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14 Sep
Diet May Impact Your COVID-19 Risk, Study Finds
Eating a healthy, plant-based diet may lower your risk of getting COVID-19, researchers say.
13 Sep
Stress Can Raise Blood Pressure Over Time, Study Finds
High levels of key stress hormones can increase your risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke over time, researchers say.
10 Sep
Working in an Office Can Trigger Asthma, Study Finds.
Asthma flareups caused by office air are common and often cause employees to quit, researchers say.
White House Offers Nicki Minaj a Call After She Balks on COVID Vaccine
The White House has reached out to rapper Nicki Minaj over her concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine, which she said had caused swollen testicles in a friend of her cousin in Trinidad.
A White House official said Minaj was offered a call with a doctor to address her questions about the vaccine, after her message went viral on Twitter, variou...
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Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Movement can be very difficult for people with Parkinson's disease, as shaking and stiffness play havoc with balance, coordination and gait.
There are many different tricks Parkinson's patients can use to improve their walking and avoid injury from a bad tumble -- but a new study reveals that people often have to figure them out on their o...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
The "white cane" that many blind people rely on for navigating the world hasn't been upgraded in a century, but researchers are reporting progress on a "robo-cane" they hope will modernize the assistive device.
The prototype cane is equipped with a color 3D camera, sensors and an "on-board" computer designed to guide the user to a desired ...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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AHA News: Physical Activity Is Helpful After a Stroke, But How Much Is Healthy?
Jeff Vallance jump-started every day with a 4-mile run. It woke him up and kept him feeling fit. As an expert in chronic disease management, he knew the importance of staying active.
He also knew the signs of a stroke. When his right foot started to go numb, scuffing the sidewalk and making him stumble on his daily jog, he grew concerned. ...
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Statin Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Ulcerative Colitis
Millions of people take statins to lower their cholesterol, and new research suggests these drugs may also ease ulcerative colitis.
An inflammatory bowel disease with no real cure, ulcerative colitis causes sore spots on the lining of the colo...
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Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk
Even when genetics and personality are working against you, having a strong network of supportive friends and family may help lower alcoholism risk, researchers say.
"Genes play an important role in alcohol use," stressed Jinni Su, an assistant professor of psychology at Arizona State University in Tempe, and lead author of a new study.
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