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Diverse diet may not be the healthiest one
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- Written by American Heart Association American Heart Association
- Published: 12 August 2018 12 August 2018
Dallas, Texas - Encouraging people to eat a wide variety of foods to ensure they meet all their dietary needs may backfire, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that provides an overview of recent scientific studies.
Older adults who get physical can lower their heart disease risk
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- Written by Karen Astle Karen Astle
- Published: 12 August 2018 12 August 2018
Dallas, Texas - Adults in their early 60s, who spend less time sitting and more time engaged in light to vigorous physical activity, benefit with healthier levels of heart and vessel disease markers, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
Choosing a diet that's right for you
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic
- Published: 31 July 2018 31 July 2018
Scottsdale, Arizona - When it comes to weight loss, there's no shortage of advice. Magazines, books and websites all promise that you'll lose all the weight you want for good, using diets that eliminate fat or carbs or those that tout superfoods or special supplements.
Induced labor at 39 weeks may reduce likelihood of C-section
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- Written by Meredith Daly Meredith Daly
- Published: 11 August 2018 11 August 2018
Washington, DC - Healthy first-time mothers whose labor was induced in the 39th week of pregnancy were less likely to deliver by cesarean section, compared to those who waited for labor to begin naturally, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers also found that infants born to women induced at 39 weeks were no more likely to experience stillbirth, newborn death or other severe complications, compared to infants born to uninduced women. The study results, which were presented earlier in brief form (link is external), now appear in detail in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Cancer survivors: Late effects of cancer treatment
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Staff Mayo Clinic Staff
- Published: 31 July 2018 31 July 2018
Scottsdale, Arizona - Your cancer treatment is over, but the treatments that may have saved your life may also continue to cause side effects.
As more people are living longer after cancer treatment, more is becoming known about late side effects of cancer treatment.