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4/30/2013
FDA Approves 'Morning-After' Pill Without a Prescription
Posted 5:00 PM 4/30/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday approved the over-the-counter sale of Plan B One-Step, a version of the so-called "morning after" pill, for use as emergency contraception by girls and women aged 15 and older.
The move ends years of (More)
Implants May Delay Breast Cancer Detection, Raise Death Risk
Keep Beauty Regimen Safe During Pregnancy, Doctor Advises
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
Women Smokers More Likely to Get Colon Cancer Than Men: Study
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New Guidelines Suggest HIV Screening for All Adults
Posted 3:00 PM 4/29/2013 by By Denise Mann
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force call for virtually every adult to be routinely screened for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
The updated recommendations, which are published in the April 30 issue of the journal Annals of (More)
Your Voice Carries Sexual Cues, Study Finds
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Pediatrician Group Issues Home Birth Policy Statement
4/26/2013
Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Temporarily Dull Nicotine Craving
Posted 10:00 AM 4/26/2013 by By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) -- Noninvasive stimulation of an area of the brain linked to addiction seems to temporarily ease smokers' cravings for nicotine, a preliminary study finds.
The technique, called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), is already approved in the United (More)
4/25/2013
More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
Posted 5:00 PM 4/25/2013 by By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born with serious congenital heart defects are more likely to survive now than they were in the late 1970s, a new study finds. There is still plenty of room for improvement, however, the researchers added.
Over a 26-year period, they tracked (More)
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Newborn's Placenta May Predict Autism Risk, Study Suggests
4/22/2013
Mammograms Can Measure How Breast Cancer Drug Is Working: Study
Posted 3:00 PM 4/22/2013 by Robert Preidt
MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Mammograms can be used to see how well breast cancer patients are responding to treatment with the drug tamoxifen, a new study suggests.
Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden report that women who saw a 20 percent or more reduction in breast (More)
Testing Lung Cancer Patients for Gene May Aid Treatment, Study Finds
4/19/2013
Teen Births May Increase Risk of Obesity Later in Life
Posted 3:00 PM 4/19/2013 by Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Older women who had their first baby when they were teenagers are more likely to be obese than those who were not teen moms, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and found that 44 (More)
Work By Female Scientists Gets Judged More Harshly: Study
Breast-Fed Kids May Have Low Iron Levels, Study Finds
Mammo Rates Unchanged Despite Controversial Guidelines
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