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Low-Income, Minority Parents More Open to HPV Vaccine for Girls, Study Says

Posted 12:00 PM 5/24/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Low-income, minority parents have more realistic views about their teens' sexual activity and are more open to vaccinating their daughters against the cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), a small new study contends.

Conversely, white (More)

Bowel Issues Affect 3 Out of 4 Pregnant Women

5/23/2013

Low Prenatal Iodine May Affect Child's Brain Development

Posted 10:00 AM 5/23/2013 by Alan Mozes

THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Mild to moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy may have a negative long-term impact on children's brain development, British researchers report.

Low levels of the so-called "trace element" in an expectant mother's diet appear to put her child at (More)

U.S. Teen Birth Rate Plummets: Report

5/22/2013

American Cancer Society Celebrates 100 Years of Progress

Posted 12:00 PM 5/22/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- The American Cancer Society, which is celebrating on Wednesday a century of fighting a disease once viewed as a death sentence, is making a pledge to put itself out of business.

Since 1913, the cancer society has played a role in nearly every major (More)

5/21/2013

Genes May Boost Woman's Risk of Postpartum Depression

Posted 7:00 AM 5/21/2013 by By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with specific alterations in two genes may be at increased risk of suffering depression after giving birth, a small new study suggests.

The researchers hope they can use the findings to develop a blood test that could help spot pregnant (More)

5/20/2013

Living Near Major Roadways in Pregnancy Tied to Respiratory Woes in Children

Posted 12:00 PM 5/20/2013 by Alan Mozes

MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- A child whose mother lived near heavy traffic while pregnant faces a relatively higher risk for developing a respiratory infection before the age of 3, a new study suggests.

Researchers looked at data involving nearly 1,300 (More)

Women Less Likely to Get Trauma Center Care After Injury: Study

5/17/2013

College Women More Prone to Problem Drinking Than Men: Study

Posted 2:00 PM 5/17/2013 by By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- It comes as little surprise that college students sometimes binge drink, but new research shows that college women are more likely to drink unhealthy amounts of alcohol on a weekly basis than are college men.

Much of this difference is probably because (More)

Is Menopause Overlooked in U.S. Medical Schools?

5/16/2013

Depression May Boost Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women, Too

Posted 2:00 PM 5/16/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women in their 40s and 50s who suffer from depression are almost twice as likely to have a stroke as women who aren't depressed, according to a large, long-running Australian study.

This is not the first study to link depression with an increased risk (More)

Eyelash Extension Adhesives May Cause Bad Reactions

5/15/2013

Cancer Patients May Face Higher Bankruptcy Odds

Posted 2:00 PM 5/15/2013 by By Barbara Bronson Gray
HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- People diagnosed with cancer are almost three times more likely to declare bankruptcy than are those without the disease, a large new study suggests.

And younger people with cancer have up to five times higher bankruptcy rates compared to older (More)

Young Women Less Healthy Than Men Before Heart Attack: Study

Angelina Jolie Will Have Ovaries Removed to Lower Chances of Cancer: Report

5/14/2013

Combo Drug Therapy May Work Best to Strengthen Bones: Study

Posted 5:00 PM 5/14/2013 by By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new combination drug therapy for osteoporosis appears to increase bone density more effectively than any treatment now on the market, according to the results of a small clinical trial.

Researchers found that postmenopausal women experienced (More)