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Recommended Diuretic Drug Tied to Harmful Side Effects
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients taking a common diuretic to help lower blood pressure may be better off with a...
Price Hikes Have Patients Turning to Craigslist for Insulin, Asthma Inhalers
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Maybe you’ve gone to Craigslist to find a used car or a secondhand couch, but imagine having to...
Roll Up Your Sleeve and Donate Blood for Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many people don’t realize that cancer patients are in constant need of blood supplies....
Coronavirus: Are U.S. Hospitals Prepared?
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Hospitals are bracing for the potential spread of coronavirus in the United States, trying to...
Late Bedtimes in Preschool Years Could Bring Weight Gain
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Little ones who stay up late may have a higher risk of becoming overweight by the time they are...
1 in 4 Opioid ODs Involves Kids and Teens
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than a quarter of all opioid overdoses in the United States involve teenagers, and a full...
Is High Blood Pressure in First Pregnancy a Harbinger of Heart Trouble?
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Having high blood pressure in a first pregnancy quadruples a woman’s risk of heart attack or...
Babies’ Exposure to Household Cleaning Products Tied to Later Asthma Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A key to your baby’s asthma risk may be as close as your laundry room. Canadian research shows...
AHA News: Race and Gender May Tip the Scales on Traditional Stroke Risk Factors
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Traditional stroke risk factors, such as high blood pressure, smoking and...
Shotguns Often Play Tragic Role in Rural Teens’ Suicides: Study
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Could stricter safety rules for rifles and shotguns help prevent suicide? Researchers at Johns...
AHA News: Domestic Abuse May Do Long-Term Damage to Women’s Health
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Women who experience domestic abuse may be more likely to develop heart...
‘Couch Potato’ Lifestyle Poses Danger to Women’s Hearts
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Most folks know that being a couch potato is bad for their health, but new research suggests...
Study Probes Side Effects of Methotrexate, Used for Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans battling autoimmune illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis turn to...
Women Patients Still Missing in Heart Research
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Women remain underrepresented in heart disease research, even though it’s the leading cause of...
Chinese Report Says Lion’s Share of Coronavirus Cases Are Mild
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — New details on nearly 45,000 cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in China show that 80% of cases are...
Radiation Treatment Is Hard on the Heart
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy that targets cancers in the chest area can tax the heart and trigger high...
Vaping Causes DNA Changes Similar to Those in Cancer: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People who vape have potentially cancer-causing changes in their DNA similar to those found in...
Kids Raised by Grandparents More Likely to Pile on Pounds: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Grandparents can be a bad influence on kids’ weight, researchers say. That’s the upshot of an...
AHA News: Diabetes, Alzheimer’s Together Might Increase Stroke Severity
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Bleeding strokes are the deadliest type of stroke and the hardest to treat....
14 Americans From Cruise Ship Hit By Coronavirus Test Positive for Infection
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Fourteen of the more than 300 U.S. passengers evacuated from a cruise ship hit by the...
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