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Praising Kids for Efforts, Not Qualities, May Help Them Succeed

Study finds telling youngsters they're smart, great, wonderful could backfire later.

Telling your young children that they are smart may not be all that wise.

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Little Known on How to Best Help Kids After Trauma

In wake of Newtown shooting, review finds more evidence needed on how to help children cope.

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Teen Births Hit Record Low, CDC Reports

Preterm and low-birth-weight babies also down, researchers add.

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Bevacizumab significantly improves survival for patients with recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer

Patients with advanced, recurrent, or persistent cervical cancer that was not curable with standard treatment who received the drug bevacizumab (Avastin) lived 3.7 months longer than patients who did not receive the drug, according to an interim analysis of a large, randomized clinical trial.

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Health Care System Falls Short on Stress Management

American Psychological Association survey finds inadequate attention given to behavioral health needs of younger Americans, people with chronic illness

When it comes to stress management and wellness, there is a gap between what Americans want from their health care system and what they actually get, according to a new survey released today by the American Psychological Association.

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Bishops Reject Latest Proposal on Controversial Contraception Mandate

Say it doesn't provide enough protection for Catholic hospitals, schools and charities that object to coverage.

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Don't Overlook Eating Issues Tied to Autism, Study Warns

These feeding problems can lead to nutritional deficiencies, expert says.

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New strategy prevents rheumatoid arthritis in mice: Infusions of regulatory T cells turn off autoimmune attack on joints

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have demonstrated a new strategy for treating autoimmune disease that successfully blocked the development of rheumatoid arthritis in a mouse model. They say it holds promise for improved treatment of arthritis and other autoimmune disorders in people.

The scientists report in the Journal of Clinical Investigation that infusing a highly specific type of cell that regulates immune responses into arthritis-prone mice shuts down the cascade of inflammation that damages tissues and joints.

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Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health

Annual celebrity-studded fashion show reminds women heart disease is their No. 1 killer.

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Immune system protein in semen boosts HIV spread in female genital tissue

NIH study suggests virus uses protein to spread

An immune system protein normally found in semen appears to enhance the spread of HIV to tissue from the uterine cervix, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.