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These breakfast foods may help lower your blood pressure

Keeping your blood pressure in a healthy range is one of the best things you can do for your heart. It lowers the risk of...

Outdoor activity may effectively prevent stroke

Fresh air, sunshine and time outdoors are some of the best parts of summer. But as people head outside to enjoy the good weather and...

A cold sore virus turned into a new cancer vaccine without side effects

Most people carry the herpes simplex virus, which usually causes cold sores. But scientists in Finland have found a way to turn this common virus...

Drug use may cause sharp rise in accidental injury deaths

A growing number of people in the United States are dying from drug-related accidental injuries. According to new research presented at the American College of...

AI chatbots in health care: helpful or harmful?

If you've been to a medical appointment recently, you may have already interacted with AI. Some doctors now use "AI scribes" to turn your spoken...

Hormone skin patches may be safer for women with type 2 diabetes

Women with type 2 diabetes (T2D) often face tough choices when it comes to managing menopause symptoms. One common treatment is hormone replacement therapy (HRT),...

Two-week diet may improve memory and lower inflammation

A new study from The University of Texas at Austin has found that short-term changes in diet can improve not only liver health but...

Air purifiers may lower blood pressure, study finds

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reveals that using portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) purifiers at home...

Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia. But why is it...

Most of us know dementia – a broad term for several disorders involving declines in memory, language and thinking – can severely affect daily life. But dementia...

New discovery may reverse lung damage in asthma

Scientists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Manchester have made a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for asthma and even repair lung...