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Hairstyles may keep some black women from exercise
A number of obstacles may stand between a person and exercise, and hairstyles may be one of them for African-American…
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Docs Overtesting for Cervical Cancer Virus, Study Finds
Too many doctors are testing the wrong women, or using the wrong test, for a virus that causes cervical cancer.…
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Contraceptive pill, ring tied to higher stroke risk
The largest study to examine the risks of hormone-based birth control has concluded the contraceptives carry a small risk of…
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Appendectomies no threat to fertility, study says
Getting an appendectomy doesn’t seem to hurt a woman’s chance of having babies, according to a new study that contradicts…
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Mammograms: For 1 life saved, 3 women overtreated
Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S.…
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Rachel de Boer finally told some friends a secret she’d kept for years: She slept with stuffed socks sewn between…
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Dutch extend warning on French breast implants
Dutch authorities on Thursday warned thousands of women who had breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP)…
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HPV Vaccination Efforts Most Effective If Aimed at Girls, Study Suggests
The most effective way to reduce the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections through a population is to aim public…
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