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Another reason to get your hands dirty
Dec 29, 2008 |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine recommends at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week in order to maintain and improve optimal ...
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Orgasms, sexual health and attitudes about female genitals
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2009 |
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An Indiana University study published in the September issue of the International Journal of Sexual Health found that women who feel more positively about women's genitals find it easier to orgasm and are mo ...
Disease-free, overall survival inferior for black women with HR-positive breast cancer
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer had worse disease-free and overall survival, according to data presented at the CTRC-AACR Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 9-13, 2009.
Gay, bisexual men who have social anxiety tend to engage in risky sex
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 01, 2009 |
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A Ryerson University HIV researcher has found a link between social anxiety and unsafe sexual activities among gay and bisexual men, some of whom are HIV-positive.
AIDS research reveals a lack of family-planning programs in Uganda
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 23, 2009 |
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University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.
Poor leadership poses a health risk at work
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Perceived poor managerial leadership increases not only the amount of sick leave taken at a workplace, but also the risk of sickness amongst employees later on in life. The longer a person has had a "poorer" manager, the ...
Light shed on the secret behind probiotic bacteria promoting health
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Functional food is the food industry's fastest-growing product group, its leading products including dairy products which contain probiotics, that is, bacteria promoting health. Valio's Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG®) is the ...
Information about the use and accuracy of breast cancer tests is lacking, study finds
Sep 14, 2009 |
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A new study finds that there is little information available about the use of new testing technologies and targeted therapies in breast cancer, specifically the anti-cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin). Published in the November ...
Rare head and neck cancer linked to HPV, study finds
Oct 07, 2009 |
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An increase in cases of a rare type of head and neck cancer appears to be linked to HPV, or human papillomavirus, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer ...
Highlighting racial disparities increases coverage and effectiveness of health news
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Effective communication of health news is needed to raise awareness and encourage behavior changes in populations who experience health disparities, or inequalities in health status, according to the U.S. Department of Health ...
PCPs are front line defense in diagnosing serious illness in patients with acute lower back pain
Sep 29, 2009 |
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A study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health in Australia found that it is rare for patients presenting to PCPs with acute lower back pain to have previously undiagnosed serious diseases. The most ...
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