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EatingWell: The worst things to eat for your heart
Premium Health News ServiceHeart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans; on average, one person dies every 39 seconds, according to recently published data from the American Heart Association. Along with healthy lifestyle choices, what you eat can have a big effect...Tags: Healthy Diet, Butter, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
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Northampton County seniors sicker than most in state
Elderly people in Northampton County are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, depression, diabetes and other diseases, and they cost more to treat compared with the elderly throughout Pennsylvania, newly released federal data show. In 19...
Tags: Government Health Care, Kathleen Sebelius, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics
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Upton on the up?
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez created a stir when he said on Friday that he wondered if B.J. Upton might be best served by a short stint in the minors as a way to get out of his...Tags: Mike Minor, Chris Johnson (baseball), Jonny Venters, Fredi Gonzalez, David Carpenter
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Weight just one factor to consider when measuring health
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it possible to be 30 pounds overweight and still be healthy? My blood pressure and cholesterol are normal, and I have no health issues other than being overweight. ANSWER: Weight is one important measure of health. But it's not the...Tags: Body Mass Index, Values, Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses
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Study: Babies born after moms' weight loss surgery are healthier
Los Angeles TimesOf the many powers mothers wield, few are more extraordinary than the power to nudge a child's health prospects in one direction or another simply by having incubated that child in her womb. Research is uncovering more and more instances in which a...Tags: Weight Loss Surgery, Medical Research, Heart Disease, Weight, Family
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Minor takes over as Braves' ace
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH There is no longer any question about who the ace of the Braves' starting rotation is anymore. Going into the season, there might have been a debate between Tim Hudson and Kris Medlen....Tags: R.A. Dickey, Mike Minor, Chris Johnson (baseball), Jonny Venters, David Carpenter
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Briefs: Harvard Health Letters
Premium Health News ServiceIMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATORS: SIMPLE FIX MAY SAVE LIVES An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) can be a lifesaving device in someone with a tendency to develop dangerous heart rhythms. An ICD detects the onset of an irregular and potentially fatal...Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Heart Disease, Acetaminophen (drug), Pain, Vioxx (drug)
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More Americans using retail health clinics
As wait times to see a doctor for simple problems like sinusitis and urinary tract infection lengthen, more and more Americans are turning to retail health clinics — walk-in medical facilities located in pharmacies, grocery stores and retailers such...Tags: General Practitioners, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Health and Medical Professionals, Asthma
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Synthetic growth hormone not effective as anti-aging treatment
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My sister goes to an anti-aging specialist who recommends she take HGH to slow aging. Does this work? Is it safe? ANSWER: Human growth hormone, or HGH, in a synthetic form can be safe and useful as a treatment for some medical...Tags: Healthy Diet, Medical Research, AIDS, Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics
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Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation
"Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...
Tags: Health Treatments, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Celebrities, Family
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Weight just one factor to consider when measuring health
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it possible to be 30 pounds overweight and still be healthy? My blood pressure and cholesterol are normal, and I have no health issues other than being overweight. ANSWER: Weight is one important measure of health. But it's not...Tags: Body Mass Index, Values, Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses
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Pets may help cut heart disease risk: American Heart Association
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Anyone wanting to live longer and cut their risk of suffering from heart disease might want to consider getting a pet. The American Heart Association (AHA) issued a scientific statement on Thursday saying owning a pet may help to...Tags: Medical Research, Heart Disease, American Heart Association, Diseases and Illnesses
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