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Dr. Jerome L. Sullivan III: Pathologist conceived of 'iron hypothesis'
Dr. Jerome L. Sullivan III, the pathologist who first theorized of a link between heart disease and iron levels in the blood, died Friday of complications from diabetes. He was 68. Sullivan, a physician, scientist and professor, was recognized around...Tags: Diabetes, Medical Research, Heart Attack, Teachers, Colleges and Universities
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Physical Therapy, Health, High Blood Pressure
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Packaged diet foods may spur more weight loss
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a head-to-head comparison with a traditional diet, people who stuck to a diet of portion-controlled packaged foods lost almost twice as much weight as those who only got advice on how to trim calories, according to a new...Tags: Diabetes, Recipes, Medical Research, Weight Loss, High Blood Pressure
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Restaurant meals overloaded with salt, fat, calories, study says
Want to satisfy your full day’s requirement of salt, fat and calories? Sit down in a restaurant and order a meal. After an exhaustive analysis of 3,507 possible ways to order 685 meals at 19 restaurants chains in Canada, researchers found that the...
Tags: Diabetes, Salt, Burger King Whopper, Medical Research, Heart Attack
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Small restaurants serving big calories, salt: studies
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite public health progress in cutting calories, as well as salt and fat from fast foods and supermarket products, neighborhood restaurants are still packing big helpings of each into their meals, a trio of studies suggests....Tags: Diabetes, Salt, Medical Research, Consumer Goods Industries, Health
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Stress study offers clues for new antidepressant drugs
Reuters* Scientists say can block stress effect on neurogenesis * Twenty percent of people get major depression at some time * Antidepressants work in half of patients half of the time By Kate Kelland LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Scientists have worked out...Tags: Chemical Industry, Behavioral Conditions, Medical Research, Stress, Hydrocortisone
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Study questions fish oil benefit before heart attack
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fish oil supplements did not prevent heart problems in people who hadn't had a heart attack yet, in a large long-term study from Italy. The study - a gold-standard randomized, controlled trial - tested the effect of omega-3...Tags: General Practitioners, American Heart Association, Mediterranean Diet, Medical Research, Heart Attack
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Business profile: Hearing Health Center
Name: Ronna Fisher, Au.D Age: 55 Hometown: Pittsburgh Name of business: Hearing Health Center Describe what you do. We provide patients with the ability to, once again, participate in activities they ceased enjoying (movies, bridge, theater,...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Values, Sales, Religion and Belief, Ethics
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Weight just one factor to consider when measuring health
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it possible to be 30 pounds overweight and still be healthy? My blood pressure and cholesterol are normal, and I have no health issues other than being overweight. ANSWER: Weight is one important measure of health. But it's not...Tags: Diabetes, Overweight, Mayo Clinic, Values, High Blood Pressure
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Rising temperatures increase health risks
Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Health, Science and Technology
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Pets may help cut heart disease risk: American Heart Association
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Anyone wanting to live longer and cut their risk of suffering from heart disease might want to consider getting a pet. The American Heart Association (AHA) issued a scientific statement on Thursday saying owning a pet may help to...Tags: American Heart Association, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, High Blood Pressure
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Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation
Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...
Tags: Diabetes, Veterans Affairs, World War I (1914-1918), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions
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