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Strokes can occur in younger people too
The news that Delaware Atty. Gen. Beau Biden, age 41, recently suffered a mild stroke probably came as a surprise to many people, considering that the son of Vice President Joe Biden is relatively young, trim and in seemingly good health. It shouldn't...Tags: Headaches, Physical Conditions, Symptoms, Health, Celebrities and Health Issues
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To soothe the body
If you want to live longer -- avoid heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer -- then pick and choose your foods with care to quiet down parts of your immune system.
That's the principle promoted by the founders and followers of anti-inflammatory...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Geriatrics, Ulcerative Colitis, Symptoms, Cherries
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Sex and coffee may raise risk of brain hemorrhage in some people
The rupture of a brain aneurysm is a relatively rare event but, as it causes bleeding in the brain, that event is a potentially devastating one. Now researchers have attempted to identify possible triggers for such ruptures, also known as hemorrhagic...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Physical Conditions, Aneurysm, Health, Human Body
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In tsunami's wake, top priorities are treating trauma, ensuring clean water and limiting infections
After the surging ocean waters spawned by Japan's magnitude 8.9 earthquake receded from that country's northeast coast, the drowned were only the first victims to be counted. Over the next several days, physicians and public health officials in Japan can...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Water Supply, Human Body
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My Turn: Bill Hillman thanks chest compressions for helping to save his wife
It was 4:05 a.m. on Oct. 29, 2009. I heard my wife, Dianne, say, "I think I'm having a heart attack."
I opened my eyes and saw her standing in the bathroom doorway. She grabbed her chest, took one step and collapsed on the bed.
Two weeks earlier, a...Tags: Tucson, Physical Conditions, High Blood Pressure, Human Interest, Health
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Recommendations for cancer screening are under review
You'd think there could be no downside to widespread screening for cancer. But that's not always the case. Studies on Pap smears, for example, show that atypical cells can disappear if they're left alone, while interventions can cause scarring and...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Social Issues, Family, Prostate, Diseases and Illnesses
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The Unreal World: Some bad fixes on 'Nurse Jackie'
The premise
Nurse Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco) is having trouble managing her growing addiction to painkillers. Nevertheless, she continues to snort an opiate in the supply room and pop pills in the bathroom during shifts at the hospital. Jackie works in...Tags: David Geffen School of Medicine, Behavioral Conditions, Human Body, Addiction, Cardiac Arrhythmia
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Watch and wait strategy reduces number of CT scans for kids
Children who are brought to a hospital's emergency department after a blow to the head are often rushed into a CT scanner so physicians can rule out dangerous bleeding in the brain. But when emergency doctors wait to see if a child's dizziness, nausea,...Tags: Internal Medicine, Dizziness, Health, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics
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'Dexter' recap: What a night!
Show TrackerA lot happened on Sunday nightâs episode, but the one thing that stuck with me was a desire to implore the writers of âDexterâ to please give Deb Morgan a break already. I was half laughing, half groaning when she...... -
Bahrain protesters back at Pearl Square despite violence
Ali Mahmoud was one of the first to retake Pearl Square.
The 42-year-old had watched the protests on television, and seen security forces expel anti-government demonstrators from the square in central Manama two days before. He knew he had to go where...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Manama (Bahrain), Satellite Technology, Egypt, Parliament
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Art review: Michal Chelbin at M+B
Culture MonsterIsraeli artist Michal Chelbinâs photographs of young Ukrainian and Russian wrestlers at M+B are both beautiful and unsettling. Shot in a straightforward manner, the lushly colored images belong to a tradition of unblinking portraiture that descends from... -
Link between diabetes and heart disease scrutinized
The link between diabetes and heart disease is well-known -- diabetics are two to four times more likely to have cardiovascular disease than nondiabetics, and two-thirds will die of an early heart attack or stroke. But the link itself is poorly...Tags: Physiology, Colleges and Universities, Social Issues, Diabetes, Health
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