A young woman from the U.K. has a rare and mysterious condit

A young woman from the U.K. has a rare and mysterious condition that causes her stomach to bloat to the size of a pregnant woman every time she eats, The Daily Mail reported. Kerri Dowdswell, 23, of Cannock, Staffordshire, usually wears a size 10 jeans – except for when she eats a meal. That’s when her stomach becomes so bloated, people assume she is several months pregnant. A few hours later, Dowdswell’s stomach shrinks back to its normal size – until... 

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Let’s face it…we love our cell phones. Whether we use th

Let’s face it…we love our cell phones. Whether we use them for business or just to keep in touch with family and friends, for most of us, they have become indispensable. Nonetheless, there are new warnings about the health risks associated with cell phone use that consumers need to be aware of. In May, after a thorough review of the existing research, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), classified... 

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Elderly women who take vitamin D3 supplements may have a sma

Elderly women who take vitamin D3 supplements may have a small survival advantage over those who don’t, a new research review concludes, although they also raise their risk of kidney stones. The review of 50 clinical trials involving more than 94,000 elderly adults found that those randomly assigned to take vitamin D3 were six percent less likely to die during study periods averaging two years than participants given inactive pills or no treatment. That... 

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Many doctors would recommend mammograms to terminally ill wo

Many doctors would recommend mammograms to terminally ill women, even though there is almost no chance they would benefit, according to a U.S. poll. Breast cancer screening with mammography is a controversial area, with medical groups differing in their recommendations on when and how often women should be screened. But there should be “no controversy” when it comes to women with terminal illnesses, according to the researchers on the new study,... 

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Since 1998, the U.S. has required that grain products be for

Since 1998, the U.S. has required that grain products be fortified with the B vitamin folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects. Now a new study questions the need for women to get even more folic acid from a pill. In a study of nearly 6,400 U.S. women who gave birth between 1998 and 2008, researchers found that as the women’s intake of folic acid from food rose, there was a steady decline in their risk of having a baby with spina... 

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