More US girls are starting puberty younger, with large percentages developing breasts and pubic hair as early as seven, according to a study released Monday in the American journal Pediatrics. …
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Drinking alcohol may help reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and cut the risk of developing the painful and crippling disease, a study published Wednesday has shown for the first time. …
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Overweight people may respond more to a piping hot pizza, but they don't necessarily eat more of it in a single sitting, according to a new study. …
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SUNDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) – Effective and widespread
treatment of HIV disease may also help cut the rate of new infections,
researchers report. …
» More: Aggressive Drug Therapy May Help Slow Spread of AIDS

SUNDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) — Starting antiretroviral
treatment (ART) when an HIV patient has no symptoms can prevent the
progressive immune system destruction that leads to AIDS, according to new
treatment guidelines released by the Inte… …
» More: New Guidelines Urge Earlier Therapy for HIV Patients

SUNDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) — Almost half of HIV-negative
people who participate in clinical trials for HIV vaccines end up testing
positive on routine HIV tests — even though they're not actually
infected, a new study shows. …
» More: Many False-Positive HIV Test Results for Those in AIDS Vaccine
Trials

(HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com: …
» More: Clinical Trials Update: July 7, 2010

WEDNESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — Injuries to the shoulder's
rotator cuff are treatable, but it's not clear whether surgery or
non-surgical treatments — such as rest, exercise and medications — are
the best approach, researchers say. …
» More: Best Option for Rotator Cuff Tear May Vary by Patient

U.S. cancer death rates are falling, with big decreases in major killers such as colon and lung cancer, the American Cancer Society said on Wednesday. …
» More: U.S. cancer death rates continue drop: report

Nearly half of the Netherlands' 5,630 bars openly defy a smoking ban that is two years old on Thursday, saying they risk financial ruin if they show puffing clients the door. …
» More: Dutch bars defy two-year-old smoking ban