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Medical Notes: July 17, 2022

>> July 17, 2022

Anti-inflammatory drugs may increase chances of developing chronic pain Pain-relief medication could actually be worsening your injury. A study in Science Translational Medicine shows how anti-inflammatory drugs can increase your chances of developing …

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Medical Notes: Week of January 26, 2020

>> January 26, 2020

Cancer death rates have made the biggest one-year drop ever recorded. A new report from the American Cancer Society finds that in 2017, the overall cancer death rate dropped more than 2%—thanks in large part to a decline in lung cancer deaths. Since they …

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Medical Notes: Week of September 1, 2019

>> September 1, 2019

Doctors have long known that obesity and diabetes contribute to heart failure. And now, a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows technology can’t keep up anymore. Death rates due to heart failure have been increasing since 2012 …

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Medical Notes: Week of February 3, 2019

>> February 3, 2019

Cancer deaths are continuing to decline. In fact, a report from the American Cancer Society trumpets a major milestone — cancer death rates have dropped every year for the last 25 years. Overall, they’ve dropped 27 percent since 1991… but some cancers are even …

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Heart Attacks in Young Women (2018)

>> January 7, 2018

Young women are at relatively low risk of heart attacks, but when they have one, a much greater proportion die than among men of the same age. Surveys show young women are often unaware of their risk and are much less likely to go to the emergency room when a …

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Moderate Exercise – It’s Better For You (2017)

>> April 16, 2017

Studies are showing that people who train hard and long at running have death rates similar to couch potatoes, while those who exercise moderately or even lightly are likely to live much longer. Experts discuss how much exercise is enough and how to make the …

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Heart Attacks in Young Women (2015)

>> August 23, 2015

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Maternal Mortality

>> July 19, 2015

The death rate surrounding pregnancy in the U.S. has been climbing to the point it compares with some third world countries rather than the western European nations we once compared to. Experts discuss possible reasons for the increase and one possible way to …

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Moderate Exercise (2015)

>> April 5, 2015

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