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FGM significantly reduces sexual quality of life, suggests new study
Women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) have a significantly lower sexual quality of life finds a new study published today (10 October) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Oct 09, 2012 |
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The color of attraction? Pink, researchers find
(Medical Xpress)—Red-faced men are feeling flush with the revelation that women find rosy cheeks attractive.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 09, 2012 |
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HIV helps explain rise of anal cancer in US males
The increase in anal cancer incidence in the U.S. between 1980 and 2005 was greatly influenced by HIV infections in males, but not females, according to a study published October 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer In ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 06, 2012 |
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BMI and lean body mass decline after allogeneic HSCT
(HealthDay)—In survivors of childhood hematologic malignancies who have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT), body mass index (BMI) decreases significantly, mainly due ...
Cancer
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Young indigenous females at highest risk of assault-related injuries
A new study has placed young indigenous females at the highest risk of sustaining assault-related injuries in Queensland.
Health
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Drug reverses abnormal brain function in Rett syndrome mice
A promising study out today in the prestigious Journal of Neuroscience showed that in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, researchers were able to reverse abnormalities in brain activity and improve neurological function by tre ...
Neuroscience
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Does gender affect acute concussive injury in soccer players? 'No' according to this study
Many studies suggest gender-related differences in athletes' responses to sports-related concussion. Nevertheless, findings have not been unanimous, and no guidelines regarding gender-specific strategies for prevention or ...
Pediatrics
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Study affirms safety of HPV4 vaccine for adolescents and young women in routine clinical care
A study of almost 200,000 young females who received the quadrivalent human papilloma virus (HPV4) vaccine found that immunization was associated only with same-day syncope (fainting) and skin infections in the two weeks ...
Pediatrics
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Psychiatric disorders may persist in some young people after detention
A study of juveniles detained in Chicago suggests that more than 45 percent of males and nearly 30 percent of females had one or more psychiatric disorders with associated impairment five years after detention, according ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Low birth weight may increase risk for cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and diabetes
Being underweight at birth may have consequences above and beyond the known short-term effects says a research report published in the October 2012 issue of The FASEB Journal. The report shows that rats with a low birth ...
Pediatrics
Oct 01, 2012 |
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How sexual power can be disempowering
Gender roles and norms play a key role in sexual behavior between men and women. It is often assumed that men should dominate women sexually. This assumption may lead to loss of both power and the ability to control sexual ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Study examines prevalence of local allergic rhinitis
(HealthDay)—Local allergic rhinitis (LAR) is prevalent among patients with rhinitis, affecting about one in four, and is often associated with childhood onset and persistent, severe conjunctivitis and/or ...
Immunology
Sep 25, 2012 |
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What does the feminization of family medicine mean?
With more women in family medicine in Canada, what does this mean for the specialty and the profession, for patients and for society, asks a Salon opinion piece in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Other
Sep 24, 2012 |
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A mother's nutrition—before pregnancy—may alter the function of her children's genes
Everyone knows that what mom eats when pregnant makes a huge difference in the health of her child. Now, new research in mice suggests that what she ate before pregnancy might be important too. According to a new research ...
Genetics
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Weight gain worry for stressed black girls
Could the impact of chronic stress explain why American black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls? According to Dr. Tomiyama of the University of California, Los Angeles in the U.S., and her colleagues, ...
Health
Sep 19, 2012 |
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