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Self-Management Program Flops for COPD (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- A clinical trial of self-management in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was stopped early because of excess deaths and no decrease in hospitalizations, researchers reported. Continue reading »

Parent's Income, Schooling Affect Kids' Health

(MedPage Today) -- A higher income and educational level for the head of a household is associated with a wide range of health improvements for children, according to the CDC's annual report card on the nation's health. Continue reading »

Studies Explain Why That Itch Needs Scratching (CME/CE)

RALEIGH, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- The itch-scratch cycle in humans tracked to specific regions of the brain, including areas related to reward, pain sensation, and addiction, functional brain imaging studies showed. Continue reading »

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