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Breast Cancer Treatment Adherence Rates Vary by Race
TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Black women are more likely than white women to skip important hormonal breast cancer treatments, new research indicates.
Endocrine therapy is used to add, block or get rid of naturally occurring hormones like estrogen and progesterone that trigger certain types of breast cancer, the study au...
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Number of Infants Born With Syphilis Reaches 20-Year High: CDC
TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The number of newborns suffering from syphilis has nearly tripled in recent years, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.
Cases jumped from 362 in 2013 to 918 in 2017 -- the highest number in 20 years. Cases were seen in 37 states, mostly in the West and South.
"We've been seeing i...
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Health Insurance Companies Are Prime Targets for Hackers
TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Hackers are targeting medical record data more than ever, and their most rewarding prey appears to be health insurance companies, a new study suggests.
Data breaches involving health plans accounted for 63 percent of all breached records that occurred between 2010 and 2017, said lead research...
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Overweight in Pregnancy? Here's How to Keep Excess Pounds at Bay
TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Heather Kinion never spent much time thinking about her weight. But when she got pregnant, that changed.
"My sister had a baby a few years before me and had gained a bunch of weight, and she still hadn't lost it when I got pregnant," Kinion said. So the Chicago-area mom-to-be was happy to si...
- Serena Gordon
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AHA: Bystander CPR Rates Rising, But Survival Chances Worse for Women
TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (American Heart Association) -- More people are stepping in to help give CPR when someone's heart stops, and first responders are intervening at higher levels -- but survival rates are higher for men who have cardiac arrests than for women, a recent study suggests.
Based on data for 8,100 people in 16 North Car...
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Genes May Control How Tough It Is to Stop Drinking
TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- When they give up booze, some alcoholics have more severe withdrawal symptoms than others. This discrepancy may come down to genetics, researchers say.
The Yale University team hopes its findings ultimately lead to treatments that ease the discomfort of "detox."
Heavy drinkers can d...
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