My family seems to have shifted from bananas and strawberries to a steady diet of blueberries with breakfast “because they’ll keep you healthy.” I love blueberries, but I do miss variety. So I want to know if blueberries really are good for our health.
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The biggest criticism of the PSA test for prostate cancer is that it is not accurate enough. The decision whether or not to have the test depends on an individual’s risk factors and overall health.
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If heart attack victims have to wait to be transferred to another hospital for emergency angioplasty, the delay is life threatening.
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Medicare recipients are eligible for counseling programs designed to help people prevent heart disease or deal with obesity.
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I was very interested in your article on how obesity seems to spread through social networks. I understand that it’s a new type of research, but I wonder if it might have overlooked the possibility that obesity might also be spread by an actual virus.
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I’m a fit 61-year-old who had bypass surgery 15 years ago. Recently, I’ve been having rapid heartbeats (what my doctor calls supraventricular tachycardia) during or just after vigorous exercise. Should I tone down my exercise?
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Blood thinners keep clots at bay, but a different medication delivered by catheter directly to the site of a leg vein clot could eradicate it altogether.
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Is it true that you can get a tingling feeling from taking too much vitamin B6?
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Regular marijuana use does not appear to have a negative effect on lung function.
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Mental and physical activity seem to be equally important in keeping the brain active to ward off cognitive decline in older age.
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