There is no strong evidence that vitamin D protects against pregnancy-induced high blood pressure (hypertension) or pre-eclampsia, conclude researchers in
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Living the high life: How altitude influences bone growth
High altitude is a particularly challenging environment—the terrain is physically challenging and the land has a relatively poor crop yield,
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Sex, drugs hold less allure for today’s high schoolers
(HealthDay)—Today’s teens are a much tamer lot, a new U.S. government survey finds. Fewer high school students are turning to
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What’s the connection between high blood pressure and HIV?
People with HIV are more likely than people without the virus to have high blood pressure, in part because of
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New efforts to curb high blood pressure in Asia
The reality of treating high blood pressure in the world’s most populated continent is trickier these days, experts say. After
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Cholesterol raises the build up of Alzheimer’s proteins in the brain
High cholesterol increases the build up of Alzheimer’s proteins in the brain by 20 times, study finds Researchers believe findings
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High FGF-23 linked to recurrent cardiac events after ACS
(HealthDay)—Elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) is associated with increased risk of recurrent major cardiovascular (CV) events in patients after
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