For years, 60-year-old Frank Mackinson had been experiencing strange symptoms that would come and go. Two years ago, as he…
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Women more at risk than men from deadly, ‘silent’ heart attacks
Younger women hospitalized with heart attacks are more likely to die than men of the same age, “provocative” U.S. research…
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Despite falling lung cancer rates across the U.S. in the past decade, researchers report that deaths from the disease are…
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Adele stops smoking and starts exercising, reports say
British singer Adele is starting a new training regime to drop two dress sizes before the summer, The Sun reported…
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Can hurricanes make pregnant women go into labor?
Exactly what triggers the start of labor remains a mystery, but folklore holds that the weather may influence a baby’s…
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Study: H1N1 Vaccine Safe in Pregnancy
The H1N1 flu shot appears to be safe for pregnant women, according to a new government report that tallies health…
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U.S. Doctors Develop First Artificial Ovary
Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island have created the world’s first artificial ovary, that could prove to be a…
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Early Breast Cancer Screening May Help Some
Starting breast cancer screening as early as age 25 may help women who carry a genetic mutation linked to a…
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Common Birth Control Pill Not Tied to Heart Attacks
Contrary to earlier signs that women on the Pill have a higher risk of heart disease, a new look at…
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Hormone Therapy Raises Breast Cancer Deaths, Study Finds
Women who took hormone replacement pills had more advanced breast cancers and were more likely to die from them than…
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