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Screen Time Boosts Kids’ Blood Pressure

August 4th, 2009 Comments off

Too much “screen time,” whether it’s watching TV, using a computer, or playing a video game, may hike the blood pressure of young children, a new study shows.

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Screen Time Boosts Kids’ Blood Pressure

Spouse Has Dementia? You’re at Risk, Too

July 15th, 2009 Comments off

A first-of-its-kind study suggests that spouses of people with dementia are at substantially increased risk of developing dementia themselves.

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Spouse Has Dementia? You’re at Risk, Too

Pesticides May Raise Alzheimer’s Risk

July 15th, 2009 Comments off

Exposure to pesticides may have long-term effects on the nervous system, increasing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in late life, a new study suggests.

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Pesticides May Raise Alzheimer’s Risk

Lipoprotein(a) Linked to Heart Attacks

June 9th, 2009 Comments off

Genetic testing confirms that high levels of a type of cholesterol known as lipoprotein(a) are associated with an increased risk for heart attacks, but the clinical implications of the finding are unclear.

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Lipoprotein(a) Linked to Heart Attacks