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Teen Anal Sex Study: 6 Unexpected FindingsAnal sex can be painful, and teenagers know it. But a new study of teens perceptions and experiences with anal sex also reveals a few more surprising aspects of their activities.
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A Woman Finally Wins Top Math Prize 'Fields Medal' -
Robin Williams' Death: Why No One Is Immune to DepressionThe possibility that someone as talented and successful as Williams may have committed suicide shows that no one is immune to depression.
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Babies' Amazing Brain Growth Revealed in New MapBabies' brains grow by 1 percent each day beginning right after infants are born, according to a new study that aimed to map newborns' brains during their first three months of life.
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Polar RC3 Review: A GPS-Enabled Sports Watch -
Doctors Pulled a Tooth Out of a Man's … What?A young man's frequent nosebleeds turned out to be caused by an extra tooth in his nose, according to a new report of his case.
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Certain Starch May Reduce Colon-Cancer Risk of Meat-Heavy DietEating your steak with a side of potatoes and beans may be one way to reduce colon cancer risk related to high red meat consumption, findings of a new study suggests.
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Jobs with Highest and Lowest Heart Disease Risk RevealedWill your job give you a heart attack? A new report finds that workers in service and blue-collar occupations, as well as unemployed people, are at increased risk for heart disease and stroke.
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Heat Waves & Cold Snaps Kill 2,000 Each Year in USMore than 10,500 U.S. residents died because of extreme weather conditions between 2006 and 2010, according to a new CDC report.
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Healthy Living in Stressful Times May Reduce Aging EffectsKeeping healthy habits may be particularly important during stressful times, as a new study suggests it may protect the body against some negative effects of stress.
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Stopping Deadly Ebola Outbreak Will Be a 'Marathon,' CDC Says -
Should You Trust Health Apps on Your Phone?Only a small fraction of the smartphone health apps that are out there have been reviewed by FDA.
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Is Your Life Story Written in Your Poop?Traveling or getting sick could change the makeup of the bacteria living in your gut. But how much of a person's life story could be told by tracking such bacterial changes?
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Oldest Medical Report of Near-Death Experience DiscoveredA forensic archaeologist unexpectedly found the oldest medical description of a near-death experience in a book from 18th century.
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Fukushima Monkeys' Blood Shows Signs of Radiation Exposure -
Shin Splints: Causes, Treatment & Prevention"Shin splints" refer to pain in the lower leg due to overworked and stressed muscles and bones.
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One Parent May Have Bigger Role in a Girl's Puberty AgeThe age at which girls reach puberty is influenced by a set of genes that were previously only known to be involved in the development of a fetus before birth, according to a new study.
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Your Cat's Poop Could One Day Treat CancerScientists are looking into cat poop to explore whether a microscopic organism that lives in there could be modified and used as a cancer treatment.
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High-Salt Diet May Double Diabetics' Heart Disease RiskIt's not only sugar that raises alarms in diabetes. Having a high-salt diet may double the risk of developing heart disease in people with diabetes, according to a new study from Japan.
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Malaysia Airlines Disaster Could Be Setback for AIDS Research -
Heart Attacks Strike Young Women Harder Than MenWomen make up a quarter of heart attack patients among the relatively young, but they fare worse than men.
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5 Ways Skin Can Signal Health ProblemsCountdown The largest organ in the body, the skin, is sometimes said to be a window into a person's general well-being, because it can carry clues about the health of other organs.
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