A meta-analysis of 14 studies covering 1,244 cases and 18,145 controls found women who became pregnant after a breast cancer diagnosis were 41 percent less likely to die of the disease, leading the authors to conclude pregnancy does not compromise survival.
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Lifestyle
Physical Activity cuts breast cancer risk even in BRCA mutation carriers
Among 725 BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, self-reported lifetime sports activity was tied to a 16 percent lower breast cancer risk, a reduction the authors called statistically insignificant; those averaging 11 to 22.7 MET hours a week had a 41 percent lower risk.
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Sufficient sleep helps longevity
A Sleep Medicine study of 459 older San Diego women found those sleeping 5 to 6.5 hours a night were more likely to be alive 14 years later than those sleeping less or more. The link may not be causal; poorer health could explain the longer sleep.
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15% U.S. Adults Binge Drinking - CDC
CDC's 2009 survey data put binge drinking at 15.2% of adults reached by landline and 20.6% by cell phone, with the highest rates among men, 18-24 year olds and households earning $75,000 or more. Among high school students the figure was 41.8%.
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CDC Reports Vital Information on Binge Drinking
The CDC's October 2010 Vital Signs report says more than 33 million US adults binge drink each year, most often men, 18- to 34-year-olds, whites and households earning $75,000 or more, and that adult rates have not declined in more than 15 years.
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Avoiding obesity more effective in fighting breast cancer than wearing pink?
The writer argues that wearing pink raises awareness and encourages screening but does little to prevent breast cancer, which diet and lifestyle can influence. Cited work links low-fat diets, omega-3s and vitamin D to lower risk, and overweight to higher risk of contralateral breast cancer.
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Should American Women Learn to Give Birth at Home?
About 25,000 American women deliver at home each year, a rising number driven mainly by a wish to avoid invasive procedures. Only 27 states license professional midwives; in the other 23, midwife-attended births are illegal. Both the AMA and ACOG oppose home birthing.
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New Report Sheds Light on Cyberbullying
A Journal of Adolescent Health survey of 7,500 schoolchildren, led by Ronald Iannotti, found targets of cyber-bullying more likely to feel depressed, isolated and dehumanised. With traditional bullying both sides report depression; online, the victim carries it and the audience can be vast.
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Focus on Preventing Falls
Each year one in three adults 65 or older falls and two million are treated in emergency departments, but the piece says many falls can be prevented: exercise such as Tai Chi, a review of medications, yearly eye exams, and removing hazards at home.
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12 Medical Myths Even Most Doctors Believe…
Mercola dismisses CNN's list of health myths as entertainment with no bearing on health, and offers twelve myths of his own, beginning with the claim that conventional cardio such as jogging is one of the best forms of exercise.
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Girls in fatherless families may enter puberty early
A study in the Journal of Adolescent Health found girls in higher-income homes without a biologically related father began breast and pubic hair development earlier. The lead author says family and context shape pubertal timing independently of body mass index.
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Sex Ed: How Parents Can Fill in Gaps Therein
CDC figures for 2006-2008 show 97 percent of students had formal sex education by graduation, but only two thirds were taught about birth control. Interviewers surveyed 2,800 teenagers at home; 92 percent had learned about STDs. The piece argues parents should fill the remaining gaps.
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Smokeless tobacco products linked to heart attack risk
An American Heart Association policy statement in Circulation says long-term use of snuff and chewing tobacco raises the risk of fatal heart attack and may raise the odds of fatal stroke and certain cancers. The AHA says nicotine gum or patches are a safer route than smokeless tobacco.
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Healthy Pets Healthy People
CDC advice on germs pets can pass to people: households with children under five should not keep amphibians or reptiles, pregnant women should avoid pet rodents and take precautions around cats, and everyone should wash their hands right after handling an animal.
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If You Love Your Kids, Please Do Not Make This Mistake
Swedish and Finnish agencies are examining reports of narcolepsy in teenagers one to two months after Pandemrix H1N1 vaccination, and Finland's THL ordered use of the vaccine stopped after six reports in children. Six cases of narcolepsy with cataplexy were also detected in France.
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Drowsy in the Morning? Try More Sleep Not Dangerous Drugs
Rosenberg attacks armodafinil, sold as Nuvigil for “excessive sleepiness” and shift work sleep disorder, citing warnings of Stevens-Johnson syndrome, mania, delusions, hallucinations and suicidal ideation, and noting the FDA rejected its chemical cousin Provigil for ADHD in 2006.
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Passive smoking affects 88 million Americans - CDC report
CDC data show the share of U.S. nonsmokers with measurable nicotine in their blood fell from 52.5 percent in 1999-2000 to 40.1 percent in 2007-2008. Secondhand smoke contains at least 250 toxic chemicals, more than 50 of them carcinogens.
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Cigarette smoking kills 443,000 Americans each year - CDC report
The CDC's Vital Signs report puts US adult smoking at 20.6% in 2009, essentially unchanged since 2005, with rates of 31.1% among people below the poverty line and 28.5% among those without a high school diploma. Smoking causes about 443,000 premature deaths a year.
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