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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
Get simple makeover ideas, in part 2 of our Spring Makeover Series, “4 weeks, 4 Simple Steps.” By Jeanie Lerche Davis
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Healthy eating is a beautiful thing. And it’s not that difficult. A little planning — and careful shopping — go a long way.
“You can have healthy meals, and prepare them quickly and easily, as long as you have the right ingredients on hand,” says Karen
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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
Feeding a family is no mean feat. Follow these tips to whip up quick healthy meals in a flash. By Elizabeth M. Ward, MS, RD
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Providing quick healthy meals is the ultimate challenge for harried parents. The kids are constantly on the go. And whether you work outside the home or inside, you likely have many demands on your time. Yet even if family meals are no longer the unhurried
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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
Study Also Shows Higher Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Failure Patients With Low Vitamin D Levels By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC
Aug. 31, 2010 (Stockholm, Sweden) — Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of death and hospitalization in people with heart failure, researchers report.
The study doesn’t prove that low vitamin D levels place patients
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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
Study Also Shows Higher Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Failure Patients With Low Vitamin D Levels By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC
Aug. 31, 2010 (Stockholm, Sweden) — Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of death and hospitalization in people with heart failure, researchers report.
The study doesn’t prove that low vitamin D levels place patients
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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
Study Shows Blood Thinner Brilinta May Be Effective in Patients With a Genetic Variant By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Aug. 30, 2010 (Stockholm, Sweden) — The experimental blood-thinning pill Brilinta works regardless of whether patients have a genetic variant that is often associated with poor outcomes in patients taking the standard medication, Plavix, researchers
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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
Transient Heart Changes Seen, but No Lasting Heart Damage, Researchers Say By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Aug. 31, 2010 (Stockholm, Sweden) — When it comes to your heart heath, don’t let age alone make you reluctant to run a marathon.
So say researchers who found that amateur runners over age 50 — and as old as 72 — experienced some temporary heart changes,
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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
When your health’s at risk, it’s time to get serious. By Hilary Parker
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
You may know that being overweight or obese isn’t good for you. Still, it can be incredibly upsetting when your doctor says you need to lose weight for your health.
You’re not alone, though. More than 30% of the U.S. adult population is obese, with a body mass index (BMI) — a measure
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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
Preventive Surgery Cuts Death Risk for Women With BRCA Cancer Genes By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Aug. 31, 2010 — Women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 cancer genes cut their risk of death, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer by getting preventive surgery.
But to reduce their risk, women must make difficult choices:
They must decide whether to get tested
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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
Procoralan Also Reduced Hospital Stays for Patients With Severe Heart Failure By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Aug. 30, 2010 (Stockholm) — A pill that slows the heart rate substantially cut the risk of death and hospital stays for patients with severe heart failure, a study of more than 6,500 patients shows.
The drug is called Procoralan. It’s already used
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Tuesday, Aug. 31st 2010
Researchers a Step Closer to Unlocking Mysteries of Migraines By Kelli Miller Stacy
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Aug. 30, 2010 — Scientists have identified the first-ever genetic risk factor for common migraines.
People who have a specific change, or variation, in a section of DNA that helps control a brain chemical called glutamate have a significantly greater risk of
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