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• Women's genes and heritage reveal cancer risk

  Would you want to know you were a greater risk than the average woman of developing breast or ovarian cancer? Two thousand women in Ontario did. Find out what their genetic predisposition exposed....

  

• Top 10 health headlines of 2009

  Swine flu hysteria, promising cancer vaccines and breakthroughs that bring hope in the battle against disease, 2009 was a great year for medical advances....

  

• Fish fends off macular degeneration

  Seeing is believing: Omega-3 fatty acids, found in oily fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and tuna, helps stop macular degeneration....

  

• Essay: Too young for breast cancer

  Not even 30 and newly pregnant, Kelly Fitzgerald discovered she also had breast cancer. Two years later, she's learning to live life in "little steps."...

  

• Swine flu declared a pandemic

  After teetering on the brink of pandemic status since late May, the World Health Organization raises its alert level on the influenza A/H1N1 virus, officially designating it the world's first......

  

• 10 things you need to know about female hair loss

  Balding is not just a bane for middle-aged men. Female hair loss affects 22 per cent of women by the age of 45. Find out what you should know about androgenetic alopecia....

  

• September health news: The latest breakthroughs in Alzheimer's research

  Summer 2009 saw great strides made in the battle against Alzheimer's disease. Find out which breakthroughs are making headlines and what they could mean for preventing, detecting and treating this......

  

• August health news: How to stop overeating

  If overeating is a regular habit, your brain may be working against your weight-loss efforts. A new book reveals why we overeat and why diets don't work....

  

• July health news: A breakthrough in incontinence treatment

  Good news for the one in three women who suffer with stress urinary incontinence. A promising new surgery just may put an end to embarrassing leaks....

  

• Prevent sun damage to hair, face and body

  New technologies behind the latest skin- and hair-protection products guard you from the sun's harmful UV rays better than ever before....

  

• June health news: Healthy living according to the season

  The author of French Women Don't Get Fat reveals how adapting to nature's changing seasons can help you to live a healthier lifestyle....

  

• Orthorexia: Are you addicted to healthy eating?

  If your bookshelf is lined with diet and nutrition books and you're constantly preoccupied with food labels, your healthy eating fixation could be masking an eating disorder....

  

• Where are they now? Headline health scares from the past

  While some health scares disappear just months after they make news, others continue to pose a risk even though they're no longer top of mind. Here's an update on recent history's most sensational......

  

• April health news: Why some women can't control their appetites

  A new medical study finds that if you're a woman and you're hungry, you just can't help it. Find out what science reveals about women's and men's abilities to suppress their appetites. ...

  

• Illness in the air: how pollution causes heart disease and cancer

  We know environmental pollution causes or aggravates a host of respiratory ailments. Now, scientists say the air that we breathe contributes to the biggest killers -- heart disease and cancer -- as......

  

• March health news: Exercise makes you smarter

  Find out what doctors know about how exercise can help to jog your memory and maintain a healthy brain....

  

• February health news: Bed bug infestations on the rise

  It's time to wash those bed sheets and vacuum your mattress! Those bloodsucking insects that lounge in your bed are making a comeback....

  

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