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Fluctuations in “bad” cholesterol may be linked to worse brain health
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- Written by Akeem Ranmal Akeem Ranmal
- Published: 24 July 2016 24 July 2016
Dallas, Texas - Greater fluctuations in “bad” cholesterol levels may be linked to worse cognitive function in elderly adults, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Researchers identify new mechanism of tuberculosis infection
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- Written by Debbie Bolles Debbie Bolles
- Published: 24 July 2016 24 July 2016
Dallas, Texas - Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a new way that tuberculosis bacteria get into the body, revealing a potential therapeutic angle to explore.
Coping with pain after breast surgery
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- Written by Timothy J. Moynihan, M.D. Timothy J. Moynihan, M.D.
- Published: 24 July 2016 24 July 2016
Rochester, Minnesota - You're not alone in having pain after breast surgery. Studies of women who had a variety of breast cancer operations found that between 25 and 60 percent reported some level of pain after breast surgery two to three years later.
Menthol-Like Cigarettes Still Sold in Canada Despite Ban
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- Written by Stephanie Desmon Stephanie Desmon
- Published: 24 July 2016 24 July 2016
Baltimore, Maryland - Despite a recent ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Nova Scotia, cigarettes made with similar coloring and marketed as having the same taste are still being sold, new research from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests.
Magnesium may modestly lower blood pressure
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- Written by American Heart Association American Heart Association
- Published: 18 July 2016 18 July 2016
Dallas, Texas - Magnesium, an essential element in the human body, may modestly lower blood pressure, according to research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.