Blood Pressure Too High? Get a Wallet Card

A new study shows educating people with high blood pressure about their condition and giving them attainable goals can help them lower their blood pressure without expensive interventions.

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[Forum] How Effective is the Glycemic-Load Diet?

Forum Post: If been on low GL foods for almost one month now. I haven't eaten a piece of bread since then, and just slipped occasionally when invited. (In the amount of maybe one small chocolate cake or a croissant per week.)...

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Health Tip: Preparing Your Child for a Medical Test

Title: Health Tip: Preparing Your Child for a Medical Test
Category: Health News
Created: 6/23/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2009

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Schizophrenia Linked to Early Death

Title: Schizophrenia Linked to Early Death
Category: Health News
Created: 6/23/2009
Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2009

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Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones

Title: Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones
Category: Health News
Created: 6/23/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2009

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Vinegar May Aid in Fat Loss

Ordinary household vinegar -- used to make oil-and-vinegar salad dressings or pickles -- appears to turn on genes that help fight fat, researchers in Japan report.

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Health Tip: Keep Your Heels Happy

Title: Health Tip: Keep Your Heels Happy
Category: Health News
Created: 6/24/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/24/2009

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Steve Jobs' Liver Transplant Confirmed

Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in Memphis has confirmed that Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive officer, got a liver transplant there recently.

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5 Dieting Excuses You Can Beat Today

Are you putting off getting started on a healthy diet? Are you forever waiting until Monday, until all the stars are aligned, or until there are five weekends in the month? It's always easy to come up with reasons to avoid getting going with a healthy eating or weight-loss plan. But all too often, these reasons are really just...

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Uprooting Children Raises Their Suicide Risk

Job hopping may be financially necessary or rewarding for adults, but Danish researchers say changing residences can be emotionally stressful for children and may increase their suicide risk.

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How Common Is Tourette's Syndrome?

Tourette's syndrome afflicts three out of every 1,000 children between 6 and 17 in the United States, the CDC says.

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Does Your Toddler Have an Eating Disorder?

I was completely shocked and horrified when I came across an article recently in BBC News, stating some parents are attributing their children's dietary foibles to an eating disorder, rather than simply bad behavior. In the interview, Dr Su Laurent discusses how she spends a significant amount of her clinical time seeing healthy young children whose parents are convinced...

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Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study

Title: Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study
Category: Health News
Created: 6/11/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/11/2009

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Insulin Changes Occur Years Before Diabetes

Title: Insulin Changes Occur Years Before Diabetes
Category: Health News
Created: 6/10/2009
Last Editorial Review: 6/10/2009

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Computers Causing Injuries in the Home

Title: Computers Causing Injuries in the Home
Category: Health News
Created: 6/10/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/10/2009

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Diabetes, Heart Disease: Drugs vs. Surgery

For people with diabetes and stable heart disease, drug therapy works just as well as immediate bypass surgery or angioplasty to open clogged arteries, a study suggests.

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Gene Test May Predict Prostate Cancer

A blood test that characterizes each prostate tumor by its unique genetic fingerprint may help to pinpoint which men actually have prostate cancer, researchers say.

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[SharePost] Use Mindless Snacking to Lose Weight

From Diet Blog Share: We all love to snack. It is one of those pleasures in life that would be really hard to give up. Dieters need to give up a certain amount of calories per day. How can snacking help them? "Mindless Eating"...

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Families Urged to Have Wells Tested Yearly

Title: Families Urged to Have Wells Tested Yearly
Category: Health News
Created: 5/30/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/1/2009

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New Use for Active Ingredient of Cialis

Title: New Use for Active Ingredient of Cialis
Category: Health News
Created: 6/1/2009
Last Editorial Review: 6/1/2009

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Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer

Title: Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 5/31/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/1/2009

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New Treatment for Barrett's Esophagus

Radiofrequency ablation may provide relief from Barrett�s esophagus and reduce the risk of esophageal cancer, acoording to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Bone Marrow Cells Improve Heart Function

Placing bone marrow cells directly into a heart that is lacking blood flow improves angina symptoms, heart function, and a patient's quality of life, a study shows.

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Antidepressant Celexa No Help for Autism Behaviors

The antidepressant Celexa, often prescribed for children with autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to reduce repetitive behaviors, works no better than a placebo, according to a new study.

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Slideshow: 8 Movie Treats Under 80 Calories

Low-calorie movie theater sweets that won’t blow your diet.


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