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The American Society of Clinical Oncology took a major step towards making progress in preventing breast cancer and updated their 2009 guidelines.

According to a survey published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, less than one third of obstetrician-gynecologists give eligible patients the HPV vaccine and only half adhere to the guidelines published in 2009.

A multinational team of stem cell researchers published a groundbreaking report in the recent edition of the journal Nature, describing the production of functioning liver-type tissue deriv

Americans spend a little less than $1,000 annually per person on average for prescription drugs. That's the average, which means that many spend a lot more. Why are prescription costs so ridiculously high?

Josh Bloom in Medical Progress Today, "Lipstick on a Pig Study"
This week, an Australian group published a study that claimed that pigs that were fed a GM diet developed inflamed stomachs and larger uteri. Does this mean genetically modified foods bad for you?
Without even attempting to answer this, it is clear that some people believe that they are. But what is this belief based on?

Post-traumatic stress disorder may lie heavy on the hearts of military men and women.

If you are looking for a perfect example of caveat emptor (buyer beware) look no further than internet pharmacies. For years, shady companies have been selling god-knows-what to people who are looking to save money, get around a doctor s prescription or who are simply naive.

Most sexually active people are aware that using a condom is a good idea. They protect against sexually-transmitted infections (STI s), including HIV/A.I.D.S., as well as reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancy. They come in many different varieties, including almost any flavor you could think of, ranging from banana split, to island punch or bubble gum. Condoms are found in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors. They have even been made available in some public schools recently, such as those in Boston. However, only 5 percent of men worldwide use condoms, and this no doubt contributes mightily to the 2.5 million new H.I.V. infections each year.

In a world dominated by the click of a button, where bad news seemingly travels at the speed of light, while science-based good news barely makes it into the media at all, it should come as no surprise that an article titled "Eight Foods That We Eat In The U.S. That Are Banned In Other Countries" would get a half million hits on BuzzFeed.

It is both informative and inspiring to take note of the 180-degree change in the nature of the global AIDS epidemic from time to time. Today’s news provides a fine opportunity to do just that. Once written off as hopeless, Africa has witnessed some remarkable changes in the management of HIV over the past decade.

It is generally regarded as the single most infectious agent on earth. And although it probably won’t kill you, if you are unfortunate enough to catch it, you may wish that it would. But norovirus, also known as the “stomach flu” and “the cruise ship virus,” may have finally met its match. At present, there [...]
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At last, as the song goes, the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) — charged with regulating cigarettes, loose tobacco, “snuff,” and chewing tobacco by the new law in 2009 — has actually done something. Or has it? Because of the byzantine nature of the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act,” the FDA was [...]
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A healthy lifestyle focused on a balanced diet and exercise may help those with type 2 diabetes keep their cholesterol and blood glucose at bay, but ultimately, it won’t protect them from heart problems, according to a new study. The trial was halted in September after data showed that lifestyle intervention in patients with type [...]
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Americans have often been told how much exercise they should be doing, but most don’t do any planned exercise at all. Researchers are now changing course and trying to find out how little exercise can be done, while still reaping some of the health benefits. At an annual meeting of the American College of Sports [...]
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As a parent considering talking to a teen about weight control or healthy eating, you may want to stick with the latter. According to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School, conversations focused on losing weight or the importance of being thin were more likely to drive a teen [...]
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According to the CDC, all pregnant women should be taking iron supplements (30 mg/day) throughout their pregnancies to prevent iron deficiency anemia, which is the most common cause of anemia during pregnancy. However, research has not been done looking at the potential benefits of prenatal iron supplementation on birth outcomes, until now. Researchers from the [...]
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Grist writer Nathaniel Johnson, who is as close to an impartial journalist as Grist has, still knows that he has to cater to their crowd, and that means anyone who accepts that a pesticide is safe - the EPA, American Council on Science and Health, all of science - must have been paid off.