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Having This Many Children May Lead to Faster Biological Aging
New research finds family size and pregnancy timing may impact how well a woman ages and how long she lives.
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Why Some UTIs Won’t Go Away — Even After Treatment
A new case study suggests bacteria hidden deep in the bladder lining may be causing chronic urinary tract infections in women and girls.
09 Jan
Breastfeeding Linked to Less Depression and Anxiety Years Later
A small long-term study suggests women who breastfeed are less likely to report depression or anxiety up to 10 years after pregnancy.
EPA May Stop Assessing Health Benefits When Setting Air Pollution Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may soon stop putting a dollar value on the health benefits of cleaner air.
The move, experts warn, could lead to weaker protections against some of the most dangerous pollutants.
Internal agency emails and documents reviewed by The New York Times show that, under President Dona...
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Abortion Bans Might Endanger Pregnancies Achieved Through Fertility Treatment
Abortion restrictions could be endangering some pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment, a new study says.
States with laws that target abortion providers have worse health outcomes for women using fertility treatment compared with states that don’t have such laws, researchers reported Jan. 9 in JAMA Health Forum.<...
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Early Menopause Not Linked To Higher Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
Early menopause has been linked to a number of health problems, including heart disease, stroke and loss of bone density.
But there doesn’t appear to be a similar link between early menopause and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, researchers reported today in the journal Menopause.
Women who enter menopause before age ...
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Shop 'Til You Drop? Online Shopping Linked To Higher Stress Levels
Are you trying to lower your stress by scrolling eBay for rare finds, or shopping Amazon for bargains?
You might be barking up the wrong tree, a new study says.
Online shopping is more strongly linked to stress than reading the news, checking your inbox or watching porn, researchers reported Jan. 9 in the Journal of Medical Inter...
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Chronic Illnesses Increase Risk Of Botox Side Effects, Experts Say
People with diabetes, migraines and other chronic illnesses should think twice before receiving cosmetic Botox injections, a new study says.
These sorts of ongoing health problems can dramatically increase the risk of side effects from botulinum toxin injections, researchers recently reported in Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
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Two-Thirds Of Crohn's Disease Patients Benefit From Fasting Diet, Clinical Trial Shows
Fasting a handful of days each month can significantly improve GI symptoms among people with Crohn’s disease.
The new approach, called “fasting mimicking,” improved symptoms among two-thirds of Crohn’s patients who tried it, researchers reported Jan. 13 in the journal Nature Medicine.
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