Kids who don't get enough sleep at night may experience a slight spike in their blood pressure the next day even if they are not overweight or obese, a new study suggests. The research included 143 kids aged 10 to 18 who spent one night ...
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Shoveling snow can increase your risk of heart attack, and you should take precautions to protect yourself, an expert says. "When the temperature outside drops, our blood vessels narrow to prevent our bodies from losing heat," Dr. Holly ...
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Winter can be a difficult time for people with allergies, but they can take steps to reduce their exposure to indoor triggers such as mold spores and dust mites, experts say. "During the winter, families spend more time indoors, exposing ...
A long-term exercise program may help ease depression in people with Parkinson's disease, according to a new, small study. Researchers looked at 31 Parkinson's patients who were randomly assigned to an "early start" group that did an ...
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Black women in the United States are much more likely to have high blood pressure than black men or white women and men, according to a new study. The researchers also found that blacks are twice as likely as whites to have undiagnosed ...
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Women bothered by hot flashes or other effects of menopause have a number of treatment options -- hormonal or not, according to updated guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It's estimated that anywhere ...
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Virginia Tech's Marion DuPont Scott School of Veterinary Medicine has announced its"Tuesday Talk"topics for early 2014.The Tuesday Talks lectures series is designed to provide horse owners and professionals with valuable insight and ...
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Ethyl alcohol found in alcoholic drinks or denatured alcohol found in perfume are causing more poisonings of children, the Cincinnati Children's Hospital says. The Drug and Poison Information Center, a service of Cincinnati Children's ...
A British researcher says an international team found those at higher risk for type 2 diabetes may reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke by walking. Dr. Thomas Yates of the University of Leicester and colleagues at Duke University ...
Prescribing both a stimulant and an antipsychotic drug to children with physical aggression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along with teaching parents to use behavior management techniques, reduces aggressive and ...
In two separate clinical trials, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that periodic meetings with a lactation consultant encourages women traditionally resistant to breastfeeding to do so, at ...
US-based medical technology company Medtronic has announced the randomization of the first patients in the SYMPLICITY HTN-4 clinical trial at Medical University of South Carolina, Piedmont Heart Institute and Duke University Medical Center. ...
DePuy Synthes Trauma, a division of DePuy Orthopaedics, has announced the launch of a new radial head prosthesis system for primary and revision joint replacement of the radial head to restore joint function. DePuy Synthes Trauma says ...
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Only 5 percent of those using a restroom wash their hands long enough to kill the germs that cause infection, a U.S. researcher says. The study, published in the Journal of Environmental Health, indicates a third of the people involved in ...
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US-based SynCardia Systems has announced the implantation of the 150th SynCardia temporary total artificial heart in 2013. The 150th SynCardia temporary total artificial heart has been implanted on 26 November 2013. In 2012, a total of ...
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