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Cranberry Juice Fights Urinary Tract Infections Quickly
Aug. 23, 2010 -- Scientists report that within eight hours of drinking cranberry juice, the juice could help prevent bacteria from developing into an infection in the urinary tract. Previous studies have suggested that the active compounds in cranberry juice are not destroyed by the digestive system
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Women's Chronic Pain More Intense
Aug. 13, 2010 (San Diego) -- Women's chronic pain is different than men's, and health care providers and therapists need to focus on that, says an expert who talked about those differences at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. ''Research has shown that women experience sig
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Menstrual Cycle Affects Cholesterol Levels
Aug. 12, 2010 -- Blood cholesterol levels ebb and flow according a woman's menstrual cycle, and screening tests should be timed accordingly for the most accurate results, National Institutes of Health researchers report online in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. In their study,
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Menstrual Cramps May Affect the Brain
Aug. 11, 2010 -- Menstrual cramps may actually change the structure of women's brains, according to new research in the journal Pain. Primary dysmenorrhea (PDM) -- menstrual pain in otherwise healthy women -- affects between 20% to 90% of adolescent girls, researchers say. It is marked by cramps in
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Low Pain Threshold? Here's Why
Everything seems to hurt Jovi Craig. When she recently had a cervical biopsy, a relatively minor in-office procedure, she says she "was literally crying and gripping the table in pain," despite taking the painkillers her doctor had prescribed. Friends sometimes make light of Craig’s sensitivity to p
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When Desire Dies: Bringing Your Sex Drive Back to Life
"I used to enjoy making love with my husband but now it's something I do just to get him off my case. I can't figure out where my sex drive went or how to get it back. " "Once my partner and I "get started", I really enjoy our sex life. The problem is I just don't ever want to get started." "I alway
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Why Moms Can’t Sleep
By Amy Engeler At 3 a.m., with all the houses dark up and down her winding suburban street in West Warwick, Rhode Island, Jo-Ann Frey, 37, lights a candle so she can see well enough to dust her furniture. Careful not to turn on any lights or make noise that might wake up her family, she drifts from
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Sit More, Die Sooner
July 22, 2010 -- Sit at leisure, die at haste, an American Cancer Society study finds. In the 14-year study, people who spent at least 6 hours of their daily leisure time sitting died sooner than people who sat less than 3 hours. And people who both sit a lot and exercise little are at even higher r
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Carrie Underwood's Secrets for Healthy Living -- On and Off the Road
When singer/songwriter Carrie Underwood flew to Los Angeles six years ago after making it to the second round of American Idol, Fox TV network's talent competition, it was her first trip on an airplane. Fast-forward to 2010, and the shy girl who grew up on a farm in Checotah, Okla., has blossomed in
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Is It a Yeast Infection?
In every issue of WebMD the Magazine, we ask our experts to answer readers' questions about a wide range of topics. For our July-August 2010 issue, we turned to Terri Warren, RN, ANP, WebMD's herpes and sexually transmitted diseases expert, to answer a question about diagnosing vaginal infections.
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