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Online Images Often Show the Wrong Way to Take Blood Pressure
More than half of the online images of a person having their BP taken showed the wrong way to do it. This can lead to mistaken treatment.
Fighting a Health Insurance Denial? Here Are 7 Tips To Help
Denying a claim is essentially standard operating procedure for health insurance companies. Here are the hoops you may need to jump through to be reimbursed.
How Anger Spreads
Anger is contagious — in mice and in men. Our brains respond to the excited signals of others, mirroring their agitation.
Meds Often Prescribed Too Early for Kids with ADHD
Behavior management therapy often takes a backseat to medication in young children with attention and hyperactivity issues. A mistake.
Give Meat a Chance
Red meat is known for its risks -- to your heart in particular. But it seems to offer some rewards, too.
Prenatal Exposure to Agricultural Pesticides Lasts a Lifetime
Pesticides used on crops cross the placenta to affect fetuses. They are linked to autism, brain damage and behavioral problems that last a lifetime.
Heavy Alcohol Consumption Disrupts the Pancreas
Drinking too much can lead to pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers. New research illuminates the molecular mechanisms behind it.
HEPA Help for Hypertension
Pollution from cars and factories doesn't only affect breathing -- it can raise blood pressure. An at-home air purifier will help lower it.
When Back-to-School Jitters Turn into School Avoidance
Wanting to avoid school because of anxiety is common, but letting kids stay home won't ease their concerns. Help them address their fears instead.
Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence for More Accurate Breast Cancer Screening
A crowd-sourced competition testing the ability of AI algorithms to help radiologists read mammograms yielded impressive results, especially for invasive cancers.
A Surprisingly Good Egg
Eggs are better for us than most of us have been led to believe. It's not eggs raising your cholesterol, it's saturated fat in other foods.
Dollar Stores' Effects on Diet Aren't As Bad As Many Suspect
It's true stores carry lots of processed snacks and don't carry fresh fruits and veggies, but most shoppers buy these healthy foods elsewhere.
Lithium Deficiency Raises the Risk of Alzheimer's
The discovery that people who develop Alzheimer's often are deficient in lithium led researchers to seek a form of it safe for seniors.
Beware: AI-Generated Health and Medical Misinformation
AI answers to medical questions always sound authoritative, but some are "hallucinations" based on erroneous info. There's a fix for that.
Hold the Fries
If you eat French fries regularly, your chance of developing type 2 diabetes goes way up. Try substituting a whole grain or healthier potato preparation.
He's 50 Years Old; His Cardiovascular Age is 57
A heart risk calculator developed by the American Heart Association can tell you how your heart age compares to your chronological age.
This Test Tells You More About Your Heart Attack Risk
Wondering if you need a statin? Calcium scans are painless and can tell doctors whether your arteries are narrowing due to atherosclerosis.
Follow the Leader -- Or Not
Do you see the world of work as a competitive game or a cooperative endeavor? Your view is likely to affect how you view an aggressive boss.
Rebound Risk Associated with Discontinuing GLP-1 Drugs
People who stop taking weight-loss drugs often rebound, regaining the weight they lost. Changes to diet or exercise may or may not help.
Tiny Particles in the Air Add to Dementia Risk
Air pollution doesn't just affect your lungs; it can cause inflammation in the brain and dementia in urban dwellers. How to reduce your exposure.