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HPV Vaccine Sees Poor Completion Rates
1 in 3 girls will finish all three HPV vaccine doses, according to the new study.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Intimate Pat-Downs Raise infection Risk at AirportsAs body searchers and pat-downs get more personal, the risk increases for transmission of microbes, a microbiology professor says.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Sensitive Blood Test Could Predict Heart Disease
The test measures blood levels of cardiac troponin T, which at detectable levels is associated with heart disease and death.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Pregnant Moms Who Eat Peanuts Could Raise Baby's Allergy Risk
Pregnant women who eat peanuts are more likely to have babies who test positive for peanut allergies than women who don't eat peanuts, according to a new study.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Black Raspberries Help Prevent Colorectal Cancer in MiceThe high levels of antioxidants in the fruits have cancer-fighting properties.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Birth Weight May Shorten Stature of Kids with Kidney Disease
Kids with chronic kidney disease who are born at a low weight have a poorer growth rate than kids born at normal weight.
By Amanda Chan Published
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5 Running Mistakes You Didn't Know You MakeTake some advice from the experts at the running clinic of Washington University in St. Louis.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Obese Children's Stiff Blood Vessels Point to Heart ProblemsThe aorta the body's largest artery is as stiff in obese children as it is in adults with heart disease.
By Amanda Chan Published
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The Best HIV Prevention Strategies Differ by At-Risk GroupFrom social marketing to the Internet, HIV prevention experts spread messages of safe sex and clean syringe use.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Achilles' Heel of Flu Virus Revealed, Brings Hope for New DrugsBy understanding basics of viral reproduction, scientists are closer to knocking out flu's Achilles' heel.
By Amanda Chan Published
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High BMI Predicts Heart Risks as Well as Large Waistline
The finding challenges the long-held belief that belly fat is worse than other kinds of fat.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Discovery of Protein Structure May Aid Fight Against Cancer, HIV
When CXCR4 protein's signaling goes awry, cancer cells are able to grow and HIV can infect cells.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Bone-Marrow Stem Cells Safe for Treating Heart Attack Patients in First US Trial
Stem cells could improve blood flow to damaged areas of the heart.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Sticky Problem: Chemicals Used to Make Nonstick Pans Linked to High Cholesterol
Everyone has low levels of these chemicals in the body, scientists say.
By Amanda Chan Published
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More Money and No Dad Could Mean Early Puberty in Girls
These girls were more likely to develop breasts and grow pubic hair at a young age.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Plant Agents Promising in Preventing Skin CancerCombinations of plant substances are protective in suppressing damage that can lead to skin cancer, recent research from the University of Texas Health Center in Austin suggests.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Mental Disorders Strike 1 in 5 Adults, Survey Finds
Mental disorders also found to be more prevalent in women and people ages 18 to 25.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Smoking Increases Breast Cancer Risk For Some
Smoking did account for increases in breast cancer risk in non-obese women, though.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Autism Mimicked by Cells in a Dish
Stem cells are transformed into neurons to show researchers the biology of autism.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Siblings of Kids with Autism Are at High Risk for Language Delays
Findings nix assumption that undiagnosed siblings aren't affected by the disorder.
By Amanda Chan Published
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When Dads Eat Out, Kids Do Too
Putting Dad in charge of dinner is the most likely factor leading to families eating out at restaurants.
By Amanda Chan Published
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An Apple a Day Keeps Women's Cholesterol at BayAnd the extra 240 calories a day from the apples didn't lead to any weight gain over the year-long study.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Just Two Drinks Can Topple Tipsy SeniorsOlder adults have trouble walking and avoiding obstacles after just two brandy alexanders.
By Amanda Chan Published
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5 Experts Answer: What's the Best Way to Improve My Memory?
From memory tricks to healthy living, the experts weigh in on how to boost your memory.
By Amanda Chan Published

