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Quick Scan Spots a Common Hormonal Form of High Blood Pressure
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Rate of Pregnant U.S. Women Who Have Diabetes Keeps Rising
Regular Drinking Can Raise Blood Pressure in the Otherwise Healthy
Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Rise in Blood Pressure Upon Standing Could Signal Danger
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Risk of Newly Developed High Blood Pressure Rises After Pregnancy
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Starting Periods Early Linked to Higher Odds for Diabetes, Stroke
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
Technology Helped Kids With Type 1 Diabetes During Pandemic
Teen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later
Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
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The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Younger You Get Diabetes, the Higher Your Risk for Dementia Later
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
Those with Type 2 Diabetes Can Walk Their Way to Heart Health
Threatening Eye Condition Rare After COVID Infection
Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits
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Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Toddler Constipation: How to Help Your Child Get Relief
Too Little Sleep Might Raise a Woman's Odds for Diabetes
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Much Salt Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
Triglycerides a Stroke Danger, Even With Statin Treatment
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
Vision Damage May Begin Long Before Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed
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Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Want to Protect Your Eyes as You Age? Stay Away From Carbs
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Weekly Insulin Shot Could Be a Game Changer for Those With Type 2 Diabetes
Wegovy, Ozempic Probably Won't Harm Vision in People With Diabetes, Study Finds
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
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Weight-Loss Surgery Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for Years: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reverse the Nerve Damage That Diabetes Brings
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What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
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What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
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When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight
When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
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When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Source of Dietary Fiber Works Best?
Whole Grain Foods Could Help Black Seniors Avoid Alzheimer's
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms
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Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga, Mindfulness Could Be Powerful Tools to Manage Blood Sugar
You Can Garden Your Way to Better Health
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Walking Speed Influences Your Risk for Diabetes
Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health
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