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Here's another incentive for students to get fit and stay that way as they head back to school: better grades.

Sudden Death Risk Before Diabetes

Diabetes can increase your risk for all sorts of health issues, including heart problems. According to recent research, people could be faced with the most severe of these problems even before diabetes sets in.

No-Brainer to Exercise

It's wintertime and time to be out of school. Kids and adults alike don't need to be hitting the books to keep their minds sharp over the holidays.

Dentist Visit OK For Joint Implant Patients

There is a history of prescribing antibiotics to patients with hip and knee implants before they have any dental work done. There are concerns that this could help reduce the risk of bacteria entering the blood stream and affecting the implants.

Can We Protect the Heart from Chemo?

Adriamycin ( doxorubicin ) can be a good chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. But, for some women, it can lead to heart damage. A recent study found a way to predict who is at risk.

This Is Your Brain on Sleep Apnea

Sleep problems should be taken seriously because they can lead to so many other health conditions. But these disorders appear to act differently in women and in men.

FDA Approves Eliquis for Atrial Fibrillation Patients

The US Food and Drug Administration today approved the anti-clotting drug Eliquis ( apixaban ), an oral tablet used to reduce the risk of stroke and dangerous blood clots (systemic embolism) in patients with atrial fibrillation that is not caused by a heart valve problem.

Old Bats Have Secrets of Youth

Maybe you’ve heard the expression – “ah, she’s an old bat.” Thing is - old bats could teach us all a thing or two about youth, health and long life. Well, some kinds of bats.

Oldest Man Ever is 115 Years, 253 Days Old

Japan's Jiroemon Kimura can add the end of the Mayan calendar to the list of things he's lived through over the course of his lifetime. That list stretches back before Internet, TV, cars and 20 US presidents.

Dentists Help Children Sleep Better

Sleep-disordered breathing is often associated with excess body fat in adults. However, when these issues are present in children, they may have more to do with the dentist than the dietician.

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