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7 Side Effects of Cancer Treatment, and How to Cope with Them

More than 1.5 million men and women were diagnosed with some form of cancer in 2010, the National Cancer Institute estimates. The treatment options for most of them ...
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Is Obesity a Disease? Doctors Debate

Obesity puts people at risk for a whole host of conditions, including Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and sleep problems. But is obesity itself a disease? Doctors ...
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Insulin Resistance: Risk Factor for Heart Disease and Diabetes

Insulin resistance is a metabolic disorder that occurs when the body’s cells cannot properly intake insulin. Insulin, which is produced in the pancreas, is a hormone that helps ...
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5 Diets That Fight Diseases

Intro While dieting is often thought of as a way to lose weight, the pursuit of a svelte body isn’t the main goal of all diets. Some are ...
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Marijuana’s Active Ingredient Improves Cancer Patients’ Appetites

The active ingredient in marijuana has been found to work on advanced-cancer patients in the same way as on healthy people by increasing their appetites and improving their ...
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Caesarean Section Rates Hit All-Time High, Study Shows

Rates of Caesarean section deliveries in the United States climbed to 34 percent in 2009, hitting an all time high, a new study says. Florida, New Jersey and ...
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Mortality of US Newborns Higher than in 40 Other Nations

Babies in the United States have a higher risk of dying during their first month of life than do babies born in 40 other countries, according to a ...
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Repeat C-Section May Be Safer Option for Moms, Babies

For women who delivered their first baby by cesarean section, delivering a second baby also by C-section may be somewhat safer for both mother and baby than a ...
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C-Sections May Not Provide the Brain Benefits of Vaginal Birth

Being born by Ceasarian section may have a lasting effect on the brain, at least in mice, according to a new study. In the study, mice born by ...
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Modern Medicine: Unnecessary C-Sections on the Rise

Five years ago, Jill Arnold got some unwanted news at her obstetrician’s office. At 37 weeks pregnant, Arnold was told her baby was too big for her body ...
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