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Health Highlights: April 20, 2015 04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

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Antibiotics May Be Overused in Many Neonatal ICUs, Study Finds

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Big variation seen in prescribing rates, despite little difference in infection rates

Immune-Focused Drugs Show Promise Against Melanoma

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Keytruda, Yervoy and other medications harness immune cells to target cancers, experts say

U.S. Breast Cancer Cases Could Rise 50 Percent by 2030

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Elderly women will account for growing proportion of cases, study predicts

Health Highlights: April 20, 2015

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Dr. Oz Defends TV Show WWHO Acknowledges Poor Ebola Response Elmo Promotes Childhood Vaccinations in New Video CDC Warns Ebola Survivors About Sex/

Swallowing Pills? Children Can Learn How

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Five strategies were identified that help get the medicine down

Pets Can Spread Infections to People: Review

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Vet offers tips on how to protect vulnerable household members

Health Tip: Prevent Toenail Fungus

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Keep feet clean and dry

Health Tip: Live Healthier to Help Prevent Osteoporosis

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Get weight-bearing exercise and increase dietary calcium

'Tamper-Proof' Narcotic Painkiller May Be Curbing Abuse: Study

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Number of prescriptions, overdoses dropped, but heroin overdoses went up

FDA Warns of Bogus Botox

04/20/2015 01:00 PM EDT

 

Doctors should closely examine wrinkle-reliever packaging