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Pregnant breast cancer patients more likely to survive
Pregnant breast cancer patients more likely to surviveThere may be few pregnancy nightmares worse than finding a lump in one’s breast, given the dueling fears that if it’s cancer, treatment could harm the developing fetus, while delay and pregnancy hormones could fuel a tumor’s growth....Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Breast Cancer, Medical Research, Event Planning, Physical Conditions
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Pop Warner to coaches on concussions: If in doubt, sit them out
This weekend and next, pint-sized football players who have risen to the top of their youth leagues are striding heroically onto gridirons across the nation, playing out their own Super Bowl dreams. The scene may look pretty innocent. But growing...Tags: Concussion, Chiropractors, Football, Plastic Surgeons, Injuries and Wounds
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Free eye screening targeting Latinos will be held Sunday
A long-term study shows that Latinos have a much higher rate of certain vision disorders. Now, on the heels of the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study, free eye health screenings will be offered in the city. The EyeSmart EyeCheck screening targeting Latinos was...Tags: Hispanic and Latino Americans, Minority Groups, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals
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Those catchy nutrition claims on food packaging? Keep them simple, focus on calories, say experts
The multifarious symbols, icons and exclamatory nutrition claims that adorn food packaging may sell products, but a group of independent experts in nutrition and communication acknowledged Wednesday that a patchwork of "front-of-package" nutrition...Tags: Vitamin C, Obesity, Weight, Healthy Diet, Consumers
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Vaccine approved for anal cancer prevention
Gardasil, the vaccine that can prevent most cases of cervical cancer in girls, has won the FDA's blessing as a vaccine to prevent anal cancer, a rare but growing diagnosis in the United States. The drug agency's approval for Gardasil as an anal cancer...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chemical Industry, Gays and Lesbians, Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines
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Looking for youth in a jar
Los Angeles TimesSharyn Belkin Locke knows better -- she does -- but she's admittedly attached to her anti- aging products. "If I run out when I travel, it's a problem," says the 44-year-old art director who co-founded the handbag collection Kelly Locke. "I don't like to...Tags: Skin, CVS Corp., Medical Services, Cate Blanchett, Sun-Damaged Skin
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Late preterm birth increases risk of respiratory illness
Attention pregnant women: No, you cannot spring the baby early because you're tired of swelling, heartburn and frequent trips to the bathroom. Yet another study shows that being born even a few weeks early is not healthy for the baby. In the new study,...Tags: Infants, Medical Research, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals
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A revamped resource website from the American Cancer Society
If you're in the unwelcome position of needing as much good information as possible about cancer treatments and support, take a look at the American Cancer Society's revamped website. The society hopes the changes it has made will make the site more user-...Tags: Health Organizations, Health, Family, Health and Medical Professionals
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Muscles may get a boost from cool palms
You're going for one last set of bench presses, but fatigue is setting in. Do you reach for a sports drink? Look to your trainer for motivation? A new study suggests you may want to cool your palms. Cooling muscles between weight-lifting sets has shown...Tags: Science and Technology, Muscle, Medical Research, Health, Fatigue
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Livestock in U.S. gobble up the antibiotics [Updated]
The U.S.-raised animals we eat consumed about 29 million pounds of antibiotics in the last year alone, according to a first-ever Food and Drug Administration accounting of antimicrobial drug use by the American livestock industry. The release of the...Tags: Barack Obama, Chemical Industry, Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines, Human Interest
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Transplantable organs lost to delays, outdated practices [Updated]
With more than 110,000 people awaiting the gift of an organ in the United States, health professionals know they can ill afford to squander the chance that a grieving family will say "yes" to organ donation. And yet, in this season of gift-giving, two new...Tags: Charity, Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Conditions
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Social support network may add to longevity
The best medicine for a longer, healthier life may be the support of family and friends: That's the conclusion of an exhaustive July report looking at studies over three decades on social relationships and mortality.
People with adequate social...Tags: Obesity, Medical Research, Demographics, Health and Medical Professionals, Brigham Young University
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