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High-Grade Prostate Cancer Linked to Metabolic Syndrome

By Daryl Nelson February 27, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Metabolic syndrome does not raise a mans risk of developing prostate cancer overall, but does raise their risk of aggressive prostate cancer, according to a report presented at the 27th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology.

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Fast-Food Menu Calorie Counts Not Helpful to Consumers, Study Finds

By Daryl Nelson February 24, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Although fast food restaurants display calorie listings, researchers suggest that the listings don’t do a stellar job of assisting consumers with proper health food options.

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Scientists Develop New Way To Treat Prostate, Pancreatic Cancer

By Daryl Nelson February 19, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Researchers in Sweden may have developed new technology to properly monitor laser light therapy to treat prostate and pancreatic cancer.

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CDC: The U.S. Suicide Rate Continues to Rise

By Daryl Nelson February 18, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

The U.S. suicide rate is the highest in 15 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Study: Noticing Your Partners Efforts to Change Can Improve Your Relationship

By Daryl Nelson February 15, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Feel like your partner will never change?

A new Northwestern University study shows that the more you believe your partner is capable of change and perceive that he or she is trying to improve, the more secure and happy you will feel in your relationship.

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Study: Sugar is just as Harmful as Tobacco and Alcohol

By Daryl Nelson February 2, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Consuming excessive amounts of sugar is as harmful as tobacco or alcohol, according to a recent study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco.

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Pfizer Recalling 1 Million Defective Birth Control Packets

By Daryl Nelson February 2, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Drug company Pfizer Inc., is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills, after finding an error on the packaging.

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Study: Men Are More Likely to Remember Unpleasant Experiences

By Daryl Nelson February 1, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

A woman’s memory of an experience is less likely to be accurate than a man’s if the experience was emotionally provocative or unpleasant, according to research conducted by the University of Montreal researchers at Louis-H Lofontain Hospital.

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