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• Females, Young Athletes Take Longer to Get Over Concussions
  FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Female athletes take longer to recover from concussions, a new study says. […]
• Keeping Your Family Safe From Dog Bites
  SATURDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- More than 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, and more than half of those victims are younger than age 14, experts say. […]
• Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition
  (Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether Aimee Copeland had undergone surg... […]
• Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for equity markets. Sha... […]
• Tiny Tots in the Dentist's Chair Among Changes in Pediatric Dentistry
  FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- If you've been to the dentist with your children recently, you may have noticed that things have changed since you were a kid. […]
• Health Highlights: May 18, 2012
  Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: […]
• Chronic Heartburn May Boost Risk for Esophageal Cancer
  FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Inflammation caused by chronic heartburn may increase the risk of esophageal cancer, a new study finds. […]
• Military Marriages Stay Strong in Face of Challenges: Study
  FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Despite being tested by long hours and frequent relocations and separations, military marriages are no more likely to end in divorce than civilian marriages, a new study shows. […]
• Melanoma a Big Threat to Older Men
  FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Older men have an increased risk of developing melanoma, but most are careless about sun protection and do not know how to properly check themselves for signs of skin cancer, a new survey reveals. […]
• Fees Lead Some Kids to Skip After-School Sports: Survey
  FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Schools that charge kids to participate in sports may be benching some children, a new survey finds. […]
• One-Third of U.S. Homeless Population Is Obese: Study
  FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- One-third of homeless people in the United States are obese, about the same rate as the general population, a new study finds. […]
• Antibiotics prevent UTIs better than probiotics
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antibiotics are still better than probiotics at preventing urinary tract infections, but at least "good bacteria" don't add to a person's antibiotic resistance, a new study concludes. Recurring UTIs ar... […]
• Review so far shows mad cow case was atypical
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators are searching for a dozen herdmates of the elderly California dairy cow that had mad cow disease, the Agriculture Department said on Friday, with all signs indicating it was a rare spontaneous case of the fatal... […]
• Georgia student with flesh-eating infection OKs more amputations
  ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection mouthed "Let's do this" when told that her hands and remaining foot would have to be amputated, her father said on Friday. Andy Copeland, ... […]
• Wall Street falls before G8 leaders meet on euro zone
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday as investors turned cautious before leaders of the Group of Eight nations met about the euro zone debt crisis and after a shaky market debut by Facebook Inc . The S&P 500 dipped below the 1,300 level, see... […]
• 'Bad' Fat May Hurt Brain Function Over Time
  FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women who eat a lot of "bad" saturated fat may hurt their overall brain function and memory over time, Harvard University researchers report. […]
• Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions
  THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Many people know diabetes -- both type 1 and type 2 -- can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions and, in turn, your emotions can wreak havoc on yo... […]
• Health Tip: Keep Cloth Grocery Totes Clean
  (HealthDay News) -- Reusable grocery totes may be friendly for the environment, but they can also befriend harmful bacteria. […]
• Health Tip: Log Migraine Details in a Diary
  (HealthDay News) -- Tracking your migraines can better prepare you to prevent or treat these often-debilitating headaches. […]
• U.S. health secretary urges contraception compromise
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top health official on Friday took the debate over whether healthcare coverage should include contraceptives to the campus of a Catholic university that has been deeply divided over the adminis... […]