The flu is hitting young and middle aged people in the United States particularly hard this season, as a tough flu strain re-emerged and too few people were vaccinated, health authorities said Thursday.
Feb 20, 2014
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Elevated blood pressure as young as age 18 is a warning sign of cardiovascular disease developing later in life and the time to begin prevention, according to a large national Northwestern Medicine study. That's decades earlier ...
Feb 4, 2014
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A cross-sectional study by investigators from Tokyo University has found that exercising in middle age is a protective factor against sarcopenia and effective in maintaining muscle strength and physical performance. Sarcopenia ...
Dec 14, 2013
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People in middle age who have a high blood pressure measure called pulse pressure are more likely to have biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in their spinal fluid than those with lower pulse pressure, according to research ...
Nov 13, 2013
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Stroke, a condition traditionally associated with old age, is increasingly affecting young and middle aged people, according to a major new analysis from the Global and Regional Burden of Stroke in 1990-2010 study, published ...
Oct 23, 2013
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Water from "holy" springs in Austria is contaminated with faecal matter and nitrates and is not classed as safe for drinking. The water used in fonts in churches and hospital chapels also contains high amounts of bacteria. ...
Sep 12, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Dyslipidemia seems to be more dangerous for men than women with regard to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) risk, according to a study published in the September issue of Epidemiology.
Sep 9, 2013
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The prevalence of obesity has increased markedly in the U.S. in recent years. According to a new study by researchers from Boston University Slone Epidemiology Center's Black Women's Health Study (BWHS), the risk of becoming ...
Aug 21, 2013
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Young Australians have a reputation for being fit and enjoying a sporty, outdoorsy lifestyle, but research released Monday found they are stacking on more weight than any other age group.
Aug 19, 2013
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(HealthDay)—A new study in mice hints that the widely used diabetes drug metformin might have life-extending benefits beyond its effects on diabetes.
Jul 30, 2013
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