Archive for October 31st, 2011

How a diet pill using two gut hormones could fool our brains into thinking we’re full

By Claire Bates Last updated at 4:35 PM on 26th October 2011 Many of us would love nothing more than to trick ourselves into believing we are full when we’re on a diet. Now, a new study based on brain scans has found the answer may be to go with our guts – a pill ...Read More

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Contraceptive Pill Nearly Halves Risk of Ovarian Cancer, Research Finds

iStock Women who take the contraceptive pill for 10 years cut their risk of ovarian cancer by almost half, according to a European study published Wednesday. Taking the contraception for any length of time also reduces the risk by 15 percent, according to one of the largest studies into the links between diet, lifestyle and ...Read More

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Woman Arrested After Diet Pill Theft Caught on Tape

Christina Antoinette Jackson. advertisement Denton police have arrested and accused a woman of theft after they say she stuffed her underware full of diet pills. Officers believe Christina Antoinette Jackson and two others stole thousands of dollars worth of pills on Aug. 30. The women were caught on video lifting their dresses and stuffing the pills into their girdles. She is ...Read More

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Pill and pregnancy have biggest effects on ovarian cancer risk

[unable to retrieve full-text content](Medical Xpress) — Taking the Pill for 10 years can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by almost half (45 per cent), new research part-funded by Cancer Research UK shows today.

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Taking the Pill for 10 years can reduce risk of ovarian cancer by almost half

Taking the Pill for 10 years can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by almost half (45 per cent), new research part-funded by Cancer Research UK shows today. Overall, women who took the Pill for any length of time had an approximately 15 per cent lower risk of ovarian cancer than those who never took ...Read More

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