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Circumcision's benefits outweigh risks, doctors' group says
The American Academy of Pediatrics is modifying its stance on circumcision for the first time in more than a decade, acknowledging that the health benefits outweigh the risks of the procedure, which involves removing the foreskin of a baby boy's penis....Tags: Belief and Faith, Human papillomavirus, General Practitioners, Viral Diseases and Infections, Family
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Decline in circumcisions costing health care system billions, study finds
A 20-year decline in male circumcision has cost the country $2 billion in medical costs that could have been prevented, Johns Hopkins researchers say in a study released Monday.
In what is believed to be the first look at the economic impact of male...Tags: Human papillomavirus, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Viral Diseases and Infections, Union Memorial Hospital
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Treating menopause symptoms
Every woman will experience menopause, some in the normal course of aging and some before. It can bring on a host of symptoms in addition to hot flashes. But there are things that women can do, from improving their diet and exercising to finding the right...Tags: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Women's Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Birth Control, Hospitals and Clinics
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Life-threatening sepsis appears to be on rise
Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and breast cancer and AIDS, according to the National...Tags: Renal Failure, Heart and Circulatory System, Diseases and Illnesses, Lungs and Airways, Genes and Chromosomes
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New hope for halting a killer illness
Sun StaffShe thought it was just a cold. Her throat was sore, and she felt tired all over. But as JoAnn Barr got her son ready for school that morning in March, she started gasping for breath. Within a few hours, Barr was on a ventilator in intensive care, her...Tags: Emergency Planning, Calvert County, Hemorrhaging, Pneumonia, Plastic Surgeons
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Suffering the wear of decades
Sun StaffPope John Paul II skied the Alps, hiked the Rockies and traveled the world like no pope before him. He was the only pope in modern times for whom the word "athlete" seemed appropriate. Although today's young people may remember him only as a frail,...Tags: Intestine, Nature, Hospitals and Clinics, Surgery, Diseases and Illnesses
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Uncircumcised boys and men may face more UTIs
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infections of the kidney, bladder and urethra happen in uncircumcised baby boys at ten times the rate of circumcised boys, and over a lifetime uncircumcised men are four times more likely to experience one, according to a new...Tags: Urinary Tract Infection, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Michigan State University, Medical Research
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You can reduce your risk of recurrent bladder infections
The Medicine CabinetQ: I'm a young woman with frequent urinary tract infections. The good news is that they've always been just bladder infections; my kidneys are never involved. What treatment do you suggest? A: Women are much more likely than men to have urinary tract...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Harvard Medical School, Internists, Boston
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Report: Infection rates down in Pennsylvania hospitals
Daily American Staff WriterThe number of hospital-associated infections decreased in 2011, according to an annual report released on Thursday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Dr. Stephen Ostroff, acting physician general for the state, held a conference call with...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Medical Procedures and Tests, Flu, Vaccines, Disease Prevention
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Why do orgasms make her so angry?
Q: After I have an orgasm, I get really, really angry. I want my boyfriend to go away and leave me alone. He's the first and only man who has figured out how to make me orgasm, and we've been together for years, so I don't think it is specifically...
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