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Doctors Can Predict Your Lifespan from Calcium Scans

| July 6, 2015 Comment

Doctors Can Predict Your Lifespan from Calcium Scans – According to doctors, a coronary calcium scan can help them predict how long their patients might live. People with calcium deposits in their arteries have a six times greater risk of early death from heart disease than those who don’t. Calcium deposits develop as a response […]

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Encouraging News about Americans’ Triglyceride Levels

| May 8, 2015 Comment

Encouraging News about Americans’ Triglyceride Levels – According to a new federal study, the number of people with high triglyceride levels dropped considerably in the past ten years. Triglycerides are a type of fat (lipid) in your blood, and high levels can put your heart health at risk, and may also cause type 2 diabetes […]

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Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy Increases Baby’s Risk for Autism

| April 15, 2015 Comment

Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy Increases Baby’s Risk for Autism – According to a new study, gestational diabetes, diabetes developed halfway during pregnancy can put babies at a higher risk for autism. Some pregnant women tend to develop diabetes during the pregnancy, and can usually be managed with diet and exercise, and after delivery the diabetes […]

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Intsant Noodles Linked to Metabolic Syndrome in Women

| July 9, 2014 Comment

Instant noodles have been linked to metabolic syndrome in women. A study showed that the easy, two-minute noodle meals can increase the risk in Korean women; men were not affected. Metabolic syndrome includes a whole host of medical conditions such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, obesity, and high cholesterol, which can increase the […]

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How to Reduce Your Stroke Risk

| May 8, 2014 Comment

According to the American Heart Association, there’s a stroke every 40 seconds in the US, and someone dies of a stroke every 4 minutes. Eighty percent of strokes can be prevented, if you keep track of and take measures to prevent the following. Control risk factors for stroke such as, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, […]

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