Frequent Mammograms Tied to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Spread

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Tweet Frequent Mammograms Tied to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Spread By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer patients who have mammograms every 12 to 18 months have less chance of lymph node involvement than those who wait longer, therefore improving their outlook, according to an early new study. As breast cancer progresses,...
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New Test May Help Predict Survival From Ovarian Cancer

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Tweet Test May Help Predict Survival From Ovarian Cancer By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) — By counting the number of cancer-fighting immune cells inside tumors, scientists say they may have found a way to predict survival from ovarian cancer. The researchers developed an experimental method to count these cells, called tumor-infiltrating...
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TB Vaccine May Work Against Multiple Sclerosis: Study

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Tweet TB Vaccine May Work Against Multiple Sclerosis By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2013 (HealthDay News) — A vaccine normally used to thwart the respiratory illness tuberculosis also might help prevent the development of multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system, a new study suggests. In people who had a first episode of symptoms...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients See Big Boost in Quality of Life

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Tweet RA Patients See Big Boost in Quality of Life By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis patients can generally look forward to a much better quality of life today than they did 20 years ago, new research suggests. The observation is based on a comparative multi-year tracking of more than 1,100 rheumatoid arthritis...
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Do You Sound Tall or Small?

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Tweet Do You Sound Tall or Small? By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Your voice might help listeners determine your approximate height without seeing you, according to a new study. Researchers had men and women listen to recordings of identical sentences read by men and women of different heights. The listeners were asked to rank...
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New HIV Strain May Move to AIDS More Quickly: Study

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Tweet New HIV Strain May Move to AIDS More Quickly: Study By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2013 (HealthDay News) — A recently discovered, aggressive strain of HIV leads to faster development of AIDS than other HIV strains, according to a new study. More than 60 epidemic strains of HIV-1 exist. This new strain has the shortest period from infection to the...
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Brain Scans May Support Venus/Mars Divide Between Sexes

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Tweet Scans May Support Venus/Mars Divide Between Sexes By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2013 (HealthDay News) — While not every woman is intuitive or every man handy with tools, neurological scans of young males and females suggest that — on average — their brains really do develop differently. The research comes with a caveat: It doesn’t...
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‘Healthy Obesity’ Is a Myth, Report Says

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Tweet ‘Healthy Obesity’ Is a Myth, Report Says By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2013 (HealthDay News) — The notion that some people can be overweight or obese and still remain healthy is a myth, according to a new Canadian study. Even without high blood pressure, diabetes or other metabolic issues, overweight and obese people have higher rates of...
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Chickenpox Vaccine Not Responsible for Rise in Shingles, Study Says

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Tweet Chickenpox Vaccine Not Responsible for Rise in Shingles, Study Says By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2013 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of a painful condition known as shingles is increasing in the United States, but new research says the chickenpox vaccine isn’t to blame. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, the...
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Affordable Care Act: A Tale of Frustration

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Tweet Enrolling in healthcare.gov is not easy. In Alaska, just 53 people enrolled in the first month. Anchorage hair stylist Lara Imler is one of the few who got through. Now though, after she discovered problems with her application, Imler wants to cancel her enrollment. “I don’t even know how to feel about the whole thing anymore because I can’t even get anyone who has an answer to help,”...
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