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Freezing breast-cancer tumours avoids surgery

Breast-cancer sufferers could avoid the need for surgery in the future after doctors discovered a way of destroying tumours by freezing them.

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Women more likely to die after heart attack: Study

When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men.

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Birth control pill poses no added health risk

One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, including cancer and heart disease...

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Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk

Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.

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Chinese medicine 'no help to get pregnant'

Couples who use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to try and increase their chances of having a baby were warned there was no evidence it worked by British fertility experts Wednesday.

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Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer

An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

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A mammography technologist studies mammogram images in a file photo.

Delays in radiotherapy increase risk of breast cancer recurrence: Study

A new study released in the March issue of the British Medical Journal may put pressure on medical systems worldwide to reduce wait times for breast cancer patients in need of radiotherapy.

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Twenty per cent of the women said they drank the equivalent of up to a glass of wine, a 12-ounce beer, or a single-shot drink made with 80-proof spirits, while six per cent said they had up to two drinks a day and three per cent had more than two.

A tipple a day keeps obesity at bay in women: Study

Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than women who do not drink at all, according to a study published Monday.

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Plant-focused diet may curb breast cancer risk

Diets high in vegetables, fruits and soy might cut the risk of developing breast cancer by 30 percent, new research suggests.

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Models get ready backstage for the Erika Ikezili fashion show, as part of the 2010-2011 Fall-Winter collections of the Sao Paulo Fashion Week, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 20, 2010.

Unhealthy models campaign targets fashion industry

Magazines and ads that use emaciated models have long been cited as an exacerbating factor linked to the rise in eating disorders in recent years.

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Lauren Whitfield works out with a little help from son Ethan, 5, and daughter Avery, 3, in their home on Wednesday February 10, 2010.

Fired up to get fit

Lauren Whitfield never liked the fact that she was overweight, but it took giving birth to a girl to jolt her into action. Whitfield knew what it was like to grow up with weight issues, so she resolved...

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