Wednesday, October 7, 2015

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Looking to get pregnant? According to a new study, having lots of sex as often as possible may up your chances of getting a visit from the Stork.
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Teen sleep (Photo : ECS) Going to bed late could lead to weight gain, according to a recent study. People who go to bed late are more likely to gain weight, according to a recent study.
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New York: Regular intercourse even during the so called "non-fertile" periods increase your chances of having a baby because sexual activity triggers physiological changes in the body that increase a woman's possibility of getting pregnant, new ...
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For women who are trying to get pregnant, timing sex so that it falls during the optimal ovulation window is typically the focus. But new research suggests that having sex - at any point during a woman's cycle - sparks changes in the immune system that ...
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Mental Health has become a critical issue on college campuses. Here at BU, Behavioral Medicine clinicians report that the number of students in crisis coming in for help has more than doubled—from 290 in the 2010–2011 academic year to 647 last year.
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Metabolic syndrome in teenagers may predict risk for preventable future cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. Photo by DONOT6_STUDIO/Shutterstock.
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BERKELEY/OAKLAND -- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center will offer free, anonymous, in-person and online screenings for depression on Thursday, National Depression Screening Day.
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When researchers looked at patients with pneumonia, those whose pneumonia was related to the flu were more likely to have skipped the flu vaccine, compared to patients with pneumonia from other causes.
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(Reuters Health) - For new mothers in the U.S. who receive government-sponsored health insurance, it's becoming easier to get intrauterine devices (IUDs) implanted immediately after giving birth, a study found.
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A medical worker explains a family planning method using the Intra Uterine device (IUD). REUTERS/Erik de Castro. Travel Deals. $77 -- FL: Fort Myers Stay w/Breakfast & Parking, 45% Off.
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Inserting an intrauterine device (IUD) or long-term contraceptive implant immediately after a woman delivers a baby may seem like an oddly-timed procedure.
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Dementia and Alzheimer's can lead to total memory loss, affecting not only the capacity to process new ideas, but also motor function.
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Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks, one of the nation's largest biotech companies, makes cholesterol drug Repatha. Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks, one of the nation's largest biotech companies, makes cholesterol drug Repatha.
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The nation's largest manager of drug prescriptions said on Tuesday that it would pay for two drugs in a promising new class of cholesterol-lowering medicines, rather than choose one over the other in an effort to lower costs.
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The nation's biggest pharmacy benefits manager has decided to cover two new drugs that lower artery-clogging cholesterol but raise concern over prices that can top $14,000 a year.
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Breast cancer diagnoses in Marin County, long considered to be among the highest in the world, have fallen to their lowest levels and now make the county's rates about average for the state, a new study released Tuesday has found.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all around the nation, people are doing their part to raise awareness and support survivors.
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - General Mills has recalled 1.8 million boxes of Cheerios because the gluten-free cereal might be contaminated with wheat.
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Joan Kennedy says she had nothing to do with her son Patrick Kennedy's controversial new memoir detailing his late father's battles with addiction.
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LODI (CBS13) - A major recall centered on a Lodi plant is creating concern as nearly 2 million boxes of Cheerios have been recalled.
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Employees at an office flu shot clinic are being tested for hepatitis and HIV after they were given the wrong dosage, in addition to other safety measures falling short.
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In the wake of National Mental Health Awareness Week and a new fiscal budget year, experts in the field and county officials are looking to further address mental-health issues.
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The High Court of Australia unanimously ruled that Myriad Genetics, Inc.'s patent claims over a gene coding for a BRCA1 protein, which acts as a tumor suppressor, were not valid.
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In late September, Jon Guay and his wife Beth were on their way to celebrate what had been yet another happy day for the family. Pregnant with their second child, the couple and their 21-month-old son, Colton, headed off to the Oxford County Fair to ...
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Federal regulators this week approved a new schizophrenia drug from Alkermes PLC, an Irish biotech company with executives based at its Waltham campus.
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WASHINGTON TWP. - Despite the wind and rain, fans of Washington Township High School's Minutemen turned up to Friday night's game to support more than just a football team.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - When it comes to screening for breast cancer, some women need more than just a mammogram to get a thorough look.
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(Reuters Health) - Medicare Advantage plans might not be meeting the needs of patients requiring the costliest and most complex levels of care, a new study suggests.
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The directors of the Academic Culture Assembly presented their plans for the upcoming Mental Health Awareness Month last night at the Undergraduate Student Government Senate meeting in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center.
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DENVER (CBS4)– The Food and Drug Administration announced a new anti-smoking campaign on Tuesday, one that specifically targets minority teenagers.
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(RTTNews.com) - AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. ( ACRX ) has initiated an open-label phase III study of ARX-04 for the treatment of adult patients who present in the emergency room with moderate-to-severe acute pain associated with trauma or injury.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Government health officials are betting they can adapt the sounds, style and swagger of hip-hop culture to discourage young African Americans, Hispanics and other minority youths from using tobacco.
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He asked me how long I could go without my phone, and my first thought was, "But why?" Rachel Kramer Bussel · Share; WhatsApp.
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Plain cigarette packaging could lead to fewer smokers, but fewer smokers would mean a significant drop in revenue, requiring other taxes to increase or government spending to decrease.
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Could it be that a few slices of bacon a day keep the doctor away? The world's oldest living person, Susannah Mushatt Jones of Brooklyn, New York, recently said that she eats a serving of bacon every day.
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CHICAGO -- Two men were arrested on drug charges as Chicago police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration searched Chicago's West Side trying to find the source of 74 heroin overdose cases in 72 hours last week, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Being inactive is solidly linked to heart problems like heart attack and stroke, and exercise can help lower risk factors—such as high blood pressure and narrowed blood vessels—that are connected to those heart events.
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... - WWE posted this promo for this year's "Rise Above Cancer" campaign with Susan G. Komen. - WWE stock was up 3.70% today, closing at $17.94 per share.
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An adorable orphaned Brushtail Possum joey is getting much needed care and attention after being found alone and dehydrated on the side of a residential road.
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(Reuters Health) - - Minorities and the unemployed spend more time traveling to and waiting for medical care, according to U.S. data from 2005 to 2013.
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It's the ultimate modern-day snub. When you're at a fancy dinner, and all of a sudden your date responds to a text. When you are having a serious conversation and the love of your life keeps glancing at his smartphone.
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ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) - Researchers and scientists are working on a pill that has the same effect on the human body as exercise. Researchers recently released a blueprint of the molecular reactions to exercise, which shows the effects of 1,000 ...
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TRENTON - Two state senators said Monday night they would ask the state attorney general to investigate whether New Jersey's largest health insurer violated anti-trust and false advertising laws in developing a new plan that excludes half of the ...
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The 3-D technology was approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration in February 2011, and Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC began using it in September of that year.
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Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease, according to a major study that shows the value of a gene-activity test for gauging a patient's risk.
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At first glance, it looks like the inside of any modern office, with cubicles and computer monitors - except many workers are dressed in hospital scrubs.
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With Pittsburgh ranked the second most senior region in the U.S., a significant portion of the population is likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, according to William E. Klunk, co-director of the Alzheimer Disease Research Center ...
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