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Avoiding the car for travel could significantly lower risk of illness and death
People who are more active when commuting to work by walking or cycling could be cutting their relative risk of
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Autism is not linked to eating fish in pregnacy: Study on the assumption that mercury exposure in pregnancy is a major cause of autism
A major study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has found that they are not linked to autism or
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Out of Control Alcohol: Is Abstinence Required, or Will Moderation Work? Part II
In Part I of this series, we talked about Suzanne, who was experiencing some moments of out-of-control drinking. She was
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New data changes the way scientists explain how cancer tumors develop
A collaborative research team has uncovered new information that more accurately explains how cancerous tumors grow within the body. This
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New hope for women with fistula injuries
The health care systems in the United States and other industrialized countries have outgrown many of the childbirth-related injuries that
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Ulnar tunnel syndrome: Causes, treatment, and exercises
The nerve compression in ulnar tunnel syndrome can cause numbness or tingling in the hands or fingers. Surgery or wearing
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Mediterranean diet may blunt air pollution’s ill health effects
Eating a Mediterranean diet may protect people from some of the harm of long-term exposure to air pollution, and reduce
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How immune cells kill bacteria with acid: Crucial protein for acidification of macrophage phagosome discovered
The first line of immune defense against invading pathogens like bacteria are macrophages, immune cells that engulf every foreign object
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Out of Control Alcohol: Is Abstinence Required, or Will Moderation Work? Part I of II
Suzanne knew something was wrong when she woke up with a hangover on a Monday morning. She never drank on
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20 signs the spark in your relationship has gone – and 20 ways to get it back
Forget the seven-year itch – the spark actually begins to fade exactly five years and two months into a relationship,
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