The good news: More people survive stroke now than 10 years ago due to improved treatment and prevention. The bad news: Women who survive stroke have a worse quality of life than men, according to a study published in the Feb. 7 online ...
Young women who smoke and have been smoking a pack a day for a decade or more have a significantly increased risk of developing the most common type of breast cancer. That is the finding of an analysis published early online in Cancer, a ...
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With world's first automated blood pressure management system developed by KK Women's and Children's Hospital New trial results have shown that the world's first Double Intravenous Vasopressor Automated (DIVA) System affords superior ...
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The first large-scale study testing all the DNA—the entire genome—of tumour cells from more than 400 women with advanced breast cancer has identified individuals with a good chance of benefiting from specific treatments already ...
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New surgical guidelines announced today by the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) have the potential to significantly reduce unnecessary breast surgeries, improve patient outcomes and ...
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Injecting a little anesthetic near a nerve bundle in the neck cut troublesome hot flashes significantly, shows a new randomized, controlled trial published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society ...
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Children with depression are more likely to be obese, smoke and be inactive, and can show the effects of heart disease as early as their teen years, according to a newly published study by University of South Florida Associate Professor of ...
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TUESDAY Feb. 11, 2014, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will investigate possible links between the diabetes drug saxagliptin and a heightened risk for heart failure among users. In a statement, the ...
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TUESDAY Feb. 11, 2014, 2014 -- A new study confirms there is an unspoken rule among women: Don't settle for a short man. The researchers first analyzed data from online dating ads posted by about 450 men and 470 women across the United ...
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Recent research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) found that during pregnancy, and particularly during the third trimester, large amounts of choline may be needed to support fetal development. Conclusions of the ...
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Managing a child's pain and distress after surgery is an essential part of recovery. However, using strong painkilling medications post-surgery can put kids at risk for side effects and other complications. A new evidence review from The ...
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reported that on February 20, 2014, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on the Class A Common Stock of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., payable on March 18, 2014 to shareholders of ...
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Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp., has officially launched the global omni-channel campaign – “show yours #mycalvins”– a multi-tiered initiative that maximizes the conversation around Calvin ...
VERO MODA’s Spring Summer’14 collection is feminine, chic and effortlessly elegant. The key trends of the collection include tribal patterns, botanical inspirations, american explorers, tropical influences, summer graphics, ...
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Grand Foods, an Australian importer and distributor of Turkish foods, is withdrawing various soft and hard cheese products and one butter product, as they are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products subject to recall ...
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