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The Pet Corner: Thyroid problems affect both dogs and cats
The thyroid gland is one of the most important glands in the body of humans and pets. It is located in the neck near the trachea or windpipe and has two lobes, one lobe on each side of the trachea. The gland is controlled by the pituitary gland which is...
Tags: Heart Problems, Diseases and Illnesses, Immune System, Chemical Industry, Weight
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UW, UCLA researchers develop birth control gel for men
Los Angeles TimesA birth control gel for men sharply lowered sperm counts with few side effects, researchers reported Tuesday. The gel, containing testosterone and a synthetic progestin called Nestorone, will require substantially more testing, but it has the potential to...Tags: Testosterone, Drugs and Medicines, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Family Planning
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The risks and rewards of red meat
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post. This week, Ellen Loreck, MS, RD, LDN;, weighs in on red meat.
Picture this: You're out to dinner and there are juicy porterhouse steaks, sumptuous burgers, and...Tags: Cancer, Vitamin B3, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Vitamin Therapy, Healthy Diet
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Dinosaur coldblooded theory gets dash of cold water
Dinosaurs: coldblooded or warmblooded? Inquiring paleontologists have long wanted to know, and a new study offers thoughts on the issue. Basically, it says that a central line of evidence for coldbloodedness is all wet. For years, some dinosaur mavens...
Tags: Paleontology, Physiology
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The connection between sleep and fat loss
Of all of the contributors to fat loss, proper sleep could be the biggest. While you're sleeping, your body undergoes an amazing series of processes. Sleep is a time when your body repairs damaged tissue and tries to return your cells back to "normal."...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hydrocortisone, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Keeping healthy over the holidays takes some advance planning
The holidays are in full swing and for most people that means lots of opportunities to eat delicious, high-calorie foods that they normally don't eat during the rest of the year. According to the Calorie Control Council, during Thanksgiving alone,...
Tags: Holidays, National Institutes of Health, Gifts, Carl Powell, Candy, Flowers and Gifts
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Is diabetes linked to hearing loss?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes has already been tied to an increased risk of kidney and cardiovascular troubles, nerve damage and vision loss, and now a new study finds diabetics to be more than twice as likely as those without the disease to have...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Japan, Diabetes, Medical Research
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Hot flashes may return after ending antidepressant
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For about a third of women taking antidepressants to treat menopause symptoms, hot flashes and night sweats will return after discontinuing the drug, according to a new study. "It's important for people to understand that......Tags: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Medical Research, Chemical Industry
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Study links BPA, obesity in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids and teens that had higher levels of the chemical bisphenol A in their urine were more likely to be overweight or obese, in a new nationally-representative U.S. study. The findings can't prove BPA - which has been banned...Tags: Overweight, Nutrition, Diabetes, Medical Research, BPA Contamination and Investigations
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Bariatric surgery to cure Type 2 diabetes better understood
Days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery, Brenda Maker's diabetes was gone — her body producing enough of the hormone insulin to turn sugar into fuel.
It's a phenomenon seen in recent years by doctors who increasingly are using the operation...Tags: Linthicum, Overweight, Weight Loss Surgery, Physiology, University of Maryland, College Park
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Organic food no healthier than non-organic: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Organic produce and meat typically isn't any better for you than conventional varieties when it comes to vitamin and nutrient content, according to a new review of the evidence. But organic options may live up to their billing...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Agriculture, Organic Foods, Drugs and Medicines, Science and Technology
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The what-if prescription
Leave it to some thoughtful physicians to put good medicine ahead of good politics. Last year, the Obama administration wrongly chose to limit access of teens to the emergency contraceptive pill known as Plan B. This week, pediatricians are urging their...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health Treatments, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Health Organizations
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