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Almost half of women who undergo lumpectomies for breast cancer have second operations they may not need. The reason is that surgeons have been unable to agree on guidelines. Repeat surgery rates can vary from doctor to doctor by anywhere from zero to...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a multimillion-dollar company. Their assets total over $390 million. But only 20.9% of these funds -- scarcely more than a fifth -- are used to research “the cure.” The rest goes to health screening (13%), treatment (5.6...
The Nordic Cochrane Center has put out a leaflet that every woman should read, explaining the potential benefits and potential harms of mammography. They point out that recent studies suggest that mammography screening is not effective in reducing your...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a multimillion-dollar company. Their assets total over $390 million. But only 20.9% of these funds -- scarcely more than a fifth -- are used to research “the cure.” The rest goes to health screening (13%), treatment (5.6...
Pfizer has just recalled a million packs of birth control pills because a fault in their manufacture means they could actually increase your chances of getting pregnant. The affected pills include Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol...
In a recent essay, researchers have pointed out that there is a major discrepancy in claims regarding the safety and efficacy of HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix. One major concern is the claim that HPV vaccines are an important tool in preventing cervical...
Statistics recently released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that home births are becoming more common. The percentage has risen by 29%, from just 0.56% of births in 2004 to 0.72% in 2009. Experts say that the rising...
The Nordic Cochrane Center has put out a leaflet that every woman should read, explaining the potential benefits and potential harms of mammography. They point out that recent studies suggest that mammography screening is not effective in reducing your...
The Nordic Cochrane Center has put out a leaflet that every woman should read, explaining the potential benefits and potential harms of mammography. They point out that recent studies suggest that mammography screening is not effective in reducing your...
The startling results of a recent study show that vaccine policy and evidence-based medicine are at odds with each other. The research looked into the effectiveness of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer, and found that the...
Most media attention to the risks of silicone breast implants fixates on the potential rupture problem. But there are less well-known, but equally serious health risks. Saline and silicone breast implants are well known to cause: Breast pain Potentially...
An ongoing study is investigating how much exercise women need to reduce their risk of breast cancer. The research will look at 400 healthy, post-menopausal women and compare the impact of moderate and high-level exercise on the risk factors associated...
In 1978, a connection was found between Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) and the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus -- leading to the realization that tampons had generated a technologically rooted health crisis. In an essay in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine...
Nearly 25 percent of girls who gets the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine mistakenly believe that they also have a lowered risk of getting other sexually transmitted diseases. A study polled close to 350 girls, average age nearly 17, after their first...
A new study has once again confirmed the controversial finding that breast screenings are probably causing more harm than good. An earlier 2009 review found that screening led to 30% overdiagnosis and overtreatment. The effective result is that, for every...
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