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Breastfeeding counteracts risk for a type of cancer, study says
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African American women have higher rates of a type of breast cancer that isn't dependent for growth on the hormones estrogen or progesterone. They also have a higher rate of childbearing...Tags: Human Body, Politics, Estrogen, Breastfeeding, Hormones and Metabolism
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Odd chemicals turn up in drinking water
Trace amounts of sex hormones, prescription drugs, flame retardants and herbicides are being detected in treated drinking water pumped to more than 7 million people in Chicago and its suburbs.
In the latest round of testing prompted by a 2008 Tribune...Tags: Politics, Hormones and Metabolism, Government, Michael Hawthorne, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Does this birth control pill make me look fat?
Tribune staff reporterLike a lot of young women, Kelsey Webb, 25, has been off and on birth control pills since she was 18. Every time she started taking them, she gained 5 to 10 pounds. "My normal weight is around 125 pounds. On the pill, I would get up to 130 or 135," says...Tags: Medical Specialization, Politics, Social Issues, Hormones and Metabolism, Weight
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Born in the USA
With a flag hanging outside her house, a crate of Girl Scout cookies in her living room and a dog named for Disney sensation Miley Cyrus at her feet, Laurie Thompson is about as American as it gets.
The same cannot be said for the 14-week-old twins in...Tags: Massachusetts, Europe, Social Issues, Illinois, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Holistic healers seek hormonal balance for women of all ages
"Show me the 90-year-old you want to be," exhorts Linda Long to a group of women exploring the promise of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy at her Synergy office in Chesapeake. "I don't have one."
Long and Rebecca Ryder, both board-certified...Tags: Human Body, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Allergies, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer Treatment
The 33 NewsKaren Kuhlmann has fought breast cancer since she was diagnosed in July of 2009--she underwent traditional chemotherapy--and for a brief moment the future looked bright. "I had my bilateral mastectomy," Karen said. "I had the reconstruction, everything...Tags: Human Body, Liver, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization, Estrogen
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Stress Test: Men & Women not Created Equal
The 33 News18 year old Stephanie Harriman is like most young women--always on the go and sometimes stressed out. "I think bad drivers are my pet peeve," Stephanie said while maneuvering through a Garland, TX parking lot. "I cannot stand it when they don't know...Tags: Human Body, Estrogen, Hormones and Metabolism, University of California
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Niles North Student Uses Passion for Art to Influence Change in Cancer Research
TribLocal - EvanstonCombining her passion for art with a keenness for advantageous scientific research, Niles North High School senior Damiana Andonova has accomplished a great deal more …...
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