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Daughters Follow Moms into Dangerous Tanning Salons
Young women are more likely to tan if their moms or someone else in their family also tans.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Sex Increases Risk of Brain Aneurysm Rupture
A ruptured aneurysm could lead to stroke.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Could High-Fat Binges Limit Heart Attack Damage?
But the hearts of mice that ate a high-fat diet for six weeks weren't protected during a heart attack.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Marriage Trouble Could Mean Poor Sleep for Baby
18-month-olds have a hard time getting to sleep if their parents contemplated divorce when they were 9 months old.
By Amanda Chan Published
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5 Experts Answer: Is Lack of Sleep Bad for Health?
Trouble sleeping can lead to anxiety, depression, weight gain and immune dysfunction, experts say.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Nearly 1 in 5 Young Adults Has High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is more common in men than in women.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Something Fishy: Baked, Broiled Fish Cuts Heart Failure Risk
But fried fish raises heart failure risk by 48 percent.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Myth or Truth? 7 Ancient Health Ideas ExplainedFrom chicken noodle soup to hot-cold imbalances, we look at the science to see if cultural health remedies have merit.
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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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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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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Cancer History Raises Risk of Memory Decline
People with a cancer history are 40 percent more likely to have memory problems than healthy people.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Extra Pounds Put the Squeeze on Blood Pressure in Overweight Kids
The higher the BMI, the higher the blood pressure in kids who are overweight.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Heavy Smoking Boosts Risk of Alzheimer's, Study Finds
Smoking increases Alzheimer's disease risk by 157 percent, a new study says.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Chest Compressions Now Come First in CPRDo chest compressions first, then check the airway and do mouth-to-mouth breathing, according to new guidelines.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Resistance and Endurance Training Make a Difference in Heart Health, Study Shows
MRIs reveal that triathletes' hearts showed physical differences from those of less active people.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Starting Chemo Early Doesn't Always Help
Relapsed ovarian cancer patients who took chemo early had same survival rate as patients who waited.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Spice of Life: Turmeric Boosts Effects of Chemo in Fighting TumorsCurcumin, found in the spice turmeric, works with chemo drug Cisplatin to suppress head and neck tumor growth.
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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Vitamin B12 Can Protect Against Alzheimer's, More Evidence SuggestsEven a small amount of the vitamin can greatly decrease one's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
By Amanda Chan Published
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Coffee Protects Against Type of Breast Cancer
Women who drink five cups of coffee a day are 57 percent less likely to develop the cancer than women who drink less than a cup of coffee a day.
By Amanda Chan Published
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