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Breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of breast cancer among women with family history
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Women with a family history of breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...
Pregnant women risk early delivery from using psychiatric medication
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medicine during pregnancy have triple the odds of delivering a premature baby.
High-risk women reluctant to take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer, study finds
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Even when women at high-risk of breast cancer are well-informed about the risks and benefits of using the drug tamoxifen for prevention, only 6 percent said they were likely to take it.
More Women Choosing to Remove Healthy Breast after Cancer Diagnosis
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An increasing number of women diagnosed with cancer in one breast are opting to have their healthy breast surgically removed, according to a recent study of New York State data. The study also finds that, ...
People living in poorer neighborhoods at increased risk for death, worse health risks
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Regardless of an individual's dietary and lifestyle risk factors, living in a poorer or more socioeconomically deprived neighborhood may increase a person's risk for death, according to data presented at the American Association ...
Mexican health care reform has been convoluted and ineffective
Aug 18, 2009 |
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A Policy Forum published in this week's open access journal PLoS Medicine argues that twenty-five years of health care reforms in Mexico have increased insurance coverage but have not resulted in greater efficiency and ha ...
Depression Patients More Apt to Receive Opioids for Chronic Pain
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Chronic pain patients with a history of depression are three times more likely to receive long-term prescriptions for opioid medications like Vicodin compared to pain patients who do not suffer from depression, according ...
Antidepressant use during pregnancy associated with some adverse outcomes in newborns
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Exposure to a certain class of antidepressant medications during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, a low five-minute Apgar score (a measure of overall health of the baby) and admission to ...
Medications effective in reducing risks for breast cancer can also cause serious side effects
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Three drugs that reduce a woman's chance of getting breast cancer also have been shown to cause adverse effects, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health ...
Many lack the skills to make good health decisions
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some 93 million Americans do not have the numerical skills necessary to make well-informed decisions about their medical care, reports a Cornell professor, who has some suggestions on changing that.
Psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma are associated with lower urinary tract symptoms
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder. The exact nature of these associations is unknown. ...
The entwined destinies of mankind and leprosy bacteria
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Leprosy still affects hundreds of thousands of people today throughout the entire world. An international team headed by EPFL professor Stewart Cole has traced the history of the disease from ancient Egypt to today and in ...
Childhood traumas linger as health risk factors for adults
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has found that negative experiences in childhood may alter not only mental health but also physical health, into middle age and beyond.
'Back-breaking' work beliefs contribute to health workers' pain
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Whether from heaving, twisting, bending or bad lifting postures, it's well known that caring for the sick or elderly can lead to back pain. This often results in time off work or dropping out of caring professions altogether. ...
Study finds link between preeclampsia and reduced thyroid function
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other ...
