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Warding Off Depression: ‘Mindfulness’ Therapy Works as Well as Drugs

Meditating daily and being mindful of life events that make you happy or sad may be as effective as taking medication to prevent a relapse of depression, a ...
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Hot Flashes Eased by Antidepressant

Women who suffer from hot flashes may get some relief from their symptoms by taking a particular antidepressant, according to a new study. The antidepressant escitalopram reduced the ...
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Catholic Church Should Offer Nuns the Pill, Researchers Say

The Catholic Church should make oral contraception pills freely available to nuns to reduce their cancer risk, researchers argue. Women who have no children, including nuns, are at ...
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Common Pain Drugs Linked with Lower Skin Cancer Risk

Taking painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen may lower the risk of skin cancer, a new study from Denmark suggests. Researchers found that people who took nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...
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5 Signs of Gynecological Cancer Women Ignore

Most women don’t know the signs of gynecological cancers, and are especially unaware of symptoms unrelated to the reproductive organs, such as back pain and increased urination, according ...
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Muscle Building Common Among Teens

Efforts to bulk up and tone muscles are common among teens, new research suggests. According to the study findings, about 35 percent of boys and 21 percent of ...
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Surprise Finding Hints at Healthiness of Vegetarians

Vegetarians are 36 percent less likely to have metabolic syndrome than nonvegetarians, a new study suggests. And because metabolic syndrome can be a precursor to heart disease, diabetes ...
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High Cholesterol Declining in Adults, CDC Says

The percentage of U.S. adults with high cholesterol levels declined by a more than quarter over the last decade, according to a new government report. A nationally representative ...
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Want a Smaller Waist? Take More Breaks From Sitting

Taking short breaks from sitting, even for only one minute, might whittle your waistline and improve your heart health, according to a new study. People in the study ...
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When Breast-Feeding Fails: Why Moms Seek Out Alternatives

Yasmine Evjen, a graphic and Web designer in Chandler, Ariz., always planned to breast-feed her daughter. When Evjen and her husband found out that she was pregnant more ...
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