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Mental Ills May Put Veterans at Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
Mick Jagger in Recovery After Heart Valve Procedure
Microbes in Diabetic Foot Ulcers May Help Predict Treatment Success
Midlife Diabetes Can Really Raise Your Odds for Stroke Years Later
Mindfulness Can Help Tame Everyday Stress
'Mindfulness' Might Help Some Conquer Chronic Pain
'Mind-Reading' AI Turns Thoughts Into Spoken Words
Mind-Reading Tech Could Bring 'Synthetic Speech' to Brain-Damaged Patients
'Mobile Stroke Units' Help Rush Treatment to Patients
Mom-to-Be's Diabetes May Up Odds of Heart Disease in Her Kids
Money Woes May Take Toll on Black Americans' Hearts
More Americans Are Eating Whole Grains, But Intake Still Too Low
More Complication Risks With C-Section Than Vaginal Delivery
More Education Could Mean Less Heart Disease
More Evidence Fried Food Ups Heart Disease, Stroke Risk
More Evidence Pot May Damage the Teen Brain
More Evidence That Socializing Helps Protect the Aging Brain
More Hot Flashes Could Mean Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
More Patients With Heart Disease Die at Home Than in Hospital
More Proof High-Fiber Diets Help Prevent Cancers, Heart Disease
More Reasons to Follow the Mediterranean Diet
More Smoking, Heart Woes Boost Native Americans' Stroke Risk
Morning Exercise Kick-Starts Seniors' Brains
Most Cyclists Suffering Head Injuries Not Wearing Helmets: Study
Most Docs Don't Know Hair Care Is a Barrier to Exercise for Black Women
Most Widely Prescribed Blood Pressure Med Might Not Be Best Option: Study
Move More, Live Longer
Muscle in Middle Age Might Help Men's Hearts Later
Nagging Low Back Pain? Try Mindfulness
Nerve Stimulation May Help Curb Stroke Damage
New Evidence That Veggies Beat Steak for Heart Health
New Finding Challenges Old Notions About Dyslexia
New Hope Against a 'Dizzying' Form of Migraine
New Theory Sheds Light on Leonardo da Vinci's Artistic Decline
New Treatment Guideline Focuses on Tourette Syndrome
New Treatments Could Be Powerful Weapons Against Brain Tumors
Newborn Heart Problems Surged After Fukushima Nuke Disaster: Study
Newly Discovered Illness May Cause Nearly 1 in 5 Dementias, Experts Say
NFL Players' Enlarged Hearts May Harm Health for Decades
NFL Retirees Help Scientists Develop Early Test for Brain Condition CTE
'No Quick Fix' for A-Fib, But Cardiologist Says You Can Help Prevent It
Obese Teen Boys More Prone to Heart Attacks in Middle Age
Obesity May Change the Teen Brain, MRI Study Shows
Obesity Might Weaken Some Drugs' Effectiveness Against AFib
Obesity Ups Survival in Heart Failure, but That's No Reason to Pile on Pounds
Occasional Naps Do a Heart Good, Swiss Study Finds
One-Third of Heart Patients Skip Their Flu Shot
Only Spoken Words Processed in Newly Discovered Brain Region
Opioid Exposure in Womb Alters the Infant Brain
Opioid Prescriptions for Eye Surgery Patients Surge
Opioids May Help Chronic Pain, But Not Much
Opioids May Signal Poorer Outcomes for Heart Patients: Study
Opioids Put Alzheimer's Patients at Risk of Pneumonia: Study
Osteoporosis Often Missed in Elderly Men
Overweight Kids Are at Risk for High Blood Pressure
Patient Catches on Fire During Heart Surgery
Pediatric Group Issues Updated ADHD Guidelines
Plants on Your Plate Will Protect Your Heart
Playing to Your Strengths
Pokeman Characters Linger in Brain Well Past Childhood
Pooch Peril: More Elderly Are Fracturing Bones While Dog Walking
Poor Circulation in Legs? Statin Meds Can Keep You Living Longer
Poor Health Compounds Loneliness in Seniors
Possible Parkinson's 'Pandemic' Looms: Report
Pot During Pregnancy May Raise Child's Psychosis Risk
Poverty Makes Heart Failure Even More Lethal, Study Shows
Pro Soccer Players More Likely to Develop Dementia: Study
Pros, Cons to Multiple Meds for Nursing Home Residents
Protect Your Heart Through the Holiday Season
Psoriasis Meds Might Help Fight Heart Trouble, Too
Push Stroke Patients Harder for Better Gains in Walking: Study
Quantity, Not Type of Opioid Matters for Post-Op Dependency
Racial Bias Seen in Heart Transplants
Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer May Cause Problems Years Later
Radiation Rx Might Ease a Dangerous Irregular Heart Beat
Recipe for a Healthy Heart: Big Breakfasts, Less TV
Recognition of Familiar Song Almost Instantaneous
Rethinking Blood Pressure Readings
Rising Obesity Rates Undermining Strides Made Against Heart Disease
Risks Mount for Lonely Hearts After Cardiac Surgery
'Robopets' Bring Companionship, Calm to Nursing Home Residents
Run for Your Life, New Study Recommends
Running the Numbers on High Blood Pressure
Scientists Bring Pig's Brain, Dead 4 Hours, Back to 'Cellular Activity'
Scientists Find 5 New Genes That Sway Alzheimer's Risk
Scientists ID Genes Tied to Left-Handedness
Scientists Spot Brain Cells That Control Traumatic Memories
Scorching Pavement Sends Some to the ER With Burns
Seek Help Fast If You Have Heart Attack Symptoms on Vacation
'Self-Silencing' Can Be Potentially Deadly for Women
Shift Work Is Tough on Workers' Hearts, Study Shows
Should You Get Pills or Surgery for A-Fib?
Simple CPR Doubles Survival Odds
Sit All Day at Work? Exercise Can Counter That
Ski Your Way to a Healthier Aging Brain
Skipping Breakfast Could Be a Bad Move for Your Heart
Sleep : The Right Prescription for Your Health
Sleep Apnea May Be Linked With Alzheimer's Marker
Sleep Apnea Patients Who Are Drowsy During the Day at Risk for Heart Woes
Sleep Deprivation a Big Drain on the Brain
Sleep Patterns May Offer Clues to Alzheimer's
Sleep, Don't Cram, Before Finals for Better Grades
Sleepless Nights Could Raise Heart Risks
Small Fitness Gains Provide Big Heart Disease Protection: Study
Smoking Creates Long-Lasting Risk for Clogged Leg Arteries
Smoking Puts Blacks at High Risk of Serious Artery Disease: Study
Social Support Key to Good Mental Health After Stroke: Study
Some Cities' Smog Can Ruin Your Vacation
Some Diabetes Drugs Linked to Higher Heart Risks
Some Jobs Are Better for Women's Hearts Than Others
Speed Stroke Recovery With Exercise
Statins May Lower Risk of Stroke After Cancer Radiotherapy
Statins Won't Harm Aging Brains, and May Even Help
Stay Social to Help Cut Your Odds of Dementia
Staying Optimistic Might Lengthen Your Life, Study Shows
Steady Stream of Lesser Head Hits in Football Can Still Damage Brain
Stereotypes About Girls and Math Don't Add Up, Scans Show
Stopping Aspirin 3 Months After Stent Is Safe, Study Finds
Strict Blood Pressure Control Could Help Make Stroke Care Safer
Strict Blood Pressure Limits for Kids Tied to Heart Health Later
Strike Up the Band for Better Grades
Stroke Rate Continues to Fall Among Older Americans
Study Refutes Notion That People on Warfarin Shouldn't Eat Leafy Greens
Study Spots Ties Between Rheumatoid Arthritis, Other Diseases
Study Urges Seniors to Get Moving to Live Longer
Sudden Death Can Occur Even in Well-Controlled Epilepsy
Sudoku, Crosswords Could Make Your Brain Years Younger
Surgery Not a Relapse Risk for MS Patients
Surprising Ways Owning a Dog Is Good for Your Health
Take High Blood Pressure Meds? Exercise Might Work Just as Well
Take Steps to Prevent a Stroke
Test Given at 8 May Predict Your Brain Health in Old Age
Testosterone Supplements Double Men's Odds for Blood Clots: Study
Testosterone Therapy May Threaten the Heart
Thanks for the Stinky Memories: Scientists Say Bad Smells Boost Recall
The Best Exercises for Brain Health
The 'Bottom' Blood Pressure Number Matters, Too
The Health Benefits of Sleeping on Your Side
The Safer Way to Ease Post-Surgical Pain
They Had Half Their Brains Removed. Here's What Happened After
Think Vaping Is Heathier for Your Heart Than Smoking? Think Again
Three Tips for Getting Your Zzzzzz's
Three Ways to Improve Focus and Concentration
Tight Diabetes Control Alone May Not Benefit the Heart Long-Term
Tighter Blood Pressure Control May Prevent Brain Lesions
Toes Become Fingers in the Brains of 'Foot Painters'
Too Few Heart Patients Getting Good Results From Medicines Alone
Too Much Napping May Signal Alzheimer's
Too Much Screen Time May Be Stunting Toddlers' Brains
Too Much TV Might Dull the Aging Brain
Tough Childhoods Can Leave a Lifetime of Harm, Experts Say
Tougher Rules on Opioids After Surgery Doesn't Mean More Pain for Patients
Trying to Avoid a Second Stroke? Blood Pressure Control Is Key
Trying to Conceive? Both Dad and Mom Should Give Up Drinking in Months Before
TV Watching May Be Most Unhealthy Type of Sitting: Study
Type 1 Diabetes Might Affect Young Kids' Brain Development
U.S. Heart Failure Rates Are Rising, Especially for Black Adults
U.S. Minorities' Recent Health Gains May Be Slowing
Ultra-Processed Foods May Fast Track You to Heart Trouble
Ultrasound May Ease Common Form of Hand Tremor
Umbilical Cord 'Milking' Procedure Dangerous for Preemies: Study
Unlocking Speech for Kids With Autism
Up to 1 Hour of General Anesthesia Safe for Infants: Study
Using Psychedelic Brew 'Like Dreaming With Your Eyes Open': Study
Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Your Heart
Walking Pace May Signal If Stroke Patients Can Return to Work
Walking, Not Riding, Boosts Health in Golfers With Knee Woes
Walnuts, Almonds Help the Hearts of Those With Type 2 Diabetes
Want to Live Longer? Just Sit a Bit Less Each Day
Water Polo Study Highlights Head Injury Risk
Weight-Loss Surgery Boosts Success of Procedure to Fix A-Fib
Weight-Loss Surgery Drops Heart Disease, Death Risk for Diabetics
Weight-Loss Surgery Typically Pushes Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission
What Fuels Your Appetite for Taking a Gamble?
What Helps Calm Agitated Dementia Patients?
What If You Were Your Own Blood Donor for Surgery?
What Illness Lands the Most Seniors in the ER?
What Kind of Drinking Can Trigger A-Fib?
What TV Binge-Watching Does to Your Brain
When Does Heart Health Return to Normal After Quitting Smoking?
When Income Drops, Young Adults' Brains May Suffer
When it Comes to Diet, Not All Plants Are Created Equal
When Music Takes a Surprise Turn, Listening Pleasure Follows
Where a Woman's Fat Lies Hints at Future Heart Troubles
Who Multitasks Better: Men or Women? The Answer May Surprise You
Why a Knee Replacement Can Go Bad
Why Are Cardiac Arrests More Deadly on Weekends?
Why Diet Sodas Aren't the Answer for Your Sugary Drink Cravings
Why Humans Respond to Music and Monkeys Don't
Why More Patients Are Surviving an Aneurysm
Why Sleepless Nights Can Mean More Painful Days
Why Your Heart Needs a Good Night's Sleep
Widely Prescribed Class of Meds Might Raise Dementia Risk
Wider Waistlines, Smaller Brains?
Window for Safe Use of Clot-Buster Widens for Stroke Patients
Wintertime Smog Tied to Rise in Heart Procedures
Women in Cardiac Arrest Less Likely to Receive Help, Study Finds
Women's Brains May Be More 'Age-Resistant' Than Men's
Women's Mid-Life Stress Might Have Long-Term Effect on Memory
Work Stress, Poor Sleep, High Blood Pressure a Deadly Trio
Workouts: A Prescription to Ease Severe Chronic Anxiety?
You Won't Get Sued If You Do CPR, Review Suggests
Younger Gout Patients Have Higher Odds for Blood Clots
Your Apple Watch Might Help Spot a Dangerous Irregular Heartbeat
Your Dog May Be Leading You to a Healthier Heart
Your Furry Best Friend Might Extend Your Life
'Zap' Ear Clip May Ease A-Fib
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