NEW YORK (ReutERs Health) - Babies and toddlers who arrive at the ER with an unexplained fever often receive no kind of diagnostic test to get at the source of the high temperature, a new study finds. Whether that's a bad or good thing is not clear, according to the researchers. But in some cases, the study found, ER doctors prescribe antibiotics without testing to confirm whether or not the child has a bacterial infection. And that could potentially lead to antibiotic overuse. Babies and children younger than three often develop fevers that have no obvious cause. ... read more..
Thinner Brains Could Signal Alzheimer's, Study Suggests
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 (Healthday News) -- New research suggests that the outer edges of the brain are thinner in older people who may be destined to develop Alzheimer's disease, but there's currently no way to use the information to help people fend off dementia. read more..
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