Differences in male and female behaviour are often subject to study. Women are known to be more verbally fluent, have better manual dexterity and are better at noticing things (like a new haircut). Men on the other hand often take less time parking their cars and have less trouble than women in navigating in a [...]
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One of every seven women who give birth develop postpartum depression. To help these women, researchers at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) and Magee-Womens Research Institute, are seeking mothers between the ages of 18 and 45 to participate in a one-of-a-kind study to determine if depression in the three months after [...]
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The FDA is adding cognitive delay to warnings about neural tube defects in children of mothers taking valproate vs other antiepileptic drugs. Medscape Medical News
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A new study tried to mimic everyday consumption of sugary drinks. Medscape Medical News
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Senator Tom Coburn describes the future of Medicare reimbursements and comments on other issues of concern for physicians, such as tort reform and the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. Medscape Internal Medicine
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Young adults with a high body mass index (BMI) are at risk of dying from cancer later in life, especially from lung, esophagus, skin, and urogenital cancers. Medscape Medical News
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Today’s ruling is the first on the federal appellate level regarding the embattled healthcare reform law, which experts say will eventually land before the US Supreme Court. Medscape Medical News
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An American Academy of Pediatrics statement on the effect of media on youth obesity suggests that pediatricians ask about daily screen time. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Medicare will continue to pay for bevacizumab (Avastin) when it’s used to treat metastatic breast cancer, even if the FDA decides to remove that indication from the drug, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said.
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(MedPage Today) — Members of the U.S. military have been developing osteoarthritis at high rates and at young ages, a retrospective cohort study found.
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