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Both Latino and non-Latino women likely to accept HPV vaccination for selves and children

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Most women responding to a survey conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) clinics indicated they would be willing to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and to have their daughters and even sons ...





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Nanoscale changes in collagen are a tipoff to bone health

Nanoscale changes in collagen are a tipoff to bone health

Medicine & Health / Research

created 3 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Using a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone ...


Poll finds 3/4 of parents who tried to get H1N1 vaccine for their children have gotten it

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A new poll by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows the shortage of H1N1 vaccine for children is easing. As of late last week, three-quarters of parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children ...


Feds mull regulating drugs in water

Space & Earth / Environment

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(AP) -- Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some ...


Volunteer program provides quality low-risk operative care to patients in need

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A new study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that a volunteer program providing low-risk outpatient surgical procedures can deliver safe and effective health care t ...


Survey: Internet use grows fast among Latinos

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(AP) -- Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project.


Air bags not a risk to pregnant women in motor vehicle crashes, study finds

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new ground-breaking study from University of Washington researchers has found that air bags do not seem to elevate risk of most potential adverse outcomes during pregnancy.


Elevated-risk women refuse MRI breast cancer screening

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In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure.


Study identifies women at higher risk of significant bone loss on injectable birth control

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly half of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as the birth control shot, will experience high bone mineral density (BMD) loss in the hip or lower spine within two years of beginning the ...


Good cholesterol not as protective in people with type 2 diabetes

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created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High-density lipoprotein (HDL), known as "good" cholesterol, isn’t as protective for people with type 2 diabetes, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.


Study: Sticking with heart rehab boosts survival

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created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Medicare beneficiaries with heart disease who attended more cardiac rehabilitation sessions had fewer heart attacks and were less likely to die within four years than those who went to rehab less, researchers ...



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