Health

Sleep and Weight Loss - The Connection and the Results of Various Studies Revealed

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Sleep and weight loss connection and its results as evident from various studies...

Gut Bacteria Increase Pre-Diabetes Risk

Certain bacteria in the human gut seem to be associated with pre-diabetes, a condition marked by a constellation of risk factors that often precedes the on-set of full-blown type 2 diabetes in humans. The finding is part of an effort to discover the...

Global Tobacco Use Remains High, Survey Finds

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Test All Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C: CDC

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Every American born between 1945 and 1965 should be tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

Chickenpox Cases Fall 80% Over Decade: CDC

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Chickenpox cases in the United States dropped almost 80 percent between 2000 and 2010 in 31 states following routine use of the varicella...

Federal report details health, economic status of older Americans

Today's older Americans enjoy longer lives and better physical function than did previous generations, although, for some, an increased burden in housing costs and rising obesity may compromise these gains, according to a comprehensive federal look at...

New Drug Appears to Extend Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients

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A new investigational drug known as enzalutamide adds an average of five months to the lives of men with advanced...

Labrum Tear Being Treated Now at The Center for Regenerative Medicine

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Stem cells allow the body to take advantage of the normal healing pathways at a greatly accelerated rate.

Physical, Mental Toll of Japanese Nuke Plant Meltdown Assessed

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More than one-third of residents of a town near the Japanese nuclear reactor that underwent meltdown last year showed...

Study Questions Guidelines on Radiation for Older Breast Cancer Patients

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Giving radiation treatment to older women with early-stage breast cancer who have undergone a lumpectomy could lower...