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Vitamin D may reduce risk of uterine fibroids, according to NIH study

Women who had sufficient amounts of vitamin D were 32 percent less likely to develop fibroids than women with insufficient vitamin D, according to a study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

Fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyomata, are noncancerous tumors of the uterus. Fibroids often result in pain and bleeding in premenopausal women, and are the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States.

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Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication

Efforts at language impaired when function has to shift to the right side of the brain, researchers say.

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New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery

'Prostatic artery embolization' didn't cause troublesome side effects in study.

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WHO/UNICEF: New plan to address pneumonia and diarrhoea could save 2 million children a year

A new Global Action Plan launched today by the WHO and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhoea, some of the leading killers of children under five globally.

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Decisions, Decisions: Work Out or Fix a Meal?

Study finds Americans sacrifice exercise time for food-prep time.

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Common Sleep Disorder May Impair Drivers, Research Suggests

Motorists with sleep apnea were more likely to nod off at the wheel, fail simulated road tests.

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Gene May Boost Death Risk From Most Common Thyroid Cancer

But survival rates for papillary thyroid cancer are still high, experts note.

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Study Puts New Spin on 'Sound Sleep'

German researchers say certain sounds may boost memory while you snooze.

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Chocolate a Death Risk for Rover

Threat comes from substance called theobromine that's similar to caffeine, FDA warns.

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Teen's Death From Chickenpox Highlights Need for Vaccination, CDC Reports

Prior inoculation probably would have protected her, experts say.

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