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Well: Early Puberty in Girls Raises the Risk of Depression
Those who developed breasts younger than their peers had a higher risk of depression, a new study found.
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Advice on Boys and Sex, From the Author of ‘Girls and Sex’
The author of a new book about girls and sex answers readers’ questions, mostly about boys and sex.
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Study of Teenagers Asks: Who’s Happier, Boys or Girls?
A W.H.O. report on adolescent health and happiness in Europe and North America raised concerns abut the overall well-being of 15-year-old girls, who reported poor or fair health and increased dissatisfaction with their bodies.
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HPV Vaccination Rates Highest Among Hispanic Girls in Poorer Areas
Teenage girls living in poorer neighborhoods are more likely to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus than those who live in richer areas.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: Getting Fit, a Banned Drug and Girls vs. Boys
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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Girls Are Born With Weaker Backbones Than Boys
Girls tend to be born with smaller and weaker backbones than boys, a new study has found.
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Cruisin' for a bruisin': Roller derby girls can take a hit — and dish it out
Cruisin' for a bruisin': Roller derby girls can take a hit — and dish it out
Jessica Mills, 31, of New Baden, paints on a Batgirl mask for competition. Her skating name is "Batty Oracle." Barbara Gordon, her favorite comic book Batgirl, became the super-hacker Oracle after being shot and paralyzed by the Joker. Jessica's arms …
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Pump gives heart failure patients hope for future
"I get on the treadmill. I ride the bike. I can do all kinds of things that I could not do before my LVAD," Mayberry said. Simeone implanted Mayberry's LVAD, a pump device that takes blood from a patient's bottom left heart chamber and pushes it …
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Hospital buys machine to improve heart screening
Patients exercise on a treadmill to elevate their heart rates and doctors monitor electrical activity for signs that indicate a problem with the heart or its arteries. “The only problem with the EKG, particularly in women, is it's just not very …
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