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Disciplining Teenagers 09/04/2013 09:20 AM EDT Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Parenting, Teen Development Support Your Grandkids' Health and Safety 09/03/2013 05:54 PM EDT Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Related MedlinePlus Page: Family Issues Healthy Swimming Year-Round 09/03/2013 05:39 PM EDT Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Related MedlinePlus Page: Water Safety (Recreational) Scientists Fish for New Epilepsy Model and Reel in Potential Drug 09/03/2013 05:20 PM EDT Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Related MedlinePlus Page: Epilepsy Risk Factors Identified at Diagnosis Help Predict Outcomes for Children with Rare Heart Condition 09/03/2013 05:18 PM EDT Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure Steroid Shots a Temporary Fix for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 09/03/2013 05:00 PM EDT Three-quarters of patients still had to have surgery a year later Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Steroids Half of People with High Blood Pressure Don't Know It 09/03/2013 04:00 PM EDT Global study found problem in wealthy and low-income countries alike Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: High Blood Pressure, International Health Hepatitis B Vaccination Cuts Deaths from Liver Disease, Cancer 09/03/2013 04:00 PM EDT Taiwan study highlights need for vaccination for all, U.S. expert says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Childhood Immunization, Hepatitis B, Liver Diseases Better Diet Tied to Fewer Deaths After Heart Attack 09/03/2013 03:36 PM EDT People who changed their eating habits for the better following a heart attack tended to live longer than those who stuck to eating not-so-heart-healthy foods in a new U.S. study Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Statistics, Heart Attack, Nutrition Gender Income Gaps Persist Among Doctors 09/03/2013 03:34 PM EDT Female doctors earn an average of $56,000 less each year than male doctors, according to a new study, which found that gap hasn't budged since the late 1980s. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Page: Health Occupations More Patients Stay on Treatment with Heart 'Polypill' 09/03/2013 03:01 PM EDT Doctors urging heart patients to "keep taking the tablets" would have a more success if they used a new combination medicine known as a polypill, according to research published on Tuesday. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heart Diseases, Medicines 200,000 Heart Disease, Stroke Deaths Could Be Prevented: CDC 09/03/2013 02:00 PM EDT Less progress for Americans under 65, among other disparities reported Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Statistics, Heart Diseases--Prevention, Stroke Hospital-Acquired Infections Cost $10 Billion a Year 09/03/2013 12:00 PM EDT Five most common health care-associated infections strike 440,000 U.S. patients each year Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Facilities, Infection Control Panel Wavers on Routine Screening for Poor Leg Circulation 09/03/2013 09:00 AM EDT Evidence not found to support use of 'ankle brachial index' to gauge heart risks Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heart Diseases, Peripheral Arterial Disease Scientists Tally Viruses Living in Mammals 09/03/2013 09:00 AM EDT They suspect at least 320,000 viruses exist, and say finding them might reduce toll of human epidemics Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Viral Infections   This email was sent to buzzhairs.health@blogger.com. Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter   Search Cloud: See what people are searching for on MedlinePlus To change your subscription preferences or stop subscriptions anytime, log in to your User Profile with your e-mail address. For questions or problems with this service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656