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April 2008 - Posts
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Estrogen fuels feelings of power and competition in women in much the same way testosterone does in men, researchers said on Wednesday in a study that Read More...
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More than 6 million people are enrolled in health insurance plans that allow them to also open health savings accounts, nearly double estimates from just Read More...
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Experts agree that the normal range of menarche, the onset of menstruation, is anywhere from 8 to 14 years. Eight years old! Exploring the notion of lost Read More...
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Science has linked strong mom-and-baby bonds to smarter, healthier and happier children. Turns out, nature — our DNA — alone might not guarantee these Read More...
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In June, a judge will hear a motion for class certification in a case that accuses eHarmony of discrimination against gays and lesbians. But eHarmony does Read More...
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U.S. troops will not have to disclose all their mental health counseling when applying for security clearances under a change the Defense Department hopes Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning drugmaker Merck & Co. to fix problems at its main vaccine plant. Read More...
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The U.S. ***-feeding rate has hit its highest mark in at least 20 years with more than three-quarters of new moms nursing their infants, according to a Read More...
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A Vietnamese girl is finally free of a disfiguring 16-pound facial tumor, after a surgery that lasted at least 12 hours in Miami. Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the first U.S. drug to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in adult women, a medicine marketed by Read More...
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Some dermatologists say that slathering on shiny lip glosses can actually increase your risk of developing skin cancer. Read More...
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For all they add to our lives, we owe it to them to do all we can for them in return. TODAY pet expert Andrea Arden shares advice on how to ensure your Read More...
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Staying healthy and happy is a struggle for about half of Americans, according to a massive survey that attempts to measure the nation’s general welfare, Read More...
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A dog was found alive and in relatively good shape after spending eight days trapped in the rubble of a building that exploded, critically injuring the Read More...
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In one-on-one interviews with 700 Americans, roughly 23 percent reported loaning their prescription medications to someone else, and 27 percent reported Read More...
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Regulators ended last week and started this one by rejecting two potential blockbuster cholesterol drugs, leaving Wall Street wondering if tougher approval Read More...
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A man who said he lost his wife and a son to reactions from tainted heparin made with ingredients from China urged U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to protect Read More...
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While happiness helps, the Achilles tendon is actually what puts more spring in your step. The tendon — a stretchy tissue that connects muscles to bones Read More...
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Sending children to day-care at an early age could protect them against leukemia, perhaps by exposing them to certain infections, U.S. researchers said Read More...
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More than a quarter of American children are not meeting the U.S. government’s recommendations for childhood vaccinations, Centers for Disease Control Read More...
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As exercise researchers unravel the differences between the sexes, they say their findings may pave the way to sex-specific training regimens for athletes Read More...
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Having a dog in the house reduces the risk that young children will develop allergies, German researchers said on Tuesday. Read More...
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New research reveals people with "fragile high self-esteem" are more defensive if they feel attacked by others than those who have more stable and secure Read More...
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In another indication of racial disparities in U.S. health care, a study found that blacks in Chicago are five times more likely than suburban whites to Read More...
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A couple who prayed as their 11-year-old daughter died of untreated diabetes will be charged with second-degree reckless homicide, a prosecutor said Monday Read More...
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New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women Read More...
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Frightened by headlines about Lasik side effects? Lasik gets all the advertising, but there are half a dozen alternate eye surgeries that might solve your Read More...
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Early research found the working memory cut-off to be about seven items, but a new study that stripped participants of tricks and cues lowered the actual Read More...
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Calling all chocoholics: British researchers recruiting volunteers willing to eat a bar of chocolate daily for a year, guilt-free and all in the name of Read More...
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Experimental blood substitutes raised the risk of heart attack and death, yet U.S. regulators allowed human testing to continue despite warning signs, Read More...
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The rate of diabetes among expectant mothers more than doubled between 1999 and 2005, according to one of the first and largest studies of the issue. Read More...
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Spared euthanasia, animals can overcome adversity surprisingly well. Read More...
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Scientists for the first time have used gene therapy to dramatically improve sight in people with a rare form of blindness, a development experts called Read More...
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A virus outbreak in an eastern Chinese city has killed 19 children and left hundreds ill, state media reported on Sunday nearly two months after the outbreak Read More...
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Every pill we pop is the end result of research on human volunteers. But no one talks about the guinea pigs who cheat and, in doing so, make each of us Read More...
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Timothy Garon's face and arms are hauntingly skeletal, but the fluid building up in his abdomen makes the 56-year-old musician look eight months pregnant Read More...
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Diet, smoking only partly to blame for women's life expectancy drop in region, health experts say. Read More...
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Rats from a heavily infested house were being trapped and offered up for adoption as pets. Read More...
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Does It Work: We test Scentuelle's "libido patch" for women. Read More...
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Two of the largest and longest studies so far show a “brain pacemaker” can effectively treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, researchers Read More...
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For people aged 50 and 64 years, being wealthy seems to protect them against having a stroke, according to new research. After age 65, however, wealth Read More...
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Taking methylphenidate — familiar as the drug Ritalin used to treat attention-deficit disorder — could help older people reduce their risk of falling by Read More...
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To protect your heart, your bones, your muscles and your taste buds, Men's Health scoured takeout menus and supermarket shelves to expose the 20 saltiest Read More...
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Not being able to take care of oneself is the biggest fear about growing older cited by msnbc.com readers. Read More...
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Fears of a world of geezers who hog up all the resources are overblown, writes bioethicist Arthur Caplan. Read More...
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Pro-choice campaigners mark 40 years of legal abortion in Britain next week, but say their right is under pressure from pro-life activists trying to lower Read More...
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Multiple potentially serious concerns, including contaminated packaging of children's vaccines, were spotted by federal regulators who combed Merck & Co.'s Read More...
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Scientists found only a slight difference in survival rates of HIV patients monitored by lab tests and those who were not, boosting calls for quicker delivery Read More...
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Breakfast is diet Pepsi and two packets of M&M's. For lunch, macaroons and white chocolates filled with marzipan from the farmer's market near Wall Street Read More...
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SELF magazine's groundbreaking survey reveals that more than six in 10 women are disordered eaters and another one in 10 have eating disorders. Find out Read More...
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Scientists say they have been able to turn human embryonic stem cells into three of the major cell types in the human heart, and they improved cardiac Read More...
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Paying people a compliment appears to activate the same reward center in the brain as paying them cash, Japanese researchers said. Read More...
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Cosmetic surgeons have long been pinning the blame for wrinkles on gravity. But researchers now say our faces look older not so much because they’re falling, Read More...
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Name a badge of aging and there’s a fix being peddled by your local dermatologist or plastic surgeon. But is all this really making us look younger? Or Read More...
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Turning off a surgically implanted heart pump can be a quick, and troubling, solution for those recipients who no longer wish to live. Read More...
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Cuddling up against mother's bare skin can help tiny premature babies recover more quickly from the pain of being stuck with needles and other procedures, Read More...
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It took a metal plate improperly lodged in a young boy's skull to make Dr. David Staffenberg realize just how dangerous adult-sized devices can be in children Read More...
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More than 2 million people contracted Clostridium difficile-associated disease — known as CDAD — between 1993 and 2005, according to a new federal report Read More...
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Dazzled by the gold bull market, people are digging through drawers for old dental caps and fillings they saved years ago and selling them at prices that Read More...
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A decade after it first approved devices for laser eye-correcting surgery, the Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look at grievances from Read More...
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Two years ago, scientists had high hopes for new pills that would help people quit smoking, lose weight and maybe kick other tough addictions like alcohol Read More...
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Competitive types who get a buzz from climbing the social ladder also feel more pain when they plummet to a lesser rung. That's according to new research Read More...
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We sure do learn from our mistakes, but what we learn is how to make more mistakes, new research shows. Read More...
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Mothers who skip breakfast and eat less are more likely to give birth to girls, while moms who consume more calories and a wider range of nutrients are Read More...
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Our couch-potato lifestyle could slash life expectancy, some experts say. Even high-tech medical advances won't counteract the effects of eating way too Read More...
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A Vietnamese girl with a 16-pound facial tumor is in Miami awaiting surgery that will restore her ability to eat and speak. Read More...
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The U.S. program to help elderly people pay for medicines has made them less likely to trim spending on things like food and housing to buy drugs, but Read More...
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