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Estrogen helps nighttime hot flashes, not sleep
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who wake up at least three times during the night from bothersome hot flashes wake up less when they take estrogen, but the quality of their sleep remains the same, according to a new study. "There may be a benefit for...Tags: Physical Conditions, Women's Health, Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Health and Safety at School, Health Insurance Cost
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Pregnancy: How a poor diet can affect your fetus
Pregnant women who eat poorly risk leaving their children less able to properly store fats in later life, leading to a higher risk of diabetes, according to research that sheds new light on how nutrition in the womb can permanently influence adult health....Tags: Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Research, Diseases and Illnesses
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Sexual satisfaction highest in oldest, youngest women, study says
A woman's sexual satisfaction does not require high levels of sexual desire--and in fact, does not require sexual activity at all, according to a new study that finds rates of sexual satisfaction highest among the youngest and oldest women it surveyed. A...Tags: Medical Research, Sexual Health, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexual Health, Health
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Multi-agency study to tackle Valley obesity problem
Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, Copy EditorAs part of the multidimensional childhood obesity study, Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo will be given grant money to hire temporary volunteers to perform family intervention in the community, officials said. Community volunteers — promotoras —...Tags: Obesity, Body Mass Index, Weight, Health and Safety at School, Health and Medical Professionals
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Antidepressants and pregnancy
Upon learning they are pregnant, most women dutifully nix the alcohol, sushi and caffeine. But what about antidepressants? Headlines about the potential risks of antidepressants on a developing fetus, including miscarriage, premature birth and newborn...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Illness, Premature Birth, Paroxetine (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests
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Thump thump...your heart needs some lovin'
![Ladies, do you need an excuse to tell your significant other you need a massage? Gentlemen, sick of your loved one complaining about your garlic breath? You can thank us for this blog. Because, February is <a title="HHM" href="http://www.cdc.gov/features/heartmonth/">Heart Health Month</a>, and by getting a massage and eating more garlic, you're just taking care of your heart. Chicago's Pacific College of Oriental Medicine suggests 10 holistic health tips from Traditional Chinese Medicine for a healthy heart and long-term well-being. Here's to keeping your heart thumpin'.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/67786426-02145055.jpg "Ladies, do you need an excuse to tell your significant other you need a massage? Gentlemen, sick of your loved one complaining about your garlic breath? You can thank us for this blog. Because, February is <a title="HHM\" href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/features/heartmonth/\">Heart Health Month</a>, and by getting a massage and eating more garlic, you're just taking care of your heart. Chicago's Pacific College of Oriental Medicine suggests 10 holistic health tips from Traditional Chinese Medicine for a healthy heart and long-term well-being. Here's to keeping your heart thumpin'.")
Ladies, do you need an excuse to tell your significant other you need a massage? Gentlemen, sick of your loved one complaining about your garlic breath? You can thank us for this blog. Because, February is Heart Health Month, and by getting a massage...Tags: Science, Behavioral Conditions, Physiology, Diseases and Illnesses, National Institutes of Health
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Robotic technology to treat lung cancer
The da Vinci robotic technology allows doctors to perform more precise surgeries. The technique also enables patients to recover more quickly with fewer complications in many cases. The technique is used to perform many different types of surgeries. Dr....Tags: Saudi Arabia, Chest, Human Body, Human Body, Lungs and Airways
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Cold caps show promise in keeping hair through chemo
People with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy may soon be able to check one side effect off of their list: hair loss. If the claims and study results are as good as they appear to be, patients can wear a cold hat during chemotherapy to prevent...Tags: Science, Physiology, Breast Cancer, Oncology, New Products
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Why we're fat, Part 2: Heredity plays role in how easily we gain — and lose — weight
For the many Americans genetically programmed to add pounds, the effort to lose weight can seem doomed from the get-go. Mix in other factors no one can change — age, race, birth order — and the struggle becomes even tougher.
Though innate...Tags: Science, Physiology, National Institutes of Health, Weight, Human Body
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Why we're fat, Part 4: Outside forces affect what we eat, how much exercise we get
Beyond what we eat, what we're born with and what we do, our environment contributes in major — and mostly unnoticed — ways to our health and our weight.
All have conspired to make two-thirds of adult Americans and one-third of American...Tags: Politics, Organic Chemical Industry, Weight, Beverage Industry, National Government
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Why we're fat, Part 3: Our lifestyle promotes added pounds
![Despite popular belief, a surge of laziness and gluttony is not what's making Americans fat, says science writer and fat researcher Gary Taubes, author of "Why We Get Fat."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67113641-03093102.jpg "Despite popular belief, a surge of laziness and gluttony is not what's making Americans fat, says science writer and fat researcher Gary Taubes, author of "Why We Get Fat.\"")
Despite popular belief, a surge of laziness and gluttony is not what's making Americans fat, says science writer and fat researcher Gary Taubes, author of "Why We Get Fat."
In looking at the past 30 years, during which time obesity rates have soared,...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Cornell University, Health and Safety at Work, Weight, Epidemics and Plagues
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Why we're fat, Part 1: Simple question with many complex answers
What's making Americans so fat?
Many think the answer is that we eat too much and don't exercise enough, but the reasons are more numerous and complex, say obesity researchers. And so are the solutions.
In the early 1970s, 14 percent of the adult...Tags: Science, Physiology, Insulin, Human Body, Health and Safety at School
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