A West Virginia University researcher has discovered the suicide rate of some Medicaid-insured youth—including girls and young women—is higher than
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Woman gets a double mastectomy after being told wrong genetic results
Woman got a double mastectomy after being told she carries the BRCA gene – then found out her results were
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Childhood gastro linked with coeliac disease, 15-year study finds
Infants who have been sick with a common intestinal virus are more likely to be allergic to gluten later in
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Marijuana smoking linked with higher sperm concentrations, study finds
Men who have smoked marijuana at some point in their life had significantly higher concentrations of sperm when compared with
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Babies and toddlers at greater risk from second-hand smoke than previously thought, study finds
Infants and toddlers in low-income communities may be even more at risk from second- and third-hand smoke exposure than has
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Apple watches could add two years to your life by encouraging activity
Apple watches could add two years to your life: Study confirms the gadgets encourage you to exercise for up to
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Youth dating violence shaped by parents’ conflict-handling views, study finds
Parents who talk to their children about nonviolent ways of resolving conflict may reduce children’s likelihood of physically or psychologically
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Study finds that in treating obesity, one size does not fit all
Analyzing data from more than 2,400 obese patients who underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery, researchers identified at least four different patient
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Mailed HPV tests can help find women at-risk for cervical cancer, study finds
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found that mailing self-collection kits to test for high-risk human
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Study finds tennis elbow treatments provide little to no benefit
The painful condition known as “tennis elbow” results from overuse of the tendons in the forearm, typically in a patient’s
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