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Coffee Might Guard Against Head, Neck Cancers (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — Coffee may help protect against head and neck cancers, a new review finds. Continue reading

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Soy trims postmenopausal fat, study suggests

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A small new study has found that taking soy supplements may help postmenopausal women slim down. Continue reading

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Ovarian Cancer Screening: Hope for Early Detection (Time.com)

Time.com – A new study by researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that a simple blood test, used routinely, may help early detection of a notoriously difficult cancer to treat Continue reading

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Gene variants may raise risk of infectious disease

LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have found a group of gene variants that increase susceptibility to infectious diseases like tuberculosis and malaria and say the discovery may help in designing new drugs to tackle several illnesses at once. Continue reading

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Smokers show lower risk of pregnancy complication

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study adds to evidence that women who smoke during pregnancy have a lower risk of a complication called preeclampsia — in findings that may help shed light on how the condition arises. Continue reading

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Could ecstasy ease PTSD symptoms?

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters Health) – Adding MDMA – otherwise known as the party drug ecstasy – to talk therapy may help patients cope with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a preliminary study presented Friday at the Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century meeting. Continue reading

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