• Recognizing the Signs of Hypothyroidism
• 10 Strategies to Overcome Insomnia
• Could Artificial Sweeteners Be Aging the Brain Faster?
• Techniques for Soothing Your Nervous System
• Does the Water in Your House Smell Funny? Here’s Why
• Can a Daily Dose of Apple Cider Vinegar Actually Aid Weight Loss?
• 6 Health Beverages That Can Actually Spike Your Blood Sugar
• Treatment Options for Social Anxiety Disorder
• Understanding the Connection Between Anxiety and Depression
• How Daily Prunes Can Influence Cholesterol and Inflammation

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  Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?

  One Ohio medical center has seen a sharp rise in heart infections and strokes related to IV drug abuse — pointing to one more consequence of the U.S. opioid epidemic, researchers say. In a preliminary study, the...

  • Posted March 11, 2021
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  Your Eyes May Signal Your Risk for Stroke, Dementia

  Your eyes may be a window into the health of your brain, a new study indicates. Researchers found that older adults with the eye disease retinopathy were at increased risk of having a stroke, as well as...

  • Posted March 11, 2021
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  Already Had COVID? You May Not Need 2nd Dose of Vaccine

  If you’ve previously been infected by the new coronavirus, just one dose of the two-dose Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may be enough to protect you from future infection, according to a new study. “We showed that...

  • Posted March 11, 2021
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  Depression Often Follows Stroke, and Women Are at Higher Risk

  The trauma and loss of stroke can often leave survivors with long-term depression, and women appear to be at special risk, new research shows. “We did not expect that the cumulative risk of depression would remain so...

  • Posted March 11, 2021
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  Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease

  Do you struggle with chronic kidney disease? Exercise may be the best prescription for your condition, new research out of Taiwan suggests. Scientists found that highly active patients had a lower risk of kidney disease progression, heart...

  • Posted March 11, 2021
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  As Lockdowns Cut Into Exercise Time, Depression Rates Are Rising

  Exercise has long been considered a “natural antidepressant.” Now, research suggests that as lockdowns kept people from regular exercise, depression rates started to rise. The finding is based on multiple mental health surveys conducted among three successive...

  • Posted March 10, 2021
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  Even 1 Concussion May Raise Your Odds for Dementia Later

  Sustaining just one head injury may up your chances of developing dementia decades later by 25%, and this risk increases with each subsequent head injury, new research suggests. “Head injury is not the only risk factor for...

  • Posted March 10, 2021
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  AHA News: How Grief Rewires the Brain and Can Affect Health – and What to Do About It

  WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Grief is a common, if not universal, human experience. But that doesn’t make it simple. It’s psychological, but it affects people physically. It’s a matter of science, but...

  • Posted March 10, 2021
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  AHA News: What Parents Should Know About Rare But Scary COVID-19-Related Illness

  WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — It began with COVID-19 and became a nightmare. The coronavirus hit the Dye family of Anchorage, Alaska, in mid-November. Parents Heath and Hailey were sick for a week....

  • Posted March 10, 2021
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  Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll

  Older Americans are far more willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine than they were last fall, a new survey shows. The survey was conducted in late January. It found that 71% of adults aged 50 to 80...

  • Posted March 10, 2021
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