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Wednesday, May. 16th 2012
Force and Frequency of Hits Likely a Factor, but Genetics, Even Diet, May Play Roles, Too By Matt McMillen
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 16, 2012 — College football and hockey players sustain numerous blows to the head every season. Those hits, according to a new study published in the online edition of the journal Neurology, may add up to brain injuries that impact learning for
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Tuesday, May. 15th 2012
The LA-based photographer’s new show dishes body image, motherhood, healthy aging, and more with top women celebrities. By Lauren Paige Kennedy
WebMD the Magazine – Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
How’s this for a Mother’s Day treat? Lifetime Network’s new series “The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet” debuted April 26, with alpha females Gwyneth Paltrow, Jane Fonda, Portia de Rossi, Sarah Silverman, and Lady Gaga (to name
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Sunday, May. 13th 2012
Use of Highly Effective Birth Control Also Increasing By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
May 3, 2012 — More girls in the U.S. are remaining virgins until their late teens and into their 20s, with the biggest rates of decline in sexual activity seen among African-Americans and Hispanics, the CDC says.
More than half of girls between the ages of 15 and 19 — 57% — reported
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Sunday, May. 13th 2012
High School Athletes Also Take Longer Than College Athletes to Recover, Researchers Find By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 11, 2012 — Girls take longer to recover from sports-related concussions than boys do, according to new research.
High school athletes, both boys and girls, also have longer recovery times than do college athletes, says researcher Tracey Covassin,
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Sunday, May. 13th 2012
Study Ties a Common Ingredient in Sunscreens, Nail Polishes, and Lotions to Endometriosis
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May 11, 2012 — Certain chemicals that are widely used in sunscreens and other products because they protect against UV light are associated with an increased risk of developing the gynecological condition endometriosis, a new study shows.
But the Personal Care Products Council, a group that represents
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Sunday, May. 13th 2012
Study Finds Certain Kinds of Assisted Reproduction Are Linked to Higher Rates of Birth Defects By Brenda Goodman, MA
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
May 5, 2012 — Babies born after the use of certain infertility treatments have a higher risk of birth defects than babies born to couples with no history of infertility, a large new study shows.
But experts say it’s still not clear whether
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Tuesday, Apr. 24th 2012
Medscape Survey: Doctors Making Less, Worrying More By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
April 24, 2012 — Radiologists and orthopedic surgeons are the best paid of all doctors and pediatricians earn the least, Medscape/WebMD’s annual Physician Compensation Survey finds.
Overall, doctors are earning less and worrying more, according to the online survey of more than 24,000 doctors from 25 medical
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Friday, Apr. 20th 2012
Being Depressed May Set Stage for PAD, or Vice Versa By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
April 20, 2012 — Depression may increase the risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD), which commonly results from?narrowed leg arteries, a new study suggests.
The study results “demonstrate that there is an association between depression and PAD,” says researcher S. Marlene Grenon, MD.
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Thursday, Apr. 19th 2012
Taking Supplements May Slightly Reduce High Blood Pressure, Study Suggests By Cari Nierenberg
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
April 20, 2012 — Vitamin C supplements may help to lower blood pressure, a new study suggests.
In this review study, scientists analyzed data from 29 different clinical trials and about 1,400 adults aged 22 to 74.
The median dose of supplemental vitamin
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Thursday, Apr. 19th 2012
CDC: Cancers From Sexually Transmitted Virus Not Just a Female Problem By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
April 19, 2012 — HPV cancer isn’t just a female problem, new CDC figures show.
Although HPV causes 18,000 cancers in women each year, it also causes 8,000 cancers in men, the CDC calculates. To get the figures, CDC researchers analyzed data collected from 2004 to 2008
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