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Thursday 5 April 2012
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Iodine At Borderline Among Childbearing Women, CDC
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
Young American women of childbearing age have borderline levels of iodine, that is only just above what would be regarded as iodine deficiency, according to a new report released this week by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)... [read article]

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Womb Cancer Deaths Rise 20%, UK
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
Deaths from womb cancer (cancer of the uterus) in the UK have gone up by nearly 20% in the last ten years. The trend follows a steep rise in the number of women diagnosed with cancer of the uterus, and is accompanied by... [read article]

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Height, BMI, Tied To Ovarian Cancer
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
A new analysis of published and unpublished studies concludes that risk for ovarian cancer is associated with increasing height. It also finds that among women who have never used hormone therapy for the menopause, the... [read article]


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