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Many pregnant women may not get STD tests

Despite recommendations that pregnant women have tests for certain sexually transmitted diseases, many may not be getting them, a new study suggests.

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Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer

New scientific research raises hopes that breast cancer may be able to be spotted earlier and treated more effectively in future.

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Deep belly fat may increase after liposuction

A new study suggests that women who have liposuction to trim their tummies may gain some fat deeper within the abdomen -- a type of fat that's particularly unhealthy.

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Mammograms may be worth risks for some in their 40s

New research suggests that starting breast cancer screening at age 40 might be worthwhile for some women who have a higher-than-average risk of the disease, for example because their mother had cancer...

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Gynecologist claims he has found the G-spot

In the latest and controversial study highlighting the continuing scientific fascination with the maybe-not-so mythical G-spot, a U.S. doctor says he has found physical evidence that the elusive erogenous...

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Aspirin tied to lower lung cancer risk in women: study

Women who took aspirin at least a couple of times a week had a much lower risk of developing lung cancer, whether or not they ever smoked, according to a study of more than a thousand Asian women.

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Ottawa woman celebrates 21st birthday with new lungs

Helene Campbell celebrated her 21st birthday at Toronto General Hospital, less than two weeks after she and her family had conceded to themselves that reaching such a milestone was extremely unlikely.

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Study extends breast cancer subtypes to 10 from 4: Video

In the war on breast cancer, the foes have just swelled — from four to 10 subtypes — as a B.C.-led study published in Nature shows.

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Obesity during pregnancy may deprive fetus of crucial oxygen: study

A new Canadian study has shed fresh light on a growing problem in the nation's maternity wards: pregnant women whose obesity poses health risks for the fetus that may be as dire as the effects of smoking...

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Ottawa author, patient and advocate, Holly Bridges launches her book ‘The UNHysterectomy: Solving Your Painful, Heavy Bleeding Without Major Surgery’ with Dr. Sony Singh who performed her surgery.

Author explores alternatives to hysterectomy

Some 47,000 Canadian women have hysterectomies each year, in most cases because, like author Holly Bridges, they suffer from abnormal uterine bleeding caused by fibroids. And Bridges says her research...

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Video: Breast cancer screening guidelines debate

Cancer care experts say new federal guidelines are sending the wrong message about breast cancer screening and putting money ahead of health.

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Breast cancer research at McGill could make mammography obsolete

Scientists at McGill University have crossed a critical threshold in developing a blood test that could one day detect breast cancer at very early stages and might even render mammography screening obsolete...

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Exposure of pregnant women to certain pesticides affects pregnancy: study

A new study by a Simon Fraser University researcher says exposure of pregnant women to a pesticide that attacks insects' nerve systems may affect both length of pregnancy and a newborn's weight.

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