• Take the Mindful Way to Lower Blood Pressure

    Mindfulness is a centuries-old practice that’s become trendy in recent years — and a new study now says it can help your heart health. Training in mindfulness can help people better manage their high blood pressure by...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Scientists Use ‘Gentler’ Cell Transplants to Reverse Diabetes in Mice

    Scientists have used a transplant procedure to apparently cure diabetes in lab mice, without the need for immune-suppressing drugs afterward. The success is a first step in developing a safer way to use cell transplants to possibly...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

    TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Some patients with high blood pressure can’t get it under control with standard medications, but a new study shows an experimental drug is up to the task of treating these...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Ovary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman’s Odds for Parkinson’s

    Women who have both ovaries removed before menopause may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson’s disease years later, a new study suggests. Looking at decades of data on more than 5,000 women, researchers found that those...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Dementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study

    There’s good news for aging adults: Prevalence of dementia declined in the United States from 2000 to 2016, a new study reveals. In people ages 65 and up, prevalence of dementia dropped by 3.7 percentage points. Disparities...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure

    Patients with heart failure are often prescribed a diuretic or “water pill” to prevent fluid buildup. A new study has found that two often-prescribed medications work equally well at reducing deaths. “Given that the two different therapies...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Heat Waves, No A/C: A Deadly Combo at Texas Prisons

    Heat waves may be killing prisoners in Texas, according to an analysis that found far-higher-than-normal death rates in the state’s non-air-conditioned prisons. “The majority of Texas prisons do not have universal air conditioning,” noted lead study author...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Nov. 8, 2022​

    Ovary removal before menopause could raise a woman’s risk for Parkinson’s. In a study of 5,000 women, those who had both ovaries removed before age 43 were five times more likely to eventually be diagnosed with the...

    • Posted November 8, 2022
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  • 6 ‘Heart-Healthy’ Supplements Flop in Cholesterol Study

    Folks taking dietary supplements intended to help their heart health are just wasting their money, a new clinical trial suggests. Six supplements widely promoted as heart-healthy — fish oil, cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, plant sterols and red yeast...

    • Posted November 7, 2022
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  • Amy Schumer’s Son Recovering After Being Hospitalized With RSV

    A jump in U.S. cases of RSV this fall has affected many infants and children, including comedian Amy Schumer’s 3-year-old son, Gene. Schumer wrote about her son being hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus in an Instagram post,...

    • Posted November 7, 2022
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