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Radiation may increase long-term heart risks
Women treated for breast cancer with radiation therapy are more likely to die from heart disease 20 years or more down the line than women who don't get radiation, according to a new study.
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Use of antidepressant to treat hot flashes raises concern
First came the fallout from hormones. Now alarms are being raised about a new treatment for menopause: mood-altering drugs.
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Freezing the tick tick tock of the biological clock
Proponents of egg freezing say the technique is the greatest advance in female reproductive choice since the Pill. Critics say it is unproven and will only encourage women to push back motherhood to...
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Snack in front of the TV, eat more later
Women who eat in front of the TV tend to forget how much they've eaten and over-consume their next meal, says a study by Australian researchers.
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Video: Post-pregnancy body
What you can do to deal with unexpected changes to your body caused by pregnancy. Minna Rhee reports.
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Bisphenol A tied to hormonal syndrome
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have increased blood levels of the widely used industrial chemical bisphenol A, a small study finds -- raising the question of whether the compound plays some role...
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Taking care of your body
Gill Deacon has published a great guide for those who want to reduce exposure to harmful chemicals commonly found in shampoo, lotions, makeup and toothpaste.
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Doctors fear 'pill scare' arising from birth control class-action
Two birth control pills targeted in class-action lawsuits in Canada pose no greater risk of blood clots than other oral contraceptives, says a national doctors group that worries a "pill scare" could ...
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Eating lots of red meat ups women's stroke risk
Women who eat a lot of red meat may be putting themselves at increased risk of stroke, a new study in more than 30,000 Swedish women hints.
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Role of mom's choice in C-section rise questioned
Caesarean section rates have been rising steadily in the developed world over the past 30 years, but a new analysis of data on nearly 20,000 women from around the globe suggests it's not because women...
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Lust for lashes
For most of her life, Winnipegger Lorrie Sudoski has been on a quest for long, sweeping eyelashes — the kind of "big, bold, look-at-me lashes" she’s seen Hollywood starlet Drew Barrymore coo about in ...
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Overcoming real-life on "the Pill"
Oral contraceptives boast annual unintended pregnancy rates well below 1 percent -- if used correctly and consistently, that is.
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Canadian researchers help link moms’ rheumatoid arthritis to unborn children
Janine Pigeon has had rheumatoid arthritis for half her life and was happy to act as a research subject in a study of the disease. But she said she was stunned to learn she may have inherited it from ...
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