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Long-term study found the earlier the weight gain, the greater the increase in heart size, a disease risk factor

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Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later

Improved diagnostics, hormonal changes may account for some of the increase, researchers say

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Rise in Pregnancy-Associated Cancers Not Fully Explained by Older Age

Women undergoing fertility treatment have an increased risk of developing borderline ovarian tumors, Dutch researchers announced Thursday. “This …

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Fertility Treatment Raises Ovarian Tumor Risk

U.S. stocks rose sharply as investors were buoyed by a pledge from France and Germany to resolve the euro zone's banking and sovereign-debt problems. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 278 points, or 2.5 percent, to 11381

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Stocks Surge Following France-Germany Pledge To Tackle Eurozone Debt

Stroke hospitalization rates have increased by 37 percent in children and young adults, according to News Medical. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered these facts between 1995 and 2008 in people ages five to 44.

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Stroke Hospitalizations Increase in Youth and Young Adults

ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is on the increase, with nearly one in 10 American children being diagnosed, according to a new study.

Periodontitis, or gum disease, affects how quickly women get pregnant in a new study from the University of Western Australia. For Caucasian women, it increases the average time to get pregnant from five months to seven months, an increase of two months. For non-Caucasian women, the increase was even more dramatic, as the average time to pregnancy increased by seven months to one year on average

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Periodontitis Makes It Harder To Get Pregnant

Viruses and viral diseases in bees are on the increase, after California scientists said Tuesday they have identified four new viruses in healthy honey bee colonies. This finding could help solve the ever-burgeoning mystery of mass bee die-offs in some parts of the world.

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Viruses And Viral Diseases In Bees On Increase: Four New Viruses

Heart transplantation patients are much more likely to develop lung cancer than the general population, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. According to the study, the increase is in no way associated with an increased prevalence of smokers among heart transplantation patients….

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Heart Transplantation Patients at Risk for Lung Cancer