Aspirin may lower melanoma risk
A new study has found that women who take aspirin have a reduced risk of developing melanoma—and that the longer they take it, the lower the risk. The findings suggest that aspirin's anti-inflammatory effects may help protect ...
Cancer
Mar 11, 2013 |
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New hope for thousands of women with most aggressive breast cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Nottingham have identified a protein which could help predict survival outcomes for women with the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.
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Sep 07, 2012 |
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More sunlight months during pregnancy gives newborns longer thighbones, study says
(Medical Xpress)—The seasonal variation of sunlight in Ireland means newborns from Caucasian women who had more sunlight months during their pregnancy (April – Sep) are more likely to have longer thighbones, ...
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Mar 05, 2013 |
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African-American, Caucasian women should take identical vitamin D doses
African-American women battling vitamin D deficiencies need the same dose as Caucasian women to treat the condition, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...
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Feb 12, 2013 |
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Gene-environment interaction ups risk of preeclampsia
(HealthDay)—A genetic variant, AGT2R, in mothers, fathers, and neonates is associated with a significantly increased risk of preeclampsia in mothers with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m² or more, accord ...
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Dec 10, 2012 |
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Looking healthy is more attractive than manliness
(Medical Xpress) -- Having a healthy skin colour is more important in determining how attractive a man is to women than how manly they look. These are the findings of a study carried out by researchers in the School of Psychology ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Interethnic marriage between African- and Native-Americans produced many children
American Indians with African ancestry outdid 'full bloods' in reproductive terms in the early 1900s, despite the odds being against them, according to a new study by Michael Logan from the University of Tennessee in the ...
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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Cancer risk for African-American women with benign breast disease factors, study finds
A Wayne State University researcher has identified characteristics in benign breast disease associated with future cancer risk in African-American women.
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Feb 11, 2013 |
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African American women with breast cancer less likely to have newer, recommended surgical procedure
African American women with early stage, invasive breast cancer were 12 percent less likely than Caucasian women with the same diagnosis to receive a minimally invasive technique, axillary sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, ...
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Dec 05, 2012 |
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Researchers discover a DNA marker may indicate differences in breast cancer
Researchers and doctors at the North Shore-LIJ Health System and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered a potential explanation for why breast cancer is not experienced the same way with African American ...
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Jun 02, 2012 |
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Researchers find no disparities in imaging before breast cancer surgery
If racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer exist, they are not due to differences in the use of imaging to assess the extent of tumors before surgery, according to new findings that will be presented by Fox Chase Cancer ...
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May 17, 2012 |
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