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Send Your Health Care Reform Questions Straight to the White House


Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will host a roundtable discussion on health care at the White House Thursday as the Obama administration steps up its efforts to promote the landmark legislation the president signed last year — and AOL will be there, streaming the conference live and asking questions submitted by users.

Do you have an opinion on the health care law? Submit a question with your first name and state of residence here. AOL Health Vice President Marjorie Martin will present your questions to Sebelius at the event, which will be live-streamed at AOLHealth.com and AOL.com from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m on Thursday, January 27. … More »

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Send Your Health Care Reform Questions Straight to the White House

Obesity and STD Rates Rising In American Women


Check out this post about a recent women’s health study on That’s Fit.

While fewer American women are smoking and dying from heart disease and stroke, there have been disturbing setbacks in women’s health in the U.S. over the last decade.

The newly released 2010 edition of Making the Grade on Women’s Health: a National and State-by-State Report Card, developed by the National Women’s Law Center and the Oregon Health & Science University, showed that more women are suffering from obesity, high blood pressure and sexually transmitted diseases. In addition, more women are engaging in riskier behaviors, like binge drinking and failing to obtain regular health screenings for conditions like cervical cancer. … More »

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Obesity and STD Rates Rising In American Women

Obesity Linked with Osteoporosis in Women


Check out this post about the link between stomach fat and osteoporosis by Catherine Donaldson-Evans on AOL Health

Having too much fat around the middle may compromise bone health and raise the risk of osteoporosis in women, a new study has found.

Previous research has suggested that obesity guarded women against the disease because extra body fat seemed to protect against bone loss. … More »

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Obesity Linked with Osteoporosis in Women

Aspirin May Cut Cancer Risks


Check out this post about aspirin by Deborah Huso on AOL Health.

An aspirin a day may keep cancer away, according to a new study out of London. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine recently conducted research focused on reducing heart attack risk through use of aspirin and discovered that a daily low dose of aspirin (75 mg) can reduce the occurrence of several common cancers as well. … More »

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Aspirin May Cut Cancer Risks

How to Get a Straight Answer From Your Psychiatrist


Check out this post about communicating with your psychiatrist by Dr. Daniel Carlat on AOL Health.

Have you ever been in a situation where you’re talking to a psychiatrist and you just can’t decide whether to take the prescribed medication or not? It’s not that you don’t trust your doctor — it’s just that some medication decisions are complicated, especially for psychiatric disorders. Perhaps the data on the effectiveness of a drug isn’t crystal clear. Maybe the side effects sound scary. Or maybe you just don’t want to see yourself as a person who needs psychiatric medications. … More »

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How to Get a Straight Answer From Your Psychiatrist