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Study urges three-year gap in cervical cancer test

Healthy women over 30 who test negative for human papillomaviruses (HPV) may be able to safely extend the period between gynecological exams from every year to three years, said a U.S. study Wednesday.

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Yoga helps breast cancer patients: Study

Breast cancer patients who practice yoga experience lower stress and improved quality of life compared to counterparts who do stretching exercises, a U.S. study indicated.

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A model displays a make-up and hairdress during the Kiev Hairdressers Cup in the Ukrainian capital on February 9, 2011. You won't find lead or arsenic on the ingredients list of your favourite lip gloss or eyeliner, but a Toronto-based environmental group has tested dozens of cosmetics products commonly used by Canadians and found virtually all of them were contaminated with heavy metals.

Study exposes cracks in cosmetics' foundation

You won't find lead or arsenic on the ingredients list of your favourite lip gloss or eyeliner, but a Toronto-based environmental group has tested dozens of cosmetics products commonly used by Canadians...

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Doctors more likely to call for C-section on obese mothers: Study

Canada's obesity crisis is giving birth to a new problem: an increasing number of caesarean sections among obese mothers-to-be.

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Coffee may help reduce the risk of breast cancer

Put one of those pink breast cancer ribbons around your coffee mug: researchers in Sweden have discovered that coffee not only helps wake you up, but it can also help reduce the risk of contracting breast...

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Hot flashes may last a decade or more: Study

The hot flashes that are common during and after menopause may last an average of more than 10 years, more than twice as long as previously assumed, according to a U.S. Study.

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Cutting C-sections cuts costs, medical risks: article

Health-care service providers and politicians looking to cut health-care costs might want to consider taking a scalpel to the number of caesarean sections performed each year without medical reason, according...

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Heart scare changed nurse's life

At 44, Rose Lopetrone might not fit the stereotype for someone with significant heart disease -- many people still think of older men and their tickers.

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Natural recipe for beauty

Charmaine Cianciullo isn't a singer or an aspiring actress, but the Ottawa organic esthetician is making waves in social media. Since she began blogging in 2008, she has become a leading voice in the ...

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An Afghan girl and her mother walk outside the Musa Qala District Center base on January 27, 2011 in Helmand in a file photo

Afghanistan worst place, Norway best to be a mom: Study

Afghanistan is the worst place in the world to be a mother and Norway is the best, an annual report released Tuesday said.

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Happy (healthy) Mother's Day

You want to show her how much you appreciate her. What better way to do that than let her know you want her to live for a long time?

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Stillbirths tied to secondhand smoke: Study

Pregnant women who live or work with smokers may be at slightly higher risk of having a stillborn baby, giving birth to a slightly smaller baby or having a baby with a smaller head, according to a Canadian...

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Immigrant moms more likely to have premature children after years in Canada: Study

Living in Canada can be bad for maternal health, according to a study that found that immigrant women are more likely to deliver babies prematurely after five years in the country than when they arrived...

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