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Most New Moms Exhausted
Many new mothers may underestimate the toll giving birth and caring for a baby can take on their health, new research shows. At five weeks postpartum, a majority of new moms were fatigued, had bre

Chocolate may deepen depression
Chocoholics can happily eat chocolate for pleasure, but for those who are stressed and clinically depressed, the high is short-lived and chocolate may even deepen the downer, a review shows. The fi

Companies Try New Ways To Trim Health Care Costs
(AP) Minneapolis As Carlson Cos. was trying to decide whether onsite health care would make economic sense for its employees, it used a consulting firm to help it collect data and crunch numbers.

Settlement Issued After Caregiver Gives Child HIV
(AP) PHILADELPHIA A girl who contracted HIV when she was sexually assaulted by a city-approved caregiver will get up to $5.35 million in civil settlements. The city and other agencies involved plac

Utero arsenic exposure tied to lung disease
By University of California, Berkeley, Children who are exposed to high levels of arsenic in their drinking water are seven to 12 times more likely to die of lung cancer and other lung diseases in you

New Hope For Cervical Cancer Patients
SCOTIA, N.Y. The treatment for cervical cancer often leaves women unable to have babies. But, reports The Early Show medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay, a new technique may help women retain th

N.M. panel will discuss preparation for avian flu
State and federal officials gathered in Albuquerque this week to discuss how to respond to a possible flu pandemic, which experts say could arrive with migratory birds. Adm. John Agwunobi, an assi

Vaccine may protect against Alzheimer's
DALLAS, March 29 (UPI) -- University of Texas scientists say they've found doses of DNA-gene-coated gold particles protect mice against a protein involved in Alzheimer's disease. The researchers at

Can We Fend Off Bird Flu?
A study being published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine provides disappointing news on the avian flu front. The good news is that the study of 451 healthy adults shows that a vaccine man

Loneliness Could Lead to High Blood Pressure
Loneliness in people over 50 greatly increases their risk of high blood pressure, researchers say in the latest study to underscore the health advantages of friends and family. The loneliest people

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