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Teaching of STD, Pregnancy Prevention Stalling in Schools

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

Schools have made little progress in recent years in teaching students about preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, according to one measure of the teaching of ...

Long-Acting Birth Control Becomes More Popular

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

Women in the U.S. are increasingly using long-acting methods of birth control, such as intrauterine devices (IUDs), while the use of short-term contraception, such as birth control pills, ...

Repeated Miscarriages May Increase Women’s Heart Attack Risk

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

Women who’ve suffered repeated miscarriages may later face an increased risk of heart attack, according to a new study. In the study, women who had had three or ...

11 Surprising Things That Can Make Us Gain Weight

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

Eating too much and not exercising may be the main causes of obesity, but it turns out they aren’t the only things that build the bulge. Studies have ...

‘Bad’ Fat Can be Turned into ‘Good’ Fat, Study Finds

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

Researchers may have found a way to transform ordinary fat in the human body into a type that burns more energy, based on a new study involving rats. ...

Allergies Increase, Scientists Scratch Their Heads

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

Allergies are increasing in America, and a large portion of the overall rise may be attributed to an uptick in ragweed and mold allergies, a new study suggests. ...

Silent, Tick-Borne Disease on the Rise

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

Cases of babesiosis, a malarialike illness transmitted by deer ticks that can be fatal, are on the rise in parts of New York State, a new study says. ...

Ticks Spreading New Disease-Causing Bacteria

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

U.S. researchers have found that ticks in two states are spreading a newly discovered strain of bacteria that causes a feverish illness. The yet-unnamed bacteria belong to a ...

What Are the Most Common Food Allergies?

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

Question: What are the most common food allergies? Answer: Foods that produce most allergic reactions in adults include fish, shrimp, lobster, crab,peanuts, eggs and tree nuts such as ...

5 Medical Advances Predicted for 2012

By Mark Schweizer

8 days ago

Great medical feats were accomplished in 2011. Dallas Wiens became the first recipient of a full-face transplant in the United States, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords survived a gunshot ...

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Teaching of STD, Pregnancy Prevention Stalling in Schools

Long-Acting Birth Control Becomes More Popular

Repeated Miscarriages May Increase Women’s Heart Attack Risk

11 Surprising Things That Can Make Us Gain Weight

‘Bad’ Fat Can be Turned into ‘Good’ Fat, Study Finds

Allergies Increase, Scientists Scratch Their Heads

Silent, Tick-Borne Disease on the Rise

Ticks Spreading New Disease-Causing Bacteria

What Are the Most Common Food Allergies?

5 Medical Advances Predicted for 2012

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