Health and Fitness
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Women have new options for breast cancer surgeryMay 14, 2013 9:51 am - Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramaticall...
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How and why of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomyMay 14, 2013 7:00 am - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie announced on Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast...
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Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomyMay 14, 2013 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast ca...
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Monday last day for morning-after pill appealMay 13, 2013 6:56 am - NEW YORK — The government is running out of time to try to halt implementation of a federal judge’s ruling that would lift age restrictions for women and girls wanting t...
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Air pollution may have a link to brain damageMay 13, 2013 6:29 am - Scientists in 2004 studied the brain tissue of children and young adults in Mexico who had died of accidents and were stunned by what they found — a discovery that rocke...
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New study explains post-menopause belly fatMay 13, 2013 6:01 am - Weight was never a concern for Stephanie Brondani, 52, of Minnetonka, Minn. That is until last year, when she hit menopause. Suddenly, she noticed her midsection thicken...
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Your health: Diapers vs. natural toilet trainingMay 13, 2013 6:00 am - Diaper free? For many parents, the diaper debate is whether to go with reusable cloth nappies or disposable kinds. But now comes a new option: Keep that baby’s bott...
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Problem child? Early puberty may not be the causeMay 13, 2013 6:00 am - Puberty has always been a time of stress and emotional turmoil for adolescents and for their parents. And scientists have long recognized that kids who start puberty ahe...
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Teens help each other pay for cancer treatmentMay 13, 2013 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In a normal school setting, Tony Colton and Ashley Krueger probably wouldn't cross paths. He's 13. She's 18. He's short and outgoing. She's about ...
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Unclear link between aluminium, Alzheimer’sMay 13, 2013 5:55 am - I’ve seen friends fret over the purported link between aluminum and Alzheimer’s disease and have often wondered if their fears are founded on fact. Should they give up a...