Adults who received more intensive treatment to lower their blood pressure were less likely to experience drastic blood pressure drops,
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How to stay healthy as flesh-eating bacteria infections move into new, more northern waters
infectious disease expert discusses how to stay healthy as flesh-eating bacteria infections move into new, more northern waters Infections caused
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Overweight people DO enjoy food more than other adults, study finds
Overweight people really DO enjoy their food more than other adults, study finds Researchers at the University of Iowa studied
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More cancer patients get help to quit smoking
When patients who smoke begin cancer treatment at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine
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Cancer tissue-freezing approach may help more breast cancer patients in lower income countries
A new reusable device created by the Johns Hopkins University can help women with breast cancer in lower income countries
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Seeing the doctor? Relax, you’ll remember more
Some patients feel shame, anxiety or fear immediately before seeing their doctor, making them tense. But if they can relax
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Women more likely to face long-term impairment after childhood brain tumor radiation
Young women who undergo radiation therapy to treat pediatric brain tumors are more likely to suffer from long-term cognitive impairment
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Locking up kids damages their mental health and leads to more disadvantage. Is this what we want?
Reports this week of an Indigenous boy with a disability held naked for days in a Brisbane police cell have
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People who work 10 hour days ‘are more likely to have a stroke’
People who have worked 10 hour days for a decade ‘are 45% more likely to have a stroke’ Surprisingly, the
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More heart failure patients may benefit from CRT defibrillator
Certain groups of heart failure patients may see improved heart function with cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) if traditional
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