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Friday, Feb. 3rd 2012
Researchers Say an Experimental Test Correctly Points to Depression About 90% of the Time By Brenda Goodman, MA
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Feb. 3, 2012 — Researchers say they have developed a blood test that may reliably detect depression.
If the test continues to perform well in studies, experts say it could become one of the first objective ways to look for depression, which affects
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Friday, Feb. 3rd 2012
Eating Colorful Spuds Reduced High Blood Pressure Without Adding Pounds By Cari Nierenberg
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Feb. 3, 2012 — Looking for an unusual way to lower your blood pressure? Try an unusually colored potato.
When overweight people included two servings of purple potatoes a day in their diet for a month, they not only reduced their blood pressure, they also didn’t gain
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Friday, Feb. 3rd 2012
Researchers Say an Experimental Test Correctly Points to Depression About 90% of the Time By Brenda Goodman, MA
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Feb. 3, 2012 — Researchers say they have developed a blood test that may reliably detect depression.
If the test continues to perform well in studies, experts say it could become one of the first objective ways to look for depression, which affects
Read the rest of this entry »
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Friday, Feb. 3rd 2012
Test Can Help Identify People at High Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Feb. 3, 2012 — When are “senior moments” just a normal part of healthy aging, and when are they a sign of something more serious such as Alzheimer’s disease?
This is the million dollar question, and the Alzheimer’s Questionnaire, a set of 21 yes or no questions that
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Friday, Feb. 3rd 2012
Test Can Help Identify People at High Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Feb. 3, 2012 — When are “senior moments” just a normal part of healthy aging, and when are they a sign of something more serious such as Alzheimer’s disease?
This is the million dollar question, and the Alzheimer’s Questionnaire, a set of 21 yes or no questions that
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Thursday, Feb. 2nd 2012
Eating Colorful Spuds Reduced High Blood Pressure Without Adding Pounds By Cari Nierenberg
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Feb. 3, 2012 — Looking for an unusual way to lower your blood pressure? Try an unusually colored potato.
When overweight people included two servings of purple potatoes a day in their diet for a month, they not only reduced their blood pressure, they also didn’t gain
Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, Feb. 2nd 2012
Researchers Say Excess Sugar Should Be Regulated Like Alcohol and Tobacco By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Feb. 1, 2012 — Americans are eating unhealthy amounts of sugar, and excess sugar should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.
“We are now seeing the toxic downside [of excess sugar intake],” Robert
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Thursday, Feb. 2nd 2012
Studies Highlight 2 New Complications of Heart Failure By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Feb. 2, 2012 — Two new studies shine a light on some lesser known consequences of heart failure: fractures and memory problems.
About 5 million people in the U.S. have heart failure, according to the American Heart Association. A chronic and progressive condition, heart failure occurs
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Thursday, Feb. 2nd 2012
New Study Shows How People Mimic Those With Whom They Eat By Matt McMillen
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 2, 2012 — How you eat may depend on who you’re eating with, according to a study published in the online journal PLoS ONE.
Diners who eat together, the authors report, tend to mirror each other, taking bites of food at the same time. They call it behavioral mimicry,
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Thursday, Feb. 2nd 2012
New Study Shows How People Mimic Those With Whom They Eat By Matt McMillen
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 2, 2012 — How you eat may depend on who you’re eating with, according to a study published in the online journal PLoS ONE.
Diners who eat together, the authors report, tend to mirror each other, taking bites of food at the same time. They call it behavioral mimicry,
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