Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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Why stirrups bring out the small talk

Patient waiting for gynaecological examination, low section. Gynecologist annual exam stirrups female hospital gown stirrupmsnbc stock photo photography“Now just relax.” Sounds so easy, right? But when gynecologists, proctologists, professional waxers and other practitioners of those oh-so-intimate exams and procedures utter those three little words, that’s the one thing that none us seems able to do.  Instead, we blather and mumble and mouth off.


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Popular big-city marathons run health risks

Spectators watch the start of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, in Chicago. The brutally hot marathon that descended into disarray this weekend--with hundreds in the field of 36,000 runners vomiting or collapsing by the roadside--has raised questions about whether marathons have become too big and too greedy. There are young ones, old ones, thin ones and fat ones. Some show up in chicken suits, others in G-strings. There are highly trained athletes, of course, but also many people who look like a starting line is, well, the last place they should be.


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Migraine pill helps curb drinking without detox

A migraine pill seems to help alcoholics taper off their drinking without detox treatment, researchers report, offering a potential option for a hard-to-treat problem.

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Low-fat diet cuts risk of ovarian cancer

Cutting dietary fat may also cut the risk of ovarian cancer, says a study of almost 40,000 older women that found the first hard evidence that menu changes protect against this particularly lethal cancer.

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30-plus states bar routine HIV testing

More than 30 states have laws barring doctors from heeding a call by U.S. health officials to routinely test Americans for the AIDS virus, researchers report.

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