Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Op cures year-long hiccups bout

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 06:17 AM

	Surgeons have succeeded in curing a man who had non-stop hiccups for a year. Read full article: 'Op cures year-long hiccups bout'

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Articles: Ovary transplant pregnancy first

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 03:55 AM

	A woman has become pregnant after having an ovary tissue transplant for the first time, it has emerged. Read full article: 'Ovary transplant pregnancy first'

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Articles: Drinking patterns make a difference

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 03:49 AM

	Alcohol's risk to the liver may result not just from how much people drink but, at least for women, the pattern of their drinking, a new study has found. Read full article: 'Drinking patterns make a difference'

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Articles: Botox could treat sexual disorder

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 02:11 AM

	Botox could be used to treat a sexual condition which prevents women having full intercourse, scientists say. Read full article: 'Botox could treat sexual disorder'

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Articles: UK's abortion rates 'vary widely'

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 02:08 AM

	Nearly half of pregnant girls aged 15 to 17 opt to have an abortion, but the rate varies widely across the UK, a report says. Read full article: 'UK's abortion rates 'vary widely''

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Articles: Rat drug may boost sex drive in women, study finds

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:34 AM

	A drug that seems to drive female rats mad for sex may offer the first real scientific aphrodisiac for women, U.S. and Canadian researchers have said. Read full article: 'Rat drug may boost sex drive in women, study finds'

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Articles: Hormone peak differs in thin men, study finds

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:23 AM

	A hormone that affects hunger acts in surprising and different ways in lean and fat men -- a finding that may offer new ways to treat obesity, U.S. researchers have reported. Read full article: 'Hormone peak differs in thin men, study finds'

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Articles: First Woman Pregnant After Ovarian Transplant

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:07 AM

	A 25-year-old woman has conceived a baby for the first time after having an ovarian tissue transplant, according to reports released on Tuesday. Read full article: 'First Woman Pregnant After Ovarian Transplant'

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Articles: Dieting Makes Little Girls Fatter, Study Finds

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:05 AM

	Girls who are starting to get too fat at 5 are often experienced dieters by the age of 9 -- but put on extra fat instead of taking it off, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Read full article: 'Dieting Makes Little Girls Fatter, Study Finds'

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Articles: Bird Flu Kills at Least 4,500 Chickens in Vietnam

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:02 AM

	A strain of bird flu virus that is not lethal to humans has killed at least 4,500 chickens in Vietnam, three months after an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 type that killed 16 people was declared over, officials said. Read full article: 'Bird Flu Kills at Least 4,500 Chickens in Vietnam'

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