Suspicious breast mass may pose greater risk than previously thought

(Reuters Health) - A type of "benign" mass found in the breast tissue of about 100,000 U.S. women each year poses a greater risk of cancer than previously thought, according to a new review.

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U.S. cancer deaths fell 22 percent since 1991

(Reuters Health) - More than 1.5 million Americans avoided death from cancer since 1991 thanks to falling smoking rates and better cancer prevention, detection and treatments, according to a study from the American Cancer Society.

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Suspicious breast mass may pose greater risk than previously thought

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) - A type of "benign" mass found in the breast tissue of about 100,000 U.S. women each year poses a greater risk of cancer than previously thought, according to a new review. The mass is classified as atypical hyperplasia, or atypia. Most women who have it - and one out of 10 women who have a breast biopsy do - are usually told that their test result was benign, even though their cells seemed to be exhibiting some early characteristics of a tumor. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

U.S. cancer deaths fell 22 percent since 1991

By Reuters Staff (Reuters Health) - More than 1.5 million Americans avoided death from cancer since 1991 thanks to falling smoking rates and better cancer prevention, detection and treatments, according to a study from the American Cancer Society. The overall rate of deaths from cancer decreased from about 215 per 100,000 people in 1991 to about 169 per 100,000 people in 2011, researchers found. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

If parent attempted suicide, kids more likely to try, too

(Reuters Health) - The children of people who attempted suicide, regardless of whether they have a mood disorder themselves, have a four- to five-fold increased risk of trying to take their own lives, according to a new study.

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Counting Steps and Staying Sane in the Suburbs

Image via Morguefile.com: http://mrg.bz/wITOmJYou might have received a Fitbit or similar item as a holiday gift this year. And you might be thinking that you'll use your fitness tracker to monitor your exercise -- which is logical, since that's what fitness trackers were made for. But I've learned to use my Fitbit a bit differently.On your...

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If parent attempted suicide, kids more likely to try, too

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) - The children of people who attempted suicide, regardless of whether they have a mood disorder themselves, have a four- to five-fold increased risk of trying to take their own lives, according to a new study. While mood disorders play a role in a person’s risk of attempting suicide, the study’s lead author told Reuters Health that the study suggests there are other factors that need to be explored and explained. “What that really means is that there is still part of this (family) transmission that we haven’t figured out,” said Dr. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

The Top(ping) Pizza Posts On Tumblr In 2014

You might say these are … uppercrust.

Infinite Pizza by sheepfilms:

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Pizza Princess by foxadhd:

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Heart-Shaped Pizza by fuck-yeah-existentialism:

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Personal Pie by 3-36am:

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Exercise May Cut Fall Risk for Some Parkinson's Patients

Benefit strongest for those with milder symptoms, study finds via Resurrection Health Care - Daily News More READ

Little Change in Fast Food Calorie Counts, Salt Content

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29 Breakfasts That Will Inspire You To Eat Better This Year

Super food = super you.

Raspberry Rainbow Bowl

This is super flexible, depending on what kind of fruits, seeds, and other toppings you like, but the smoothie base is a simple blend of frozen raspberries, banana, goji berries, and a little almond milk. Get the recipe.

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Sautéed Kale Salad with Edamame & Brown Rice

Will 2015 finally be the year of the savory, protein-packed breakfast? Your metabolism hopes so. Get the recipe.

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Sweet Potato Pie Oats

Sweet potatoes are Really, Really Good For You. They also happen to make a fabulous, filling, and creamy base for your morning cereal. Get the recipe.

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15 Delicious Champagne Cocktail Recipes To Help You Ring In 2015

These easy-to-make cocktails will have you welcoming the new year in style.

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The Basics: Easy to Make, Easy to Drink

What you'll need for these:

BOOZE:

Angostura bitters

Champagne or other dry sparkling wine

Guinness

Tawny port

MIXERS:

Good orange juice

Pink grapefruit juice

Cranberry juice cocktail

PRODUCE, etc:

Sugar cubes

Lemons

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Mimosa

Pour equal parts orange juice and sparkling wine in a glass, sparkling wine first. That's it! Tasty and quick.

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Pink Mimosa

Pour equal parts pink grapefruit juice and sparkling wine in a glass, sparkling wine first. Same dance as before, but with a crisp, grapefruit-y taste!

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Georgia Boy Among First to Receive Experimental Medical Marijuana

Preston Weaver is part of a small clinical trial testing a potent form of medical marijuana to reduce seizures. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

5 things to know: Obama health law again in play

WASHINGTON (AP) — New episodes in the nation's long-running political drama over health care are coming via your news feed in 2015.

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Let 2015 Be the Year of Good Health in America

I spent three days last week, including Christmas, in two of Boston's top hospitals. Not as a patient, but with one of my daughters. Thank God she is home now. Not only do you get a good sense of how busy hospitals are, but also how things work and how they should work. You also get the opportunity to talk to some pretty dedicated people, as...

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Ban on smoking in N.Y. state parks reinstated

By Daniel Wiessner ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - A New York appeals court has reinstated a ban on smoking in state parks, dismissing a challenge by a group of smokers who said the restriction was enacted illegally. A five-judge panel of the Albany court on Wednesday said the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation had the authority to enact the 2013 rule, which banned smoking at beaches, picnic areas and other outdoor areas at more than 200 parks and historic sites. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

AP-GfK Poll: Americans support menu labeling

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of Americans say they already have enough information at restaurants to decide whether they are making a healthy purchase. But they want even more.

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India to check on toilet use in 'real time'

India's government Wednesday announced a nationwide scheme to check whether people are using toilets as part of a cleanliness drive championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sanitary inspectors will go door-to-door to "check and verify the use of toilets" with mobile phones, tablets or iPads and upload the results onto a website in "real time", a government press release said. "Earlier, the monitoring was done only about the construction of toilets, but now the actual use of toilets will be ascertained," it said. Modi announced the cleanliness drive in his Independence Day speech in August, pledging a toilet in every household by 2019.

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Ebola spreads in Sierra Leone as global cases top 20,000: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) - The Ebola virus is still spreading in West Africa, especially in Sierra Leone, and the worldwide toll from the epidemic stands at 7,905 deaths among 20,206 known cases at year-end, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

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Lack of sleep, parents’ anxiety may affect kids’ pain after surgery

(Reuters Health) - Children who didn’t sleep well leading up to a scheduled surgery, or whose parents made a big deal of the pain the child would feel, did turn out to have worse pain after surgery, according to a new U.S. study.

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