Can you really get pain under control WITHOUT painkillers? From lavender oil for headaches, to turmeric for back pain, doctor
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Monitoring at home yields better blood pressure control
Home blood pressure monitoring improved hypertension control and saved medical costs, according to results of a pilot initiative presented at
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Targeted and population-based strategies both necessary for blood pressure control
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the leading risk factor for heart disease, and improvements in both targeted and population-based
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Birth control app highlights emerging health tech market
The condom, the pill and now, the smartphone? Natural Cycles, a mobile fertility app, this month became the first ever
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Increased control, physical activity lower subjective age in older adults, research says
Could increasing your physical activity or feeling more in control of your life be the secret to staying young? Employing
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Want to control that ‘hangry’ feeling you sometimes get? UNC researchers explore how
If my 3-year-old goes more than two hours without a snack, he turns into a screaming, hangry monster. And if
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New study identifies gaps in infection prevention and control at critical access hospitals
Critical access hospitals (CAHs) face significant challenges in their infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, according to new research presented
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1 in 3 women experience ‘loss of control’ eating in pregnancy
More than a third of women report feeling out of control over the amount they eat during pregnancy, according to
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Study finds gut microbiome can control antitumor immune function in liver
Scientists have found a connection between bacteria in the gut and antitumor immune responses in the liver. Their study, published
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More frequent checks control MRSA in newborns, but can hospitals afford them?
The more often a hospital can check its newborns for deadly MRSA germs, the more likely it will be that
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