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Some Food-Borne Bacteria Target the Heart

Bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes can cause mild food-poisoning symptoms in healthy individuals, but some strains have an enhanced ability to invade the heart, a new study finds. The ...
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Mass Shooting: How Entire Community Experiences Trauma

Post-traumatic stress disorder is usually thought of as a condition of individuals. But mass-shooting tragedies like the one that happened in Newtown, Conn., last week can cause a ...
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Smoking Linked with Peripheral Artery Disease Risk

Smoking, even for a short time, increases women’s risk of suffering a debilitating disorder called peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a new study says. People with PAD have ...
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Running-Related Injuries Increase Among Children

Running may not be a contact sport, but the activity still poses injury risks for kids. The number of running-related injuries among children has increased in recent years, ...
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Autism Can Be an ‘Advantage,’ Researcher Says

People with autism have advantages, in some ways, over people without the condition, and scientists need to stop viewing the traits of autism as flaws that need to ...
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Severe PMS May Last Longer Than Thought

Women with a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) experience their peak symptoms both before and up to three days after they begin menstruation, a new study says. ...
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You Go, Grill: How to Have a Healthier Cook Out

Grilling may be one of the great American pastimes – ranking right up there with fireworks on the Fourth of July – but charred chicken and steak aren’t ...
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Eating Healthier Proteins May Lower Heart Disease Risk

Replacing your sirloin steak with healthier protein-rich foods like fish or chicken may reduce your risk of heart disease, according to a new study. “Our study shows that ...
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New Sugar Guidelines May Pose Heart Disease Risks

The amount of sugar we’re allowed to eat every day according to new U.S. government guidelines is too high and could pose health risks, a new study suggests. ...
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Memory Tricks Can Help Patients with Early Alzheimer’s

Using memory techniques can help the brain develop new pathways for learning and improve memory, even for people with early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. ...
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