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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Playgrounds are great sources of fun for
children — as long as they’re safe.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Swimmer’s ear occurs when the outer ear and
ear canal become inflamed, infected or irritated. Common causes include
swimming in water that’s polluted, scratching the ear or an object that
becomes lodged in the ear, according to the U.S. National Library of
Medicine.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) — According to accumulating
research, the beloved family dog is really a toddler with a snout and
tail.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) — Saving the uterus or one ovary of a
young woman with early-stage ovarian cancer can preserve her fertility
without compromising her survival, a new study has found.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) — About 20 percent of U.S. teens
exchange prescription drugs such as antibiotics and allergy medications
with friends, a practice that can be dangerous and potentially deadly,
warns a new study.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) — Preliminary findings suggest
that responders to the attacks on the Twin Towers on 9/11 may be at higher
risk for multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) — Even at low doses, radiation therapy
for low-grade brain tumors can cause progressive decline in cognitive
functioning, a new study reports.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) — Although sudden deaths occur in
competitive lacrosse at about the same rate as in baseball and football,
deaths caused by a strong blow to the chest are more common in lacrosse,
new research shows.