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Rethinking guidelines for treating high blood pressure: Variability is a risk factor too
Hypertension is the most prevalent treatable risk factor for stroke. One in two adults are affected by it, and the risk of being hypertensive during a lifetime is about 90%. Despite this, the ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Yellow fever strikes monkey populations in South America
A group of Argentine scientists, including health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a 2007-2008 die-off of howler monkeys in ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Body's anticipation of a meal can be a diabetes risk factor
Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have identified ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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New Alzheimer's test offers better opportunities for early detection
Early detection is key to more effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment, and new research shows that a test developed at the University of Tennessee ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Children with chronic respiratory illness are vulnerable to critical H1N1
As critical care professionals develop a better understanding of the progression of H1N1, they are becoming better prepared to treat children with severe cases, according to a new study that ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Ohio Student Dies of Meningitis
The superintendent of the Oologah-Talala School District says an elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis.
Thu 11 Mar 10 from FOXNews
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Haim had enlarged heart, manager says
The autopsy on Corey Haim revealed the actor's heart was enlarged and his lungs were filled with water when he died, Haim's manager said.
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Diabetes' link to eating disorders explored
Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Study: Kidney disease a big risk for younger, low-income minorities
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts a large number of younger minority adults receiving medical care in settings that serve the uninsured and underinsured (settings collectively known as the ...
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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New alterations found in young adults with type 2 diabetes
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young.
Thu 11 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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