Excessive consumption of fructose—a sweetener ubiquitous in the American diet—can result in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is comparably
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Study of infants and young children shows that offspring develop normally in mothers with rheumatic disease
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex chronic inflammatory disease of the spine with involvement of the sacroiliac joints. Over the
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Midlife blood pressure during exercise predicts later heart disease
(HealthDay)—Higher blood pressure (BP) during exercise and impaired BP recovery after exercise in midlife may be markers of subclinical and
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Eating full fat milk or cheese could reduce your risk of heart disease
Eating full fat milk or cheese twice a day could REDUCE your risk of heart disease, new study suggests Two
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Promising study offers hope for Menkes disease patients
A Texas A&M AgriLife Research team has good news for patients with copper-deficiency disorders, especially young children diagnosed with Menkes
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Non-caloric sweetener reduces signs of fatty liver disease in preclinical research study
There is clear evidence that high sugar consumption leads to obesity and fatty liver disease. Synthetic and natural alternatives to
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What is Kawasaki disease and how do children get it?
With everything else going on in the world, the advent of a new disease adds stress to an already scary
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Housing insecurity may increase risk for incident kidney disease
(HealthDay)—Housing insecurity is tied to an increased risk for developing albuminuria, according to a study published March 31 in Kidney360.
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HIV-related heart disease risk varies by geography, income
People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to people without
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PTSD strongly linked with heart disease in female veterans
Female veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were substantially more likely to have ischemic heart disease than those without
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