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Monday, Mar. 8th 2010
People Whose Parents Had Strokes Are at Increased Risk of Stroke, Study Finds By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
March 8, 2010 — The odds of having a stroke are higher for people whose father or mother had a stroke by age 65, a new study suggests.
The finding means that parental stroke may be an important new risk factor for strokes, long known to be associated with high blood
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Tuesday, Feb. 23rd 2010
Third Trimester Sex Less Frequent, but Nearly 40% of Pregnant Women Have Sex in Birth Week By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 23, 2010 — Sex during pregnancy: What do women really do?
Sexual intercourse is safe throughout a normal pregnancy. That’s what the experts say — but to find out what pregnant women really experience, why not ask the women themselves?
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Friday, Feb. 19th 2010
Findings Conflict With Earlier Studies Suggesting Plastics Chemical Is a Health Hazard By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 19, 2010 — In two new studies, researchers conclude that the plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is not toxic to the brain or act as a hormone disrupter, altering the age of puberty or reproductive function.
Both studies are published in Toxicological
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Tuesday, Feb. 16th 2010
Study Shows Women With Migraines May Be More Likely to Get Multiple Sclerosis By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 16, 2010 — Women with a history of migraines may be more likely to develop multiple sclerosis than women without the headaches, but it is not clear if migraines are a risk factor for the neurological disorder.
In the first large-scale study to examine the relationship
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Tuesday, Feb. 9th 2010
Getting Plenty of Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Lower Baby’s Risk of MS, Researchers Say By Kelli Miller Stacy
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 9, 2010 — Pregnant women who drink plenty of milk may be protecting their child from developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in the future.
MS is a nervous system disease that attacks the material, called myelin, that covers nerve fibers. This
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Saturday, Feb. 6th 2010
Study Shows Experimental Drug May Build New Bone by Decreasing Serotonin Levels in the Gut By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 7, 2010 — The hormone serotonin may hold the key to new treatments for reversing osteoporosis-related bone loss, new research finds.
When investigators at Columbia University Medical Center treated mice and rats with an experimental drug that stopped
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Wednesday, Jan. 27th 2010
Older People Who Drink in Moderation Appear to Have Less Dementia Than Nondrinkers, Study Finds By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Jan. 28, 2010 — A drink or two a day may help older people stay mentally sharp, but moderation is the key, a new study finds.
Researchers in Brazil asked people 60 and older about their use of alcohol and tested them for dementia and other age-related
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Monday, Jan. 25th 2010
Analysis Finds Injury Rates Are Highest Among Kids Under 15 By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Jan. 25, 2010 — Injuries in youth soccer are common, and rates are higher among players younger than age 15, a new analysis shows.
Reporting in the February issue of Pediatrics, researchers say that soccer — one of the most popular team sports in the world — is almost synonymous
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Tuesday, Jan. 12th 2010
Strengthening Exercises Reduced Knee Injury Risk in Young Female Soccer Players in Study By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Jan. 11, 2010 — An exercise program aimed at young female soccer players seems to reduce the risk of knee injuries in the athletes, a new study says.
Soccer, which has been gaining popularity for years, is a major cause of sports-related injuries, Swedish
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Wednesday, Dec. 16th 2009
Women More Likely Than Men to Get Wrinkles Around the Lips; Is Biology to Blame? By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 16, 2009 — Biology may be the reason why women are more prone than men to developing wrinkles around the lips — called perioral wrinkles– and deeper ones, too, a new study says.
Researchers from the Netherlands say they’ve found that:
Women’s skin
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