Watch Your Step with Flip-Flops

Many people consider them an essential accessory of summer, but the simple sandals known as flip-flops simply aren’t a good fit for every activity.

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Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging, Chronic Disease

The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology — and not limited to the brain.

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Jersey Shore Sports Medicine Cares for Kids at Annual Manalapan Memorial Day Soccer Tournament

Experts in pediatric sports medicine and concussion to provide free care for young athletes.

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NLST: CT Detects Twice as Many Lung Cancers as X-Ray

CT scans detected twice as many early-stage lung cancers as chest X-ray on initial screening exam, according to additional National Lung Screening Trial results. Investigators say the 20 percent lung cancer mortality reduction previously reported in the NLST is achievable at screening centers in the U.S.

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Baby’s Life Saved with Groundbreaking 3D Printed Device That Restored His Breathing

Bioresorbable splint created, used for first time at University of Michigan, successfully stopped life-threatening tracheobronchomalacia, case featured in New England Journal of Medicine.

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Laws To Lower Alcohol Limits Mean Lower Fatalities Says Loyola Trauma Chief

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing that the legal limit for a driver’s blood-alcohol content be reduced from 0.08 to 0.05, but and that may not be far enough says Thomas Esposito, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Burns in the Department of Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center.

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Calcium Supplements Linked to Longer Lifespans in Women

Calcium-rich diet and supplements provide similar benefits.

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National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention Helps Consumers Understand New Sunscreen Labels

As millions of Americans prepare to enjoy the great outdoors this Memorial Day weekend, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day, May 24, 2013, as “Don’t Fry Day” to raise awareness of the importance of practicing sun-safe behaviors.

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