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It turns out that having good neighbors is one way to lower your risk of heart attack. Eric Kim, a psychology student at the University of Michigan, says…
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The CDC reported this week that there is a slow down in the number of new cases of Type 2 diabetes. "That’s a turnaround after a 20-year period when the…
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This week's Health News Headlines, with Jill Ditmire: The CDC is keeping an eye on a rare respiratory virus that has sickened thousands of children in the…
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“Whether it’s baby aspirin or a complicated regimen of pills that need to be taken at precise times of day, one obstacle that doctors encounter is a…
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“As the number of cases of Ebola continue to rise in West Africa, a Canadian company says it plans to start human safety trials of an Ebola vaccine later…
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"If you had the chance to sit quietly in a room. No phone. No music. Nothing to distract you from your own thoughts. Would you take it? Folks from a study…
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"Three states have now passed the so-called "right-to-try" laws in the past two months: Colorado, Missouri and Louisiana now allow terminally ill patients…
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This week, Jill Ditmire reports on an ancient form of medicine for the mouth. She spoke with Dr. Scott Reef, a periodontist and faculty member at the…
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Ditmire: We spoke with infectious disease expert Dr. Nasia Safdar of the University of Wisconsin.Dr. Safdar: I think one of the things that is somewhat…
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Some people could lose the subsidies that help pay for their premiums. But that's unlikely says Dr. Aaron Carroll, a regular Sound Medicine contributor.…