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Gout ‘more than doubles’ risk of kidney failure: Largest ever study on subject uses data from more than 620,000 patients in UK health system

August 29, 2019 Diseases and Conditions, Foot Health, Joint Health, Kidney disease, Patient Education and Counseling, Restless Leg Syndrome, Today's Healthcare, Wounds and Healing

Patients with gout are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure, according to new University of Limerick

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Narrowing risk of preeclampsia to a specific phenotype

August 28, 2019 Caregiving, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Disorders and Syndromes, Heart Disease, hypertension, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke

The force of blood traveling through your arteries and veins determines much of your heart health. High blood pressure can

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14-Year-Old Girl Fighting for Her Life After Contracting EEE, a Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness

August 28, 2019 health, health news, Human Interest News, medical conditions, News

A 14-year-old girl is critically ill after contracting a rare mosquito-borne disease. Savannah DeHart, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, was diagnosed with

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Looking to start the school year off on the right foot? Get more sleep

August 28, 2019 foot, get, Looking, more, off, on, right, school, sleep, start, the, to, year

There is a palpable buzz at the beginning of every school year on campus. There are new classes, new professors

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Stomach bloating: The overlooked cause could be a trigger for a gassy bloated gut

August 28, 2019 after eating, autoplay_video, Causes, cramps, health, pain, Stomach bloating, symptoms

Stomach bloating is an uncomfortable fact of life for many people. The common complaint is a stretchy, puffy sensation in

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To stop mosquito-transmitted illnesses, pay attention to how humans behave

August 27, 2019 Health Policy, Insects (including Butterflies), Medical Topics, Pests and Parasites, Public Health Education, Virology, Workplace Health, Zika Virus Research

Targeting the mosquito population within a defined area is the primary way scientists and public health officials mitigate the spread

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Individualised approach to identify ‘fertile windows’ could benefit many women

August 27, 2019 'fertile, approach, benefit, Could, identify, Individualised, Many, to, windows', women

Menstrual cycles are considerably varied with only 13% of women having cycles that last 28 days, according to a new

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Overfed infants have DNA changes linked to aging, mouse study finds

August 26, 2019 aging, Changes, DNA, finds, Have, infants, Linked, mouse, Overfed, study, to

How much you eat as a baby may determine how you age: Overfed infants have DNA changes normally seen in

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Simple blood test unmasks concussions absent on CT scans: Pinprick to measure brain protein offers speedy diagnosis, minus radiation exposure

August 26, 2019 Accident and Trauma, Brain Injury, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Dementia, hypertension, Intelligence, Patient Education and Counseling, Today's Healthcare

Many patients with concussion have normal CT scans and are discharged from the hospital without follow-up. But a blood test

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Could there be benefits of LED light that go beyond your skin?

August 26, 2019 be, Benefits, beyond, Could, go, led, light, of, Skin, that, there, your

Ask any beauty junkie what their favourite treatment is and it's likely they will say the LED light. Lying underneath

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