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Breast cancer

Serena Williams Promotes Breast Cancer Screening

Oct 3, 2018

Serena Williams, tennis champion, created Sunday buzz by appearing topless, but with her chest hidden by her hands, in a video where she sings and promotes breast cancer screening. Serena sings an...

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Air Pollution Is Still Killing People In The United States

Sep 28, 2018 • 1 comment

Air pollution continues to drive premature deaths in the United States. Air pollution continues to drive premature deaths in the United States with no level of exposure leaving humans unaffected,...

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Women's health

In Shift To General Wellness, Weight Watchers Becomes 'WW'

Sep 27, 2018

Global weight loss giant Weight Watchers is changing its name to WW as it moves toward promoting healthy living in general, the company announced Monday. Its new slogan -- "Wellness that works" --...

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Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk Again

Sep 26, 2018

Five years after he was paralyzed in a snowmobile accident, a man in the US has learned to walk again aided by an electrical implant, in a potential breakthrough for spinal injury sufferers. A team...

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Most Nations To Miss UN Target On Chronic Diseases: Study

Sep 25, 2018

More than half of all countries will likely fail to hit the UN target of reducing premature deaths. More than half of all countries will likely fail to hit the UN target of reducing premature deaths...

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Algodystrophy
Alzheimer's disease
Angiopathy
Aphasia
Ataxia-telangiectasia
Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia
Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia
Cephalalgia
Chordoma
Cluster headache
Concussion
Corpus callosum agenesis
Corticobasal degeneration
Cutis verticis gyrata
Dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy
Dysautonomia
Dystonia
Encephalitis
Familial dysautonomia
Fanconi anemia
Friedreich ataxia
Harding ataxia
Herpetic encephalitis
Idiopathic aplastic anemia
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Lewy Body Dementia
Multiple system atrophy
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Paroxysmal non-kinesigenic dyskinesia
Pelvic and perineal pains
Spinocerebellar ataxia
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
Viral encephalitis
X-linked cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

Study: Air Pollution Linked To Higher Risk Of Dementia

Sep 21, 2018

Alzheimer's Day is this Friday: September, 21 2018If you or a loved one is diagnosed with dementia, join the group and forum here. Urban air pollution, mostly from vehicles, is associated with an...

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Coca-Cola Looking At Cannabis-Infused Drinks

Sep 19, 2018

Coca-Cola said Monday it is studying the use of a key ingredient in marijuana in "wellness beverages," as a growing number of mainstream companies develop cannabis-infused drinks. "We have no...

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US Mulls Ban On Flavored E-cigarettes Amid Youth 'Epidemic'

Sep 18, 2018

US regulators said Wednesday they are considering an immediate ban on flavored e-cigarettes, as the Food and Drug Administration chief warned of an "epidemic" of vaping among youths. The agency sent...

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Stress Affects People With Schizophrenia Differently

Sep 14, 2018 • 1 comment

Stressful situations affect the brain and body differently in people with schizophrenia compared to people without the mental illness or individuals at high risk for developing psychosis, a new CAMH...

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Cancer

Cancer In Europe: More Cases But Fewer Deaths

Sep 13, 2018

The number of cancer cases has continued to rise across Europe, however mortality rates from the disease have fallen, according to the World Health Organization's "European Health...

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Bladder cancer
Brain tumor
Breast cancer
Cancer
Cancer of the Pleura
Cancer of the vulva
Cervical cancer
Colon cancer
Colorectal cancer
Endocrine cancer
Endometrial cancer
Esophageal cancer
Gallbladder cancer
Gastric cancer
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Larynx cancer
Leiomyosarcoma
Liver cancer
Neuroendocrine liver cancer
Neuroendocrine tumor
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Small cell lung cancer
Testicular cancer
Thymus cancer
Thyroid Cancer

Olivia Newton-John Opens Up On Her Cancer 'Mission' (Diagnosed For Third Time)

Sep 12, 2018

Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John has opened up about a third diagnosis for cancer, saying she believed she would "win over it". The Grease star, 69, told Australian TV show Sunday Night she was...

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Prostate cancer

Why Does Hormone Therapy Worsen Some Prostate Cancers?

Sep 6, 2018 • 2 comments

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer does not always work; the tumor can become resistant and continue to spread. Now, new research reveals how the therapy alters the environment of tumor cells to...

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