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A smartphone app that cuts off teenagers' cell service when they turn on the car ignition may help reduce their accident risk

PAS: Smartphone Blocker App Could Aid Teen Driving Safety

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New study suggests experimental device helps reduce high-risk driving events
For comatose children who survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

PAS: Hypothermia Offers No Benefit in Comatose Children

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No survival benefit for survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Noninvasive multiphoton microscopy imaging can reveal characteristic features of basal cell carcinoma in human skin

Multiphoton Microscopy Reveals Features of Basal Cell Carcinoma

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Noninvasive MPM imaging can reveal characteristic features of basal cell carcinoma in skin
State laws have helped reduce texting and driving by American teens

PAS: State Bans Lead to Fewer Teens Texting While Driving

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Between 2011 and 2013, texting while driving was outlawed in 14 states
Up to half of very young children use smartphones and tablets in some way before their first birthday

PAS: Mobile Media Use Prevalent in Very Young Children

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By age 2, many spend an hour or more a day on mobile devices, but parents have concerns
Watching television

PAS: Even One Hour of TV a Day Ups Childhood Obesity Risk

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Odds increase nearly 50 percent with 60 minutes or more of daily screen time
Many breast cancer patients who are eligible for breast-conserving surgery still choose to have the entire breast removed

Women Eligible for Lumpectomy Still Choosing Mastectomy

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Better pre-surgical chemotherapy means more of the breast can safely be saved, researchers say
Despite evidence that has suggested metformin might have potential in cancer

AACR: Metformin Benefit Lacking in Pancreatic Ductal CA

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Survival not significantly different for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients
Black women are more likely than white women to have dense breasts

AACR: Dense Breasts Found More Likely in Black Women

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Finding may help explain greater breast cancer risk in this population, researchers say
One in 10 people worldwide will have a seizure in their lifetime

AAN: New AAN/AES Guidelines on Treating First Seizure

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Antiepileptic drug therapy recommended to help stave off recurrence