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July 19, 2016

Number of Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases Soars: U.S. Study Increase may be due to lax screening or more aggressive disease, experts say

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- New cases of advanced prostate cancer in the United States have skyrocketed 72 percent in the past decade,…

July 19, 2016

Cutting Down on Sweets Can Help Kids’ Hearts Risk factors improved after just 10 days of sugar restriction, study finds

TUESDAY, July 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting sugar -- not calories -- is the key to reducing the risk of heart disease among obese children, a new study suggests.…

July 18, 2016

Making Sense of Senseless Violence Expert advice to help you — and kids — cope with the seemingly unending string of catastrophes

By Margaret Farley Steele HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Shockwaves are reverberating around the world yet again as a scene of once-unimaginable terror played out Thursday…

July 18, 2016

1st Case of Female-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Reported Woman in NYC contracted the virus on trip to endemic area, then passed it to boyfriend, health officials say

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A New York City woman who became infected with the Zika virus on a trip outside the United…

July 18, 2016

9 Out of 10 Strokes Could Be Prevented, Study Finds High blood pressure is the most important controllable risk factor

FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability but the vast majority of strokes are preventable, according to a new study. Researchers…

July 18, 2016

Don’t Let Painful Blisters Spoil Your Summer Fun These simple steps will help prevent blisters and speed healing if one develops

SATURDAY, July 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- You might think of blisters as painful nuisances on your feet, but one expert warns that blisters can appear anywhere that skin rubs…

July 18, 2016

Do ADHD Medicines Boost Substance Abuse Risk? Chances were actually lower the earlier stimulants were started, and the longer they were taken

By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Parents often worry that their children who take stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be…

July 18, 2016

Gut Bacteria May Hold Clues to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Intestinal colonies differ in CFS patients, study finds, bolstering notion the disorder isn’t a psychological problem

By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome -- a condition that continues to baffle doctors -- may be influenced by a person's…

July 18, 2016

Obamacare Paying Off With Improved Health Care: Report But gains between 2011 and 2014 were often small, especially in poor communities

FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A new report finds health care improved in much of the United States between 2011 and 2014, mostly because more people were insured…

July 18, 2016

Cornea Transplants Riskier for Women When They Come From Men? Study suggests incompatibility with the Y chromosome, poor outcomes

FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women who undergo a cornea transplant may have a worse outcome if their donor is a man, a new study suggests. Subtle differences…

July 15, 2016

Synthetic Pot Overdoses on the Rise in U.S. K2-type drugs far more potent than marijuana, experts warn

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Synthetic marijuana is sending increasing numbers of U.S. users to hospitals, researchers report. Sold under the names K2,…

July 15, 2016

U.S. Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Rise Fourfold in One Year CDC statistics for 2013-2014 show troubling spike in resistant strains

THURSDAY, July 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotic-resistant cases of the sexually transmitted illness gonorrhea have more than quadrupled in the United States. This new data, from the U.S. Centers…
Everything You Ever Wanted to
Know About Pregnancy:

But Were Too
Embarrassed or Afraid to Ask

by Idries Abdur-Rahman (Goodreads Author),
Jamil Abdur-Rahman MD, Nikia Bilal (Editor)

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