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Breast cancer

Acupressure cuts fatigue after breast cancer treatment

11 Jul 2016 • 1 comment

Long-term fatigue that follows treatment for breast cancer can be dramatically reduced by simple pressure-point exercises able to be performed at home, new research reveals. Scientists found that...

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Breast cancer

Exercise improves memory in breast cancer survivors

11 Jul 2016

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is related to improved subjective memory in breast cancer survivors, who often complain about memory problems, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. It...

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Diabetes (Type 2)

You Asked: Do Sugar Substitutes Cause Type 2 Diabetes?

11 Jul 2016

By now you’ve heard that sugary foods drive insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes. The more of the sweet stuff you swallow—whether it’s table sugar or organic honey—the more insulin your pancreas...

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Multiple sclerosis

Brain inflammation linked to depression in multiple sclerosis

11 Jul 2016 • 2 comments

Patients with multiple sclerosis have higher rates of depression than the general population, including people with other life-long disabling diseases. Symptoms of multiple sclerosis arise from an...

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Prostate cancer

A New Genetic Test Can Spot Aggressive Prostate Cancer

11 Jul 2016

Some forms of prostate cancer spread quickly, but many don't require treatment. Doctors now have a genetic test that can tell them apart For decades, doctors have been able to easily identify women...

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Flourless Honey-Almond Cake

7 Jul 2016

In the kitchen: read the "Flourless Honey-Almond Cake" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Should You Be Worried About Bruising Easily?

5 Jul 2016 • 4 comments

It's happened to the best of us: You wake up with a small bruise on your leg or arm, and no matter how hard you try to remember what caused it, the source remains a mystery. For some people, it's...

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Asthma

How to Travel With Asthma and Allergies

5 Jul 2016 • 1 comment

Dreaming of your summer vacation? Wondering how to keep asthma and allergies under control? Put some planning behind the dream. Here's a timetable to follow: Two Months Out Schedule a checkup...

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Breast cancer

Can Good Bacteria Protect Against Breast Cancer?

5 Jul 2016

It seems like every day another story comes out about how certain types of bacteria are good for you. But while most of the recent research has focused on the kinds of bacteria found in your gut and...

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Breast cancer

Obese fathers may increase daughters' breast cancer risk

5 Jul 2016

Lead investigator Sonia de Assis, Ph.D., of the Department of Oncology at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C., and colleagues present their findings in the journal...

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COPD

COPD exacerbations linked to quality of life, history of pneumonia

4 Jul 2016

In patients with mild-to-moderate COPD, exacerbation is associated with the patient's quality of life, previous exacerbation history, and history of pneumonia, according to research published in the...

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COPD

Simple list of seven predictors helps screen patients at risk of COPD

4 Jul 2016

inical trial that tested a simple seven-item list of predictive factors finds it is an effective screening tool for helping doctors identify patients at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

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