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New Blood Pressure Guidelines Should Clarify Your Status — What To Do About It There's a new way to classify blood pressure readings, and the biggest change is for anyone who's been described as "prehypertensive" or "high normal.
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Half of US adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines ANAHEIM, Calif. - New guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition, which now plagues nearly half of U.S.
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With Stricter Guidelines, Do You Have High Blood Pressure Now? You may not have had high blood pressure Sunday, but you may have it today. Even if your blood pressure hasn't changed a smidge.
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FDA approves pill with digital tracking device you swallow (CNN) A psychiatric medication system in the form of a pill with a built-in digital tracking device gained approval from the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
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Feds Prepare For A New War On Kratom, An Herbal Drug Many Swear By The DEA had previously tried to ban it. Now the FDA is leading the charge. By Nick Wing. 740. More than a year after backtracking on plans to ram through a ban on the herbal supplement kratom, federal authorities once again appear to be getting ready ...
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Ashanti records 70 maternal deaths in 10 months The Ashanti Region has recorded a total of 70 maternal deaths as of the end of October, down from the previous year's same period figure of 91 deaths.
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FDA Approves First Digital Pill That Can Track Whether You've Taken It The Food and Drug Administration has approved its first digital drug: a pill embedded with a sensor that transmits whether someone has taken it.
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NJ Needs More Scrutiny of Maternal Care and Deaths — Democratic Lawmakers As maternal death rate continues to rise in New Jersey, Sen. Vitale says 'greater emphasis on the health of mothers' is essential.
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FDA warns of 'deadly risks' of the herb kratom, citing 36 deaths The Food and Drug Administration issued a strong warning Tuesday to consumers to stay away from the herbal supplement kratom, saying regulators are aware of 36 deaths linked to products containing the substance.
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Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link? FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, a person uses a smart phone in Chicago. A new analysis suggests that increased social media use could be one factor contributing to a rise in teen suicide.
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Volunteers needed! Knit or crochet a tiny red cap for a baby The American Heart Association and The Children's Heart Foundation are looking for volunteers who can create tiny red hats for babies born in February, designated as American Heart Month.
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We're so unprepared for finding an Alzheimer's treatment The U.S. health-care system is unprepared to cope with the Alzheimer's crisis - even if there were a treatment in the near future, according to a new study.
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AP Exclusive: US scientists try 1st gene editing in the body Brian Madeux, 44, uses an infrared device to look at his veins as nurse Siobhan Field prepares an IV line for the first human gene editing therapy for NPS, at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif.
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Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link? CHICAGO - An increase in suicide rates among U.S. teens occurred at the same time social media use surged and a new analysis suggests there may be a link.
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Volunteers needed to knit, crochet special hats for newborns The American Heart Association is seeking volunteers who can knit and crochet special hats for newborns in hospitals across the country.
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AP Exclusive: US Scientists Try 1st Gene Editing in the Body Scientists for the first time have tried gene editing inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to try to cure a disease.
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If the US went vegan, emissions would drop. But there's a catch, a new study says If the entire United States went vegan, it could be great for the environment. But it's a lot more complicated than advocates for an all-vegan country might hope, a new study found.
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New Study Shows What Would Happen If the US Went Vegan If you were to ask all of your friends what an ideal society looks like, I'm sure you'd receive vastly different answers. Maybe someone will suggest a society without war where everyone works together to solve problems.
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Medications to kick opioid addiction are equally effective, study finds A long-acting medication designed to help wean substance abusers off opioids is as effective as short-term therapies such as buprenorphine and methadone that patients must take every day, researchers reported Tuesday.
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Hampton Roads hospitals in need of volunteers to knit hats for newborns HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Are you the crafty type? Several Hampton Roads hospitals are looking for volunteers to knit or crochet red hats for babies born in February.
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Increased Hours Online Correlate With An Uptick In Teen Depression, Suicidal Thoughts A study published Tuesday in the journal Clinical Psychological Science finds that increased time spent with popular electronic devices - whether a computer, cell phone or tablet - might have contributed to an uptick in symptoms of depression and ...
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Your Blood Type May Determine How Smog Affects Your Heart TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- People with certain blood types are at increased risk for a heart attack from high levels of air pollution, a new study finds.
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Bill Gates, Alzheimer's and an Aging Health Agenda Not long ago, Bill Gates had an idea: a personal computer in every home. Most people scoffed, thinking the idea to be ludicrous. His vision made him one of the world's richest, most successful people, and it broke open the technological revolution upon ...
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Indulgent grandparents 'bad for children's health' Indulgent grandparents may be having an adverse impact on their grandchildren's health, say researchers. The University of Glasgow study, published in PLOS One journal, suggests grandparents are often inclined to treat and overfeed children.
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Study Finds Competing Opioid Treatments Have Similar Outcomes Left, a dose of Vivitrol before being administered. Right, a pharmacist filling a prescription for Soboxone. Credit Brian Snyder/Reuters.
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Grandparents SHORTENING the lives of children by giving them too many SWEETS GRANDPARENTS are shortening the lives of children by giving them too many sweet treats, fattening food and little exercise. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 19:01, Tue, Nov 14, 2017.
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Emotional toll of diabetes 'needs more recognition' Many people living with diabetes are struggling with related emotional problems - an issue that needs support and recognition, a charity says.
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Hunters' help needed to pin down deer disease EUREKA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - One of our state's biggest holidays is just two days away: The start of regular firearm deer hunting season is Wednesday.
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Disease Prevention: Diabetes and Heart Problems Can Be Avoided if You Eat Slower Growing up, your parents probably delivered lectures about your eating habits, namely getting enough fruits and vegetables, not playing with your food, and not scarfing down the contents of your plate.
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CRISPR Gene-Editing Technology Could Hold Key To Understanding Addiction The gene-editing tool known as CRISPR could be a key to understanding addiction, according to research presented at Neuroscience 2017, the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience.
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Precautions to keep acne away It's easy to avoid skin problems like acne by taking simple precautions. Drink sufficient water every day and keep your phone a little away from your face for starters.
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Sex Rarely Causes Cardiac Arrest, Even in Cardiac Patients ANAHEIM, CA - Sexual activity is rarely the cause of sudden cardiac arrest, a new study suggests. Specifically, in more than 4500 cases of sudden cardiac arrest in adults living in Portland, OR in a recent decade, only 34 cases were related to sexual ...
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Call for knitters to make hats for babies for American Heart Month MIAMI - If you're good with a needle and yarn, a call has been made for your services to help raise awareness about congenital heart defects.
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Why Are Some People Fat? One Gene, Not Diet, Might Be the Problem It often seems that some possess superhuman eating powers allowing them to down an entire pizza while remaining rail-thin. Others only need to think of a slice and gain five pounds.
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Little Hats, Big Hearts: Volunteers needed to knit tiny hats for newborns LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- The American Heart Association is hoping you can help knit and crochet for newborns. It's part of their Little Hats, Big Heart initiative that helped place 1,250 hats in 25 hospitals across Virginia.
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Vanderbilt researchers working on universal flu vaccine Vanderbilt University researchers are helping conduct studies around the world to develop a flu vaccine that would protect all strains of the flu.
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Stunning Video Is the First to Show CRISPR Editing DNA in Real Time Despite sounding like an off-brand breakfast cereal, the genetic engineering technique CRISPR has infiltrated the vocabulary of the general public, stoking fierce ethics debates, imaginative renderings of the future and even inspiring a novel and a ...
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This woman cleared her acne on her own and now her skincare routine has gone VIRAL We all long for blemish-free skin, but for most of us, it is a constant battle. From applying every single product that promises to magic away oil slicks, bumps and spots to trying expensive dermatological treatments and medications - the desire for ...
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Disneyland Guests Contracted Legionnaires' Disease, But What Is It? Over the weekend, Disneyland announced that it shut down a pair of cooling towers after 12 people contracted Legionnaires' disease, which can occur after contact with contaminated water or mist.
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African-Americans Can Smoke Out Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer in African-Americans. Blacks are more likely to smoke than white, Hispanic and Asian-Americans.
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What Do Disneyland And Flint Have In Common? Legionnaire's Disease Legionnaire's disease is back in the news, this time with an outbreak apparently linked to Disneyland. Twelve infected people, age 52-94 have been identified—1 employee, 8 visitors, and 3 who had not visited the park but had been in Anaheim.
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These States Have the Highest Rates of Breast Cancer According to the National Cancer Institute, the average woman has a 12.4% chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. There are a number of different factors that can increase a woman's chances of developing the disease, including several ...
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Exercise boosts brain power: Study Researchers say the study provides some of the most definitive evidence to date on the benefits of exercise for brain health. Exercise can improve brain health.
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Take steps to avoid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Breathe easy: Sarah Buckley has offered advice on how to avoid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Photo: supplied. Two information stands and a community walk will help highlight World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease day.
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