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Genes for Breast Size Found

Researchers have identified seven genetic markers linked with a woman’s breast size, according to a new study. While it’s was known that breast size is in part heritable, ...
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Parenting Runs Risk of Unhealthy Habits

While the birth of children may seem to be an ideal time for parents to adopt or solidify healthy habits to model and pass on to their progeny, ...
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When Dads Eat Out, Kids Do Too

Putting Dad in charge of dinner is the most likely factor leading to families eating out at restaurants, a new study finds. Traveling with parents is the next ...
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How to Talk to Kids about Bullying and Abuse

News reports rarely get more revolting: In the last month, two assistant coaches of big-time college sports teams have been publicly accused of sexually abusing children. But for ...
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Relationship with Dad Affects Teens’ Sexual Behavior

Fathers’ attitudes toward teen sex and the emotional closeness of their relationship with their teen have a sizeable influence on their teens’ sexual behaviors, separate from the influence ...
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Young Women Get HPV Shots After Talking It Over With Mom

Mothers may play a key role in whether their daughters get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, even if the daughters have already left the nest. A new study ...
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Circumcision Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Men who are circumcised may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, a new study finds. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle surveyed ...
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When Patients Choose Colon Cancer Screening Method, More Get Tested

People are more likely to get screened for colon cancer when they are given a choice of what screening method to use, and not simply told to get ...
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Have a Nice Colonoscopy: New Test Eliminates Probing, Laxative

Colonoscopies could be made a bit more comfortable for people if they involved lying in a CT scanner, rather than being probed with an endoscope, and at the ...
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Colon Cancer: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), ...
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