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Currently, there is no medication that can cure ASDs or all of the associated symptoms. Further, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

The start of the school year is just around the corner. For some, that means stress looms just around the corner, too. In fact, you may alre...

Acupuncture may offer depressed pregnant women relief without the use of antidepressant medications, according to a new study.

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two new reports have issued guidelines recommending that women go for mammograms and pap smears less frequently and at a later age

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A newborn baby with Down syndrome often has physical features the attending physician will most likely recognize in the delivery room.