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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: Research, University of Cambridge, Medical Research, Health, Diabetes
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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: Sexual Health, Medical Research, Health, Sexual Health, Sexual Dysfunction
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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: Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Weight, Health and Safety at School
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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: Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Autism, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Newspaper and Magazine
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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 Heart Health Month, and by getting a massage...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Garlic, Organic Foods, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School
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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: Lung Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Religion and Belief, Chest
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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: Hair Loss, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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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: Drugs and Medicines, Biology, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Weight Loss, Genes and Chromosomes
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Beverage Industry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Overweight
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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."
In looking at the past 30 years, during which time obesity rates have soared,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at Work, Insulin, Steroids, Cornell University
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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: Insulin, American Academy of Pediatrics, Breastfeeding, Genes and Chromosomes, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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State moves to suspend foster child placements with Hyattsville company
Maryland's second-largest foster care provider failed to track background checks, training and other requirements for its foster parents, putting the children at risk, according to state officials who are moving to suspend new placements in its homes....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Employment, Internal Revenue Service, Finance
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