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A recent study found blood pressure in women begins to increase at younger ages, and at a faster rate, than in men. The study is based on data collected…
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Cardiogenic shock happens when your heart suddenly can't pump enough blood to your body. Whether it results from a severe heart attack or not, cardiogenic…
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Heart failure — when the heart can’t pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs — can be deadly. But a diagnosis today is far from a death…
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About 10,000 people a year will experience an aortic dissection – a tear in the body’s biggest blood vessel. It can be life-threatening, but it’s also…
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There’s good cholesterol (HDL) and bad cholesterol (LDL). While a high HDL number on a screening is usually good news, it may not tell the whole story for…
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We can see it’s not a good thing for us, but belly fat can have more serious consequences than you know. There's also a way to get rid of it.“Genetically…
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A recently published study of 191 women found those who were highly fit in middle age decreased their risk for dementia by 88 percent compared to those…
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More than eight million people have peripheral arterial disease or PAD, but relatively few know what it is. Ignoring the signs can have serious…
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A new state law this year requires commercial insurers to cover 3D mammograms, a more advanced — and expensive — form of screening for breast cancer than…