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Revised Sunscreen Labels Should Help Consumers Make Wiser Choices
Revised Sunscreen Labels Should Help Consumers Make Wiser Choices MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Dermatologists are saying that new federally mandated labeling laws for sunscreens should help Americans make smarter choices when it comes to product...
Rich 'Cougar,' 'Sugar Daddy' Stereotypes Might Not Mirror Reality
Rich 'Cougar,' 'Sugar Daddy' Stereotypes Might Not Mirror Reality MONDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- The notion of wealthy "sugar daddies" with young, pretty wives and well-heeled "cougar" women with handsome, young husbands may be more fiction than f...
Red Hair Pigment Might Raise Melanoma Risk: Study
Red Hair Pigment Might Raise Melanoma Risk: Study THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- The red in redheads' hair is thought to put them at increased risk of the dangerous skin cancer melanoma, even if they don't spend a lot of time in the sun, accordin...
Researchers Pinpoint Cause of Port-Wine Stain Birthmarks
Researchers Pinpoint Cause of Port-Wine Stain Birthmarks WEDNESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they finally know what causes babies to be born with port-wine stain birthmarks and a rarer but related condition that often leads to lifelon...
Reducing Respiratory Virus in Preemies Lessens Wheezing: Study
Reducing Respiratory Virus in Preemies Lessens Wheezing: Study WEDNESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Many pre-term babies suffer recurrent episodes of wheezing. Now, researchers say a common infection is a likely culprit and they may be able to prevent...
Roadside Breath Test for Drugs Could Be on Horizon
Roadside Breath Test for Drugs Could Be on Horizon FRIDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) -- A roadside breathalyzer test for marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs could be a step closer to reality, thanks to new research. Using a commercially availab...
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival THURSDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- A delay in breast cancer treatment shortens young women's survival time, especially if they are black or Hispanic, have no insurance or are lo...
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery THURSDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors who had chest radiation therapy have a nearly twofold increased risk of dying in the years after having major heart surgery, a new...
Roundworm Infections Threaten Organ Recipients
Roundworm Infections Threaten Organ Recipients THURSDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Three people who received transplant organs in 2012 from the same 24-year-old donor got more than they bargained for: Each developed a severe roundworm infection, U....
Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC
Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC TUESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 20 percent of American teens who give birth have already had one or more babies, a federal study released Tuesday says. In 2010, more than 365,000 teens aged 1...