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Thumb Sucking in children Lead to Overbite
Thumb sucking in children should be stopped in order to prevent problems realted to the teeth. Kids who continue to suck their fingers or use a pacifier after the age of 2 may be more likely to end up...
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A (hearts) thumbs up for cardiologists in heart examinations
At fairing well in examining the heart and making a correct diagnosis cardiologists are above the rest. They fair better than medical students, residents, and other practicing physicians at performing...
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Thumbs up in weight loss for vegetarian diets: scientific review
April's Nutrition Reviews reveals that people on vegetarian diets have highly effective weight loss. Vegetarian populations tend to be slimmer than meat-eaters, and they experience lower rates of...
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Lady Gaga's Eating Disorder Joke Shown Thumbs Down by Tweeters
Lady Gaga is once again in the news for the wrong reason after her "healthy" tweet sparked an angry response from fans and followers who took offense to her joke on eating disorder. In a message to...
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Osteoporosis Drug Gets a Thumbs Down from FDA Review Panel
Recently an advisory committee has advised FDA to withdraw its support to market the drug, Calcitonin salmon, which is used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, after reviewing the risk...
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Thumbs Up for a Novel Way to Enjoy Sex
A man who is paralyzed waist down has discovered a new way to enjoy sex - through his thumb. 43-year-old Rafe Biggs fell from a roof and this left him with a broken neck. He was also paralyzed below...
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France Gives Thumbs Up to Home HIV Tests
In an attempt to reduce the spread of AIDS virus, France will now introduce self-testing HIV kits next year, the health minister said. In-home tests will be available "for people who do not want to go...
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Tourists Give Cup Thumbs Up to a Pricey World Cup
World Cup tourists have given a big thumbs up to the just-ended event in Brazil despite high prices, according to a study released Tuesday. The Datafolha Institute poll showed 83 percent of...
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Playing Candy Crush for Almost a Month Leaves 29-year-old Man With an Injured...
Candy Crush Saga, the popular game in smart phone left a man in California with an injured thumb. The 29-year-old man played the game all day for 6 to 8 weeks, which lead to a tear in his thumb's...
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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wants Nurse Who Cut Child's Thumb to be Sacked
In a shocking incident, a nurse at Balurghat General Hospital severed a eight-day-old baby girl's thumb with the scissors, in an attempt to cut a leucoplast to remove the channel made for...
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Struggle Over Skull and Bones Continues, but Hindus and Muslims Give Thumbs Up
In a revelation that is bound to question the wisdom of Indian political leaders, a survey conducted in Mumbai, a communally sensitive metro, shows that neither Hindus nor Muslims have any problem...
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Facebook Users Give Thumbs Down to Twitter-style Redesign
Facebook's redesign is getting an emphatic thumbs down from the notoriously change-wary users of the social network. Ninety-four percent of the nearly 800,000 Facebook users who have voted in a poll...
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Thumbs Up - Researchers Explain The Strange Placing Of Thumbs on Human Hands
Scientists at the University of Innsbruck, Austria have explained an important developmental mechanism - the reason why the right hand's thumb grows on the left hand side, and vice versa. Lead...
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Britain's Quakers Give The Thumbs Up To Gay Weddings
In a move welcomed by campaigners for homosexual rights. the religious Quaker movement gave the green light Friday for gay wedding ceremonies. The Quakers, also known as the Religious Society of...
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Thumbs Up for Mediterranean Diet and Mental Health
A recent report recommends the all-good Mediterranean diet, an eating regimen which is rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and fish, as people who adopt such eating habits are less likely...
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Thumb Sucking Infants are at Risk of Developing Speech Disorders in Future
A new study says that infants who suck their thumbs for longer periods are likely to develop speech disorders while growing up. Researchers from the Corporacion de Rehabilitacion Club De Leones Cruz...
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Doctors Use Big Toe to Replace Thumb in Brit Man
After unsuccessfully trying to reattach a sawed off thumb of a 29-year old man, doctors in Britain have used the big toe of his foot instead. James Byrne cut off his thumb in December last year after...
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Fisherman Gets Missing Thumb Replaced With Toe in Rare Surgery
Doctors in Scotland have performed a rare surgery on a fisherman by replacing his missing thumb with one of his toes. Donald Gunn lost his thumb after an accident on sea when his hand was caught in a...
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Finger Angiography: Doctors in Delhi Use Thumb Artery to Perform Angiographies
Doctors in Delhi used a new technique to perform angiographies through the thumb artery which is less painful, less time-consuming and more patient-friendly. A team of doctors at Fortis Vasant Kunj...
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Ways You Can Avoid Getting a Texting Thumb And Selfie Elbow
Texting thumb and selfie elbows are some of the repetitive injuries that specialists are seeing from the overuse of smartphones. "With all overuse injuries, rest is the most important part of...
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Too Much Mobile Phone Use Goes Hand in Hand with New Pathologies of Thumb
Touchscreen technology has put the world at our fingertips. A new study suggests that excessive smartphone use can ultimately pave the way for new pathologies of thumb finger. A study on the pain at...
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