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Newborn and Mom Co-Sleeping Study Stirs Controversy

The question of whether newborns should sleep alone or with their mothers — where skin-to-skin contact can be maintained — continues to raise controversy, with a small new ...
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Smoking While Pregnant Harms Kids’ Motor Skills

Women who smoke during pregnancy risk harming their future child’s coordination and motor abilities, especially those of boys, a new study suggests. The dangerous effects of smoking during ...
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Unexplained Infant Deaths: Researchers Pore Over Cases for Clues to Prevention

On Dec. 29, 2009, Dearea, a mother in Baltimore, lived every parent’s nightmare. After taking her 1-month old son Charlie out of his bassinet in the early morning, ...
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5 Experts Answer: Is Diet Soda Bad for You?

Each week, MyHealthNewsDaily asks the experts to answer questions about your health. This week, we asked dietitians, doctors and epidemiologists: Is diet soda bad for you? Here’s what ...
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Unneeded Erection Pills Can Mess With Users’ Heads

Young men who take erectile dysfunction drugs for fun may damage their sex lives, a new study suggests. Nearly 6 percent of the sexually active college men involved ...
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Thanksgiving: 10 Tips for Sticking to Healthy Portions

Intro The feelings of joy and gratitude during Thanksgiving are often followed by guilt and discomfort from overeating during the holiday’s festivities — but it doesn’t have to ...
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What Does It Take to Survive a Bullet to the Brain?

Though Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D—Ariz.) remained in critical condition this morning at Tucson’s University Medical Center, doctors were optimistic about her odds. The bullet that struck Giffords on ...
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Genetic Markers Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

Scientists have long known that women with a gene called BRCA1 have an increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer, but it’s far from the only gene influencing ...
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NASA Imaging Technology Helps Fight Breast Cancer

The same software used by NASA scientists to determine the depths of lakes from space could also be used by doctors to detect changes in breast density during ...
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Sex After Breast Cancer: Most Survivors Find It Difficult

For some women who’ve had breast cancer, life after treatment can be just as challenging as life was during treatment. A new study illuminates one of the key ...
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