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Researchers eye saliva for patient testing
No one likes to get stuck with a needle.
But it's the only way doctors can get blood to test for diabetes, anemia and numerous other health problems.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing say there is a much less invasive and...Tags: DNA, Medical Research, Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins University, Hydrocortisone
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The risk factors for breast cancer
Breast cancer affects hundreds of thousands of families each year. A potentially deadly disease, breast cancer is associated with several risk factors. Some of those risk factors, including gender and age, are beyond an individual's control, while other...Tags: Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Genetics, Overweight, Weight
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Motherhood can be the ultimate selfless gesture
Becoming a mother can be one of the most selfless and loving gestures a woman makes. In the course of bringing new life into the world, a woman experiences a host of physical and emotional changes, some of which may be long-lasting and undesired. The...
Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Swelling, Mood Swings
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Can nibbling really make you thinner?
Can nibbling make you slim? "Lord of the Rings" fans may recall Hobbits prefer six daily meals. If you Google "six meals a day," however, you'll find more than references to mythical creatures: There are a host of diet books, websites and articles...
Tags: Physiology, Medical Research, Nutrition, Colleges and Universities, Education
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The Doctor's Corner: Get informed on menopausal hormone therapy
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series on menopausal hormone care. * The following is a hypothetical but typical scenario. Leann is a 50-year-old woman whose menstrual periods have stopped. She is gaining weight, flashing all night...Tags: Medical Research, Heart Disease, Gynecology, Breast Cancer, Symptoms
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Obese women at increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
Obese women may have an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis — adding one more chronic illness to the list of ills brought on by extra pounds. Women with rheumatoid arthritis are already more prone to heart attacks than the general...
Tags: Humira (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Arthritis, Sleep Apnea, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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New triggers found for weight gain
As obesity rates soar worldwide, the antidote may seem obvious: Eat less! Move more! But the common-sense approach hasn't been terribly effective, prompting some scientists to question the simplicity of the formula. Although personal decisions and self-...
Tags: American Medical Association, Environmental Pollution, New York City, Colleges and Universities, Drugs and Medicines
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Dr. David L. Rimoin dies at 75; Cedars-Sinai geneticist
Dr. David L. Rimoin, a medical geneticist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center who pioneered studies of dwarfism and other skeletal abnormalities, died Sunday at the Los Angeles hospital. He was 75 and had been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer days...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Heart Disease, Medical Research, Genetic Condition, Johns Hopkins University
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The Doctor's Corner: Estrogen therapy does not cause breast cancer, experts say
Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part update on menopausal hormone care. * I know, the headline is not what your mother, doctor, TV, women's magazines, and walking buddies tell you. But, it's true. Of tsunami importance, it falls into the...Tags: Breast Cancer, American Medical Association, Heart Disease, Sexual Dysfunction, Osteoporosis
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Have you walked your 10,000 steps today?
chrisc@herald-mail.comBill Martin of Hagerstown has a streak going. He has walked for an hour every day since November 1989. Martin, 77, often walks in the Paradise Road neighborhood north of Hagerstown, surrounded by rolling farmland and with a view of South Mountain to...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology
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Longer-term treatments
After surgeons removed the tumor from her breast last November, Karen Hajiaskari, of Hamburg, N.Y., was deemed cancer-free. But for the next five years she will take a drug called tamoxifen, a medication that's commonly used to prevent a breast cancer...Tags: Tamoxifen (drug), Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Provider, Stanford University
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Dr. Reubin Andres, gerontologist
Dr. Reubin Andres, a retired gerontologist who challenged commonly circulated height-weight tables for the elderly and conducted diabetes research, died of complications from heart disease Sunday at his Lake Roland-area home. He was 89.
Dr. Andres...Tags: Physiology, Heart Disease, Medical Research, Social Sciences, Malaria
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