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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who regard a single failure bestow not have a higher risk of mental health problems such as depression than women who accept their babies, the American Psychological Association reported on Wednesday. (Read the full post about ‘One abortion no threat to mental health: group (Reuters)’…)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Two intensive-care patients contracted HIV after receiving blood transfusions at public hospitals in the Argentine province of Cordoba, a newspaper reported Friday. (Read the full post about ‘Blood transfusions give Argentine patients HIV (AP)’…)

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Restaurant-goers with food allergies can soon chow down in Sweden with confidence in eateries bearing 'allergy-free' certificates, Sweden's Asthma and Allergy Association said Thursday. (Read the full post about ‘Swedish restaurants soon ‘allergy free’ (AFP)’…)

TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) — A mathematical model to find blood biomarkers that can contribute assistance doctors estimate the size of cancer tumors has been developed by means of researchers at Stanford University.

The team says its work may help guide development of new tests to improve early detection of cancer.

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Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men

By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) — Statins might quickly help reverse erectile dysfunction among men who have metabolic syndrome, new animal research suggests.

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Medical Author: Jay W. Marks, M.D.
Medical Editor: Dennis Lee, M.D.

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Married Folks Still the Healthiest

By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve exchanged wedding vows tend to be healthier than their sole, divorced or widowed peers, but new research shows that health gap may be narrowing.

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FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) — A protein produced by fat cells may play a pivotal role in increasing an older American's risk for a heart attack even if they are losing weight loss, a new report says.

Levels of adiponectin be augmented in the bloodstream when people exist deprived of weight and appear to endanger the cardiovascular health of older people, according to the new study to be published in the periodical of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

This finding, though, appears uncommon, because past studies have shown dignified adiponectin concentration is associated with lower risks of diabetes and cholesterol abnormalities.

"This study is significant because previous findings have been contradictory, and the present investigation includes the largest number of heart attacks in an elderly group to date," Dr.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate cancer diagnosis tends to be delayed and surgical treatment more difficult in obese men than in lean men, according to two studies published Friday.

The primary reason for the later diagnosis, and consequently poorer prophasis, seems to be that the PSA test used to screen for prostate cancer is "biased" against obese men, according to researchers.

The problem, they explain, may stem from obese men's larger blood volume, which dilutes their PSA levels.

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