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    Seasonal Flu Vaccine May Reduce Stroke Risk

    Because respiratory infections such as the flu can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, receiving the seasonal flu vaccine can reduce the risk of stroke by almost a quarter, says a new study from the University of Lincoln and The University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom as published in the journal Vaccine. Influenza, or […] More

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    Acetaminophen (Tylenol) During Pregnancy Linked to Behavioral Disorders in Children

    Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Genapap, Feverall, Actamin Maximum Strength, Altenol, Aminofen, Apra, Aceta, Tempra, Paracetamol, Apo-Acetaminophen, Panadol, Dymadon, Calpol) is a Category B drug during pregnancy: B. No Evidence of Risk in Humans Adequate, well-controlled studies in pregnant women have not shown increased risk of fetal abnormalities despite adverse findings in animals, or, in the absence of […] More

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    Children with Involved Parents Become Slimmer Adults

    Individuals with involved parents during childhood are more likely to be slim in adulthood, suggests a recent crowdsourced study conducted by researchers at Cornell University in New York as published in the journal PLOS ONE. States study leader Brian Wansink, professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, “One of the […] More

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    Reduced Risk of Cervical Lesions Associated with HPV Vaccination

    Initial studies of the HPV vaccine have indicated that the vaccine is highly effective against HPV16/18-associated cervical cancer. Now use of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine has reduced the risk of cervical lesions among girls and women in Denmark after only six years, says a new study published the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The […] More

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    Medicaid Policies Block Low-Income Women from Tubal Ligation

    Tubal ligation, the most popular method of female sterilization, is highly protective against unwanted pregnancies. However, current Medicaid policies create roadblocks for low-income women who wish to undergo the procedure, argues a review written by researchers from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and other institutions in the United States as published in the […] More

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    Severest Flu Cases Among Young, Unvaccinated Adults

    An analysis of patients seeking treatment for the flu at Duke University Hospital reveals that the most severe cases and the cases that require the most intensive treatment occur among unvaccinated individuals. Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses. Symptoms include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy […] More

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    Alcohol During Pregnancy Damages Growth and Function of Placenta

    Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most well-known risk of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Now new research from The University of Manchester as published in the journal PLoS One suggests that women who consume alcohol at moderate or heavy levels in the early stages of pregnancy might damage the growth and function of the placenta. […] More

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    Iron Deficiency Increases Stroke Risk

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 795,000 Americans suffer from a stroke each year, resulting in nearly 130,000 deaths annually. Now new research from Imperial College London in the United Kingdom as published in the journal PLOS One suggests that iron deficiency may increase the risk of stroke by making the […] More

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    Grape Seed May Aid in Fight Against Bowel Cancer

    Grape seed may aid the effectiveness of chemotherapy in killing colon cancer cells and may reduce the side effects of chemotherapy, suggests new research from the University of Adelaide as published in the journal PLOS ONE. To test the effects of grape seed on chemotherapy for bowel cancer, the researchers used commercially available grape seed […] More

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