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Circumcision Ritual May Carry Herpes Risk, CDC Says

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish circumcision practice in which the circumciser places his mouth on a newborn’s newly circumcised penis and sucks blood away from the wound carries a risk ...
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Alzheimer’s Vs. Normal Aging: How to Tell the Difference

Everyone’s memory gets worse with age, so how can you tell the difference between normal aging and signs of Alzheimer’s disease? There definitely is a distinction between the ...
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Fewer Under-21 Women Get Pap Tests

More women under age 21 are following national guidelines that recommend they not be screened for cervical cancer, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease ...
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Estrogen Makes You Smarter by Helping Brain Cells Communicate

The hormone estrogen can sharpen mental performance, and now scientists think they know why. Estrogen may boost the number of connections between brain cells, improving communication in the ...
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How Obesity Spreads Among Friends

Obesity is known to spread among friends, but how does this transmission happen? Obesity spreads socially not because friends have shared ideas about acceptable body size, but rather ...
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Gut Feeling: Bacteria Inside You May Alter Brain Chemistry

The role of gut bacteria in the body may extend beyond the stomach and intestines all the way to the brain, a new study in mice suggests. The ...
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11 Interesting Facts About Hangovers

Introduction Many people have been there: After a night of one too many martinis, you wake up with a pounding headache and crippling nausea. The hangover has plagued ...
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For Breast Cancer Risk, Red Wine May Be Better than White

Women who drink red wine may have a lower risk of breast cancer than women who drink white wine, a small new study suggests. The results show that ...
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Hold Your Glass! Benefits of 1,000 Bottles of Red Wine Could Come from Drug

Lovers of red wine rejoiced when it was found to contain resveratrol — a compound purported to increase health and maybe even lengthen life. But studies have suggested ...
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A Daily Drink May Reduce Stroke Risk in Women

Drinking alcohol moderately may lower women’s risk of stroke, according to a new 26-year study of 84,000 women. Women who drank low amounts of alcohol — about half ...
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