults in the United States undergo cholesterol screening, even though up to one-quarter of them have elevated levels of "bad" cholesterol, a new study has found.
http://health.usnews.com
Study: Why IVF Is Linked with Cancer Risk
TIME – July 19, 2010
The first question many infertile couples ask when considering in vitro fertilization (IVF) is whether children born using the reproductive technology will be as healthy as those conceived the old-fashioned way.
http://www.time.com
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