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July 21, 2011 — There is an ongoing “explosion” of deadly hepatitis C among men who have sex with men. It’s spread mainly by anal sex, often enhanced by methamphetamine, according to a report in the July 21 issue of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “We are having an explosion of sexually transmitted [...]
The federal government is cracking down on claims manufacturers of sunscreens can make about its products. But at least one consumer group says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not going far enough. Under new guidelines, sunscreens labeled SPF 15 or higher are the only ones that may say that they reduce the risk [...]
What do you think about ACOG’s announcement that women should get breast cancer screenings at age 40? A leading women’s health association firmly announced Wednesday that 40 is the age when women should start getting annual screenings for breast cancer. The recommendation from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists comes nearly two years after [...]
The authors of a widely reported study that offered an early glimpse into factors leading to long life are withdrawing the paper because of problems with some of the data they used. The study, published last July in the journal Science, said that by looking at genetic markers the researchers were able to determine with [...]