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OCD Patients May Benefit From Brain Surgery

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are so unresponsive to treatments that patients turn to brain surgery to help alleviate their symptoms. One surgery, deep ...
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5 Facts About Couples Who Live Together

Introduction An increasing number of U.S. couples shack up before they tie the knot. Most women ages 30 or younger said they’ve lived with a partner outside of ...
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CDC Announces 2011 Flu Vaccine Recommendations

The vaccine recommended for the coming flu season will protect against the same three viruses that last year’s flu vaccine did, a report from the Centers for Disease ...
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Don’t Inhale: Flu Particles Prevalent in Public

Tiny droplets containing the flu virus — in numbers high enough to infect you — are more prevalent in the air of public places than you might think, ...
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5 Experts Answer: Is There Such Thing as a Healthy Juice Cleanse?

Each week, MyHealthNewsDaily asks the experts to answer questions about your health. This week, we asked dietitians and doctors: Is there such a thing as a healthy juice ...
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The Fascinating History of Urine Tests

To a doctor, urine can provide much information. One way for doctors to find out what’s going on inside the body is to examine what flows out of ...
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Urine Test Could Better Determine Prostate Cancer Risk

A man’s risk of developing prostate cancer could be better measured with a urine test than with existing methods, a new study reports. The test looks for a ...
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Stress During Pregnancy Could Boost Child’s Risk of Obesity

A mother’s stress during pregnancy and breast-feeding may prompt changes in her infant’s genes that increase the child’s risk of obesity later in life, according to a new ...
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Babies Born Weeks Early Risk Cognitive, Emotional Problems

Babies born just weeks before they are due may face an increased risk for cognitive and emotional problems, a new study suggests. The findings held up even when ...
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5 Experts Answer: What’s the Best Way to Preserve My Eyesight?

Each week, MyHealthNewsDaily asks the experts to answer questions about your health. This week, we asked optometrists and ophthalmologists: What’s the best way to preserve your eyesight? Here’s ...
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