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Yoga Eases Chronic Back PainEven a year later, patients who did yoga reported less pain.
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Dentist's Chair Good Place for Medical Checkup, Study SaysDental offices could be good places to screen patients for chronic health problems.
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Why Women Are More Prone to Infections When OvulatingWomen are most likely to get sick smack dab in the middle of their menstrual cycles when they are ovulating and a new study from Spain gives a clue as to why.
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New Spray Lights up Cancer Cells During SurgeryThe spray could show surgeons in the middle of an operation whether they've gotten out all the cancerous cells.
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Flu Deaths Caused by Immune System 'Storm'The immune system's response to influenza can be so overblown that it's the very cause of sickness.
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Newborns Left Vulnerable When Mom Waits to Get Whooping Cough VaccineBabies are most vulnerable to pertussis during the earliest part of their life.
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Yeast Infections, Chronic Pain Linked, Study SuggestsAround 6 million U.S. women suffer from chronic pain of the vulva.
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Diabetes Drug Metformin May Lower Risk of Pancreatic Cancer for Womencancer -
Why Some Women with Breast Cancer Gene Don't Get CancerWomen with BRCA mutations have a higher risk of developing breast cancer, but not all actually develop the disease.
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Mammogram Readers Could Take a Cue from Film-MakingBy using subtle techniques of "gaze direction," a new system could improve the accuracy of mammogram readers.
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Avastin's Failure in Breast Cancer: New Study May Explain Why It Happened
Though Avastin may kill many cells within a breast cancer tumor, it leaves behind the cancer stem cells, a new study in mice suggests.
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Alcohol Risk to Fetus Is Highest at End of 1st Trimesterfood-drink -
Why Women Report Being in Worse Health than MenWomen live longer than men, yet consistently report being in poorer health than men. Researchers investigated why this is.
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Eau de DNA: Do Genes Determine Our Perfume Preference?Whether or not we like certain perfumes depends on our genes, a new study says. Your preference for a "vanilla" scent or a "cedar" one is influenced by genes called MHC genes.
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UV Exposure May Be Less Damaging in the Morning, Study FindsStill, skin cancer can occur no matter what time you tan.
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Lung Cancer Deaths Unchanged by Annual Chest X-RaysCT scans, however, show some promise as a screening tool.
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HPV Transmission: 20% Chance an Uninfected Partner Will Pick Up VirusThe study found no link between the number of partners in a person's sexual past and their chances of picking up HPV from a current partner.
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Children's Mental Health Issues are a Growing Cause of ER VisitsA shortage of outpatient mental health specialists may be partly to blame for the rise.
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Decoding Temper Tantrums: The Nuances of a Toddler's OutburstsThe ear-splitting screams may be a window into future mental health issues such as depression.
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Low Vitamin B12 Level in Elderly May Spur DementiaDoctors should test vitamin B12 levels when treating anyone with signs of dementia.
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Sex Hormones May Sway Women's Career ChoicesWould you rather work with things or people?
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Can Herbs and Supplements Treat Hypertension?
Over the counter supplements have a place in treating high blood pressure.
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Vitamin B Battles Erectile DysfunctionThe study strengthens the idea that ED is closely tied to other health issues.
heart-circulation -
Siblings of Autistic Kids at Greater Risk for DisorderThe risk was higher for boys than for girls.
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