Speed is key when a stroke strikes
Getting help fast can save lives and lower disability.
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- May 20, 2017
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Patient Story
‘Do I need to call 911? Are you OK?’
Retired police officer Ike VanHorn reclaims his life with bypass surgery and cardiac rehab.
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- April 28, 2017
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The benefits of being physically fit
One woman figures out how to look 'hot' at any age. You can, too.
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- April 9, 2017
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Costly struggle for life-saving drug
The price of insulin has jumped 400 percent over the past decade, leaving some patients choosing between food and medicine.
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- April 2, 2017
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3 top diabetes myths: Learn the truth
A diabetes educator discusses the most common misconceptions she hears and offers two helpful tips.
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- March 30, 2017
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Colon cancer on the rise in young adults
A startling percentage of colorectal cancer patients are younger than 50, and the number is climbing. Diet and lifestyle may be to blame.
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- March 14, 2017
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Patient Story
‘I truly had God watching over me’
Facing a nightmare diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Karyn Wolschleger finds something unexpected: Hope.
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- February 27, 2017
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Wearable tech could detect illness
By developing a baseline of health readings, wearable sensors can detect deviations to indicate sickness or infection, study finds.
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- February 27, 2017
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Yesss! Chocolate really is good for you
A component in cocoa seems to control blood sugar and inflammation, but, alas, there is a caveat.
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- February 14, 2017
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Study: Daily soda could up diabetes risk
Dietitian agrees excessive soda consumption is problematic, but adds that study's findings need further research.
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- February 7, 2017
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Slim but sedentary? Beware prediabetes
Four out of 10 such people have higher blood sugar by middle age.
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- February 3, 2017
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Here’s your wakeup call
Doctors warn of sleep apnea’s outsized role in aggravating—and in some cases creating—a host of ailments.
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- February 2, 2017
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