Health Leaders Invite Innovation to Improve California’s Health
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Sacramento, California - Health leaders are challenging communities statewide to find creative, innovative ways to improve the health of all Californians.
Smoking may lead to heart failure by thickening the heart wall
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Dallas, Texas - Smoking is associated with thicker heart walls and reduction in the heart’s pumping ability, two factors associated with increased risk of heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.
Exercise can help keep medical costs down
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Dallas, Texas - Getting recommended levels of exercise weekly may help keep down annual medical costs both for people with and without cardiovascular disease, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
Miscarriage is usually beyond a mother’s control
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Rochester, Minnesota - Having a miscarriage can be shocking, stressful and sad. It’s understandable that you want to do everything you can to avoid going through it again. Although there are some steps you may be able to take to lower your risk of another miscarriage, in most cases, a miscarriage isn’t related to anything a pregnant woman did or did not do. The majority of miscarriages are due to chromosomal abnormalities that happen for no clear reason. Many women who have a miscarriage go on to have normal pregnancies and deliver healthy babies.
FDA approves VisuMax Femtosecond Laser to surgically treat nearsightedness
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Dublin, California - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the VisuMax Femtosecond Laser for the small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure to reduce or eliminate nearsightedness in certain patients 22 years of age or older.
College depression: What parents need to know
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Rochester, Minnesota - Helping your child make the emotional transition to college can be a major undertaking. Know how to identify whether your child is having trouble dealing with this new stage of life — and what you can do to help.
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