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Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May

Have asthma or think you might? Then May is the month for you to get a handle on this common breathing disease. Free asthma screenings are scheduled to be held at 250 locations across the United States as part of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.
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Medical Advances—Through Your iPhone?
Bioengineering professor Boris Rubinsky has what he hopes is the perfect antidote to bulky, expensive, hard-to-use medical machines: the mobile phone.
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Measles Outbreak Rises to 64 Cases, Most Since 2001
There were 64 confirmed cases of measles in the United States from January through April 25, the highest number of cases in that time period since 2001, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
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Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU
About one-third of children in pediatric intensive care units experience delusions, and those delusional memories put youngsters at a higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress syndrome after their hospital stay.
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Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates
Young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees have lower rates of asthma than children who reside in areas with fewer trees, a new study finds.
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Latest Health News

	One-Third of Parents Lack Facts About Child Development
	Middle Class Uninsured Kids' Health Risk Almost as High as Poor Children's
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	Government Picks Up Health Tab of Uninsured Workers
	Special Diet Can Ease Epileptic Seizures in Kids
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Healthy living means eating right, exercising, and taking time to take care of yourself.
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Health Quizzes and Tools

Health Quizzes and Tools
Test your health IQ! Take these interactive quizzes to find out just how much you know about your own health.
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	Just How Sleep-Deprived Are You?!?
	Are You Getting Enough Protein?
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Health Insurance Issues

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Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket

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Almost 1 in 5 Americans Going Without Health Care

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Focus on: Treatment Options for Heart Valve Diseases
What are heart valve diseases? Who gets them? How can they be treated?
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Focus on: ADHD
Visit the ADHD Health Center to learn about the causes of ADHD, identifying it and what its risk factors are.
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Focus on: Crohn's Disease
Crohn's disease is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract.
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Focus on: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease is not a normal part of aging. While it is uncurable, there are options for treatment.
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KESQ Health Experts

Ask the Eye Care Expert

Ask our Eye Care Experts at Evans Eye Care for healthy eyes and the latest technology in optometry and opthamology.
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Ask the Dentistry Expert

Want to know how to make your smile the best it can be? Our dentistry expert, Dr. Bruce Baumann, can show you how.
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Ask the Mini Dental Implant Expert

Our Mini Dental Implant Expert, Dr. Bruno Lemay at Desert Dental Alternatives, answers your questions about this exciting new procedure.
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