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Pregnancy And Vitamin D
Expecting the best outcome when pregnant involves taking great care of yourself.  An area women need to focus on is vitamin D levels, which enable healthy bone development for your unborn child.
Healthy Lifestyle Changes Impact Cancer Risks
Women can reduce their risks of developing breast cancer with lifestyle changes. Scientists now know just how much those changes impact overall risks in both individuals and populations at large.
Fishing Expedition Finds Genetic Link in PPCM
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare disease that affects one in 3,500 pregnant women, weakens the heart so that it no longer pumps blood efficiently. The cause of PPCM has been unknown, until now.
Molecular Superhero Slows Alzheimer’s
A naturally occurring brain protein could lead to better treatments for Alzheimer's disease. Scientists have discovered a "molecular chaperone" - a type of protein that responds to disease - and its ability to kill toxic Alzheimer's tangles in the brain.
Breakthrough Treatment With Incivek for Hepatitis C
It appears that a major breakthrough has occured in the treatment of a chronic liver disease. Remission looks to be a real possibility when telaprevir (Incivek) is combined with standard treatment for hepatitis C.
Mechanism Behind Parkinson's and Gaucher Link Found
Doctors and researchers frequently discover new links between disease, but often figuring out how the two are tied together can prove trickier.
Good Enough Glance at Crohn's Disease
Television was still good enough to watch before HDTV, and it was cheaper. The same can now be said for the proposed diagnostic protocol for Crohn's disease.
Second Chinese Child Dead in Scarlet Fever Outbreak
A second Hong Kong child has died from a mutated strain of Scarlet Fever that is more resistant to antibiotics, according to reports by the Associated Press.
Good Cholesterol Function Trumps Quantity
Your body is a mix of both good and bad cholesterol. It's necessary to have both kinds -- good to help prevent heart disease, but also bad, which should be monitored but that your body produces naturally. However, the function of cholesterol may be just as important as the levels.
Study While You Sleep
Did you think sleep was all about getting rest? Well, think again. Your brain keeps busy at night too.
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