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  • More Doctors Broach Delicate Topic of Women’s Age and Fertility Rate

    Many women are waiting longer to have children, trying to balance a career and the goal of starting a family. In addition to routinely asking women about contraception, OB-GYNs are now making the issue of having children a part of the conversation, educating them on fertility rates and the risks associated with childbearing later in

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  • Frequent heartburn raises throat cancer risk 80 percent, study finds

    According to a new study, frequent heartburn may lead to cancers of the throat and vocal cord, but over-the-counter antacids may help reduce that risk. People with frequent heartburn were found to have a 78% increased risk for developing cancers of the throat and vocal cord if they were not heavy drinkers or smokers, while

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  • Back from the dead: New York researchers are bringing people back to life hours after they pass

    Groundbreaking resuscitation research that is currently going on could change our definition of what dying really is. Dr. Sam Parnia, co-author of "Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death," says, "For millennia, we couldn't do anything when someone stopped breathing. Now, we're almost having to redefine the way we think

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  • First Hearing Loss, Then Dementia

    Scientists have discovered a significant correlation between hearing loss and dementia. Research suggests that the worse the hearing loss, the higher the risk of reduced cognition. The inability to hear and partake in a conversation, as well as straining to understand a conversation, begins to cause social isolation – a known cause of dementia. Since hearing

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  • Breast-Saving cancer treatment may improve survival

    According to a new study among early stage breast cancer survivors, those who receive a lumpectomy plus radiation and those who have a mastectomy both have similar rates of survival. The latest research indicates the more invasive surgery isn't necessarily the better option.   TODAY, 1/28/2013

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  • New method allows better prostate cancer testing

    Researchers are reporting a new method that could put an end to painful prostate biopsies that miss the tumor. They’ve combined magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, with ultrasound in a way that can guide a doctor right to a prostate tumor. NBC News, 12/10/2012

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  • Radiation may up breast cancer risk in some women

    A study by leading European cancer agencies- published Thursday in the journal BMJ– suggests that mammograms aimed at finding breast cancer might actually raise the chances of developing it in young women whose genes put them at higher risk for the disease. The radiation from mammograms might be especially harmful to them, so an MRI

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  • Pfizer birth control pill mix-up sparks pregnancy fears

    Yesterday, Pfizer, the world's largest drug maker, recalled 1 million packets of Lo/Ovral-28 birth control pills and their generic equivalent (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) due to pregnancy concerns. The pills were involved in a manufacturing mix-up which caused some packets to be distributed with the pills out of order. That means a patient could have

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  • Are dental X-rays dangerous?

    Fear of small amounts of radiation? But this is an accumulation of radiation over a lifetime, says one mom. It's an important question, since dental X-rays are the only form of medical radiation received on a regular basis by large numbers of American men, women, and children. It’s an experiment on a vast number of

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  • New study finds 9/11 ground zero responders paying with their health

    The first long-term study of the health impacts of the attacks on September 11 has been released and shows that firefighters who worked at ground zero had 10 percent more cancers than the general population. Furthermore, firefighters who worked at the site had 19 percent more cancers than firefighters who did not work at ground

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  • Fatherhood lowers testosterone in men, study finds

    A new study has found that fatherhood actually lowers testosterone levels in men, which makes it easier for them to be involved in raising children. Lee Gettler of Northwestern University explains, “Fatherhood and the demands of having a newborn baby require many emotional, psychological and physical adjustments. Our study indicates that a man’s biology can

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  • Attacking the obesity epidemic by first figuring out its cause

    Since obesity is an ongoing problem in our country, we need to ask ourselves why it even started in the first place. Obviously times have changed, as we now find ourselves surrounded by fast food, vending machines dispensing candy and soda, and television commercials advertising fatty foods. According to Dr. Gortmaker, “Several coordinated, complementary policies

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  • Most cases of dementia are not diagnosed: report

    According to a recent report, nearly 28 million of the nearly 36 million people living with dementia haven’t even been diagnosed yet, so they don’t have the chance to benefit from treatment in the future. Dr. Daisy Acosta, chairman of Alzheimer’s disease International, says, “Failure to diagnose Alzheimer’s in a timely manner represents a tragic

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  • More Trials Needed to Assess Pain Drug Safety in Children

    Can we be certain that pain medications considered safe for adults, based on extensive clinical data and experience, are equally safe for use in young children? Medical News Today, 5/20/2011

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  • Risks: Allergic to Peanuts, Even in Transfused Blood

    If you are allergic to peanuts and you're about to receive a blood transfusion, you may want to pay attention to this:  It's possible that, if the blood donor ate peanuts before donating the blood, you could actually experience an allergic reaction.  The New England Journal of Medicine has published a letter citing the story

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