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Could giving newborns formula help with breast-feeding?
One of the first warnings new mothers hear is that offering babies formula soon after birth can lead to problems with breast-feeding. Sating infants' hunger with formula can prevent them from nursing vigorously, interfering with milk production;...
Tags: Medical Specialization, American Academy of Pediatrics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pediatrics
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Angelina Jolie's op-ed a reminder to know family medical history
Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy because of a rare gene she and relatives carry speaks to the importance of knowing your family’s history with cancer, the American Cancer Society said. In an op-ed in the New York Times ...
Tags: The New York Times, Brad Pitt, Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, American Cancer Society
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Yale Researchers Urge More Street Work When Studying People With Both HIV, Hepatitis C
The Hartford CourantResearchers need to work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study on the incidence of co-infection in the New Haven area. The study, published Tuesday...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Safety at School, New Britain, Liver Disease, Yale University
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Angelina Jolie double mastectomy: Brad Pitt reacts
Angelina Jolie was "heroic" for undergoing a preventive double mastectomy, her fiance, Brad Pitt, said Tuesday after she wrote an op-ed piece revealing her decision and describing the mastectomy process, which began in February. "Having witnessed...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Procedures and Tests, American Cancer Society, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer
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What is a BRCA mutation?
BRCA1 and BRCA2 stand for breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 and breast cancer susceptibility gene 2. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that are part of a class known as tumor suppressors, according to the National Cancer Institute. BRCA genes are found in males...Tags: Stomach Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Meningitis, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Michael Bloomberg, Lung Cancer, Health Insurance Cost
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The season of the itch: Bugs that bite are both a nuisance and a public health concern in Maine
Bangor Daily News, MaineBetween black flies, mosquitoes and ticks, spring and summer in Maine can be the season of the itch. While black flies are a May-July seasonal nuisance in Maine, black flies don't spread disease. Mosquitoes and ticks can, and do, including West Nile...Tags: Meningitis, West Nile Virus, Headaches, Disease Prevention, Skin Rash
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State moves to restore funding for cancer agency
Austin American-StatesmanThe state's beleaguered cancer research agency edged out of the legislative doghouse Monday when budget conferees recommended restoring funding after months of controversy and an ongoing criminal investigation. The recommendation calls for spending $594...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Justice System, American Cancer Society, Elections, Politics
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Eating insects could help fight obesity, U.N. says
ReutersROME (Reuters) - The thought of eating beetles, caterpillars and ants may give you the creeps, but the authors of a U.N. report published on Monday said the health benefits of consuming nutritious insects could help fight obesity. More than 1,900 species...Tags: Weight, Obesity
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TCEQ: Levels of chromium at Cemex site don't warrant investigation
El Paso Times, TexasThe Texas Commission on Environmental Quality did not investigate the source of chromium reported by El Paso Water Utilities at the Cemex site in West El Paso because the levels reported were too low, TCEQ spokesman Terry Clawson said. Officials said...Tags: Subway Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice, Julia Roberts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice System
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Get vaccinated early to avoid cervical cancer, say experts
Khaleej TimesOver 50 per cent of women who contract cervical cancer, die. And those who survive suffer excruciating pain and a poor quality of life. This is the grim picture portrayed by health experts in the Capital on Monday in efforts to drive home the importance...Tags: Human papillomavirus, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Vaccines, HPV Vaccine, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
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Coronavirus: WHO in touch with UAE
Khaleej TimesThe World Health Organisation (WHO) is in talks with the UAE authorities to trace the path of the deadly coronavirus after a 65-year-old patient was hospitalised in Paris with the Sars-like virus after a visit to Dubai last month. A second person who...Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Pneumonia, United Arab Emirates, Communicable Diseases, Diseases and Illnesses
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