November29,200610:58:27AMPST
ByRickAnsorge
HealthDayReporterYahoo!Health:AddictionNewsWEDNESDAY,Nov.29(HealthDayNews)--Smokingmayprimetheadolescentbraintobemorevulnerabletoalcoholismandotheraddictions,anewstudysuggests."Theyoungertheystartsmoking,themoretheirbrainsappeartobemoresusceptibletootheraddictions,"saidstudyco-authorRichardGrucza,anepidemiologistattheWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMe...[
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November29,200610:58:27AMPSTYahoo!Health:AddictionNewsWEDNESDAY,Nov.29(HealthDayNews)--Pregnantwomenwhosmokemayactually"program"theirkidstobecomesmokers,accordingtoanAustralianstudythatlookedat3,000mothersandtheirchildren.ResearchersattheUniversityofQueenslandexaminedthesmokingpatternsofthechildrenwhentheyreachedtheageof21andthencomparedthemtothesmokingbehaviorsofthemothersduringpregnancy.Aboutone...[
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November29,200610:58:27AMPSTYahoo!Health:HeartHealthNews(HealthDayNews)--Blood-thinningmedicationsaretypicallyprescribedafteraheartattackorstroketopreventarecurrence.ButtheAmericanHeartAssociationcautionsthatthesedrugsmayhavesignificantsideeffects:Bruisingeasily.Nosebleeds.Bleedinggums.Excessivebleedingcausedbyshavingcuts.Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptomsafterstartingblood-thinningtherapy,tellyourdoctor...[
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September28,200608:41:58PMPSTYahoo!Health:AsthmaNewsTHURSDAY,Sept.28(HealthDayNews)--Livingnexttoheavyindustrymayboostlungcancerrisk,suggestsnewresearch.Inthestudy,researchersinNewZealandandtheU.K.comparedmorethan200womenwithprimarylungcancerand339healthywomen.AllthewomenlivedinTeesideinnortheastEngland,anareawithespeciallyhighratesoflungcanceramongwomen.Duringthe19thand20thcenturies,heavyindustry...[
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TueNov28,1:38PMETNEWYORK(ReutersHealth)-Severaltypesofnonpharmacologictreatment,includingphysicalexercise,relaxationtraining,andacupuncturecanprovidelong-lastingimprovementsforpatientswithchronictension-typeheadaches,physicaltherapistsinSwedenreport.ADVERTISEMENT
Becausethefrequentuseofpainmedicationscanleadtochronicheadaches,itisimportantthatanalgesicsarediscontinuedasafirststepintreatingtens...[
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ByANGELACHARLTON,AssociatedPressWriter12minutesagoPARIS-AyearafteraFrenchwomanreceivedtheworld'sfirstpartialfacetransplant,doctorssaytheoperationwasasuccessandsheisgainingmoreandmoresensitivityandfacialmobility.ADVERTISEMENT
AsBritishandAmericandoctorsworkonplansforafirstfull-facetransplant,themedicalteamatthehospitalinAmiensinnorthernFranceissuedanewphotoandastatementMonday,exactlyayearaftert...[
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HalfofUsersDevelopThyroidProblems,StudyFindsNovember22,200611:58:55AMPSTYahoo!Health:CancerNewsSummary:PatientswhotakethetargeteddrugSutent(sunitinib)shouldhavetheirthyroidfunctionroutinelymonitored,accordingtodoctorsfromHarvardMedicalSchool,BrighamandWomen'sHospital,andtheDana-FarberCancerInstitute.Morethanhalfofpeopletakingthedrugdevelopedsomekindofthyroidproblemduringtreatment,theresearchersrep...[
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AllHealthDayNewsNovember28,200610:58:19AMPSTYahoo!Health:AddictionNewsTUESDAY,Nov.28(HealthDayNews)--Lessisnotmorewhenitcomestosmokers'health,newresearchfinds.ANorwegianstudyfoundthatmerelycuttingbackonthenumberofcigarettessmokedperdaydidnotloweraheavysmoker'sriskofearlydeath.ReportinginthejournalTobaccoControl,ateamfromtheNationalHealthScreeningServiceinOslofoundthatlimitingthedailyamountofcigare...[
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November28,200610:58:19AMPSTYahoo!Health:DiabetesNewsTUESDAY,Nov.28(HealthDayNews)--"Weightcycling"--intentionallylosingweightthengainingitallback--mayincreasemen'sriskforgallstones,aUniversityofKentuckyMedicalCenterstudyfinds.Researchersanalyzeddatafromnearly25,000menwhotookpartintheHealthProfessionalsFollow-upStudy.Themenprovidedinformationaboutanyweightfluctuationsoccurringbetween1988and1992,an...[
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November28,200610:58:19AMPSTYahoo!Health:ArthritisNews(HealthDayNews)--Aspirinisoftenrecommendedbycardiologistsforitsblood-thinningproperties,butthemedicationcanleadtocomplications,includingstomachproblems.TheClevelandClinicsaysyoushouldalwayscheckwithyourdoctorbeforestartingadailyaspirinregimen.Ingeneral,theclinicsays,peopleatriskforthefollowingconditionsmaybenefitfromaspirintherapy:Heartattack.B...[
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