Overselling abstinence-only educationWashington PostI wonder whether advocates of abstinence-only education are reading the same study that I am. In this particular study, a full 33 percent of sixth- and seventh-graders who received abstinence-only education with no mention of safer sex went on to …Abstinence Education Done RightNew York Timesall 5 news articles »
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Study links sugary soft drinks to pancreas cancerReutersWASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday. People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did …Drinking 2 sodas a [...]
A “shocking” number of children are suffering potentially fatal complications of diabetes each year, a charity says.
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Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people’s bodies are ageing.
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Study shows how Medicare rewards MDs for overuseReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) – Medicare's move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, US researchers said on Monday. …Medicare reimbursement change meant to save money has opposite [...]
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Serotonin May Be a Key to Treat OsteoporosisWebMDFeb. 7, 2010 — The hormone serotonin may hold the key to new treatments for reversing osteoporosis-related bone loss, new research finds. When investigators at Columbia University Medical Center treated mice and rats with an …Osteoporosis Treatment That Could CureIvanhoeBlocking Serotonin in Gut Reverses Osteoporosis in MiceMedPage [...]
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National Black AIDS/HIV Awareness DayMyFox HoustonThe numbers are alarming. Of everyone in the country living with HIV, 56% are African American. Here in Harris County 43% of the people with HIV are black. February 7th is National Black AIDS/HIV Awareness Day. A number of churches were helping spread …AIDS Awareness Captures Attention Through [...]
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Women headed to Sacramento to rail against cuts to cancer programSan Bernardino SunWomen's health advocates, health care professionals, breast cancer survivors and consumers will be in Sacramento on Monday to discuss and protest cuts to the statewide "Every Woman Counts!" program, which provided free …Broward grant helps fund cancer screeningsMiamiHerald.comIPFW Goes "Pink" For Breast [...]
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Hyperbole, Distortion Won't Narrow US Deficit Albert HuntBusinessWeekFeb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Social Security “is being used as a piggy bank” for the US government as retirees are asked to “pay the price for the excess of Wall Street.” “We don't have the courage to reduce spending so we increase taxes,” the approach …Health Care [...]
By currently, virtually everyone has seen the late night and early morning acne infomercials with Jessica Simpson and Sean “Diddy” Combs. I guess they figure, if a star trusts something, then therefore ought to you. The guarantees created for the merchandise sound surreal, and yet for several people it may be just the cure they [...]
