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Feb222012
Women Have Less Chest Pain, More Deaths
Not only are women with heart attacks less likely to have chest pain than men, but those without this symptom are more likely to die, a new study finds. The difference was especially strong among younger women. Recent...read more
Categories: Women's Health, Stroke, Heart Health
Feb212012
Heart Risk Higher after Pregnancy Problems
Some pregnancy problems may signal a higher risk of heart disease or stroke later, a new study suggests. The research focused on more than 3,400 women in a long-term health study. About 30% had some kind of problem with their...read more
Categories: Women's Health, Heart Health, Pregnancy
Feb202012
More Kids Treated for Gender Issues
More children are seeking support and treatment for gender identity disorder, new research finds. These children are at high risk of psychological illness, the articles say. The journal Pediatrics published the articles. One...read more
Categories: Children's Health
Feb172012
Simple Injection May Stop Long Seizures
A pre-loaded injector may deliver drugs to halt long seizures more easily than the intravenous drugs used now, researchers say. A study published February 16 compared two ways of treating severe seizures called status...read more
Categories: Men's Health, Women's Health
Feb162012
An Apple a Day Could Keep the Dentist Away, Too
INTELIHEALTH - Older men who eat more fiber-rich fruits can help to keep periodontal disease from getting worse, according to data from a Veterans Affairs study. Eating more high-fiber foods lowers LDL ("bad...read more
Categories: Dental / Oral Health
Feb162012
Gene for Heart Muscle Disease Found
A single mutated gene causes more than 1 out of 4 cases of an inherited form of heart disease, new research suggests. The study focused on dilated cardiomyopathy. This disease causes the heart to stretch and get larger. The walls...read more
Categories: Heart Health
Feb152012
Study: Antibiotics Don't Help Most Sinusitis
Antibiotics don't help people feel better faster with a short-term sinus infection, a new study finds. The study included 166 adults with acute sinusitis. Everyone's symptoms had lasted less than 4 weeks. Everyone got...read more
Categories: Women's Health, Men's Health
Feb142012
Some Accept 'Downsizing' at Restaurants
Americans will sometimes accept a smaller portion in a restaurant to save calories, a new study suggests. And they might even be willing to pay the same price. The study was done by two business professors, not doctors. The...read more
Categories: Nutrition News
Feb132012
100 Years of Worry about Kids and Sleep
Parents worry that the distractions of modern life are keeping their kids from getting enough sleep. And it looks like they've had the same worry for more than 100 years. A new study took a historic look at recommendations on...read more
Categories: Children's Health, Sleep
Feb092012
Tai Chi May Be Good for Parkinson's
Practicing tai chi may help people with Parkinson's disease improve their movement and balance and reduce their risk of falls. In a new study, tai chi provided more benefits than two other exercise programs. Tai chi is an...read more
Categories: Parkinson's
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