Wedding Surprise: Heart Failure Patient Works with Mayo Team to Leave Hospital, Walk Daughter Down Aisle
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Indio, California - Andre Pearson, a heart failure patient who has been at Mayo Clinic since March, initially was too ill to leave the Rochester, Minnesota, hospital to go to his daughter’s wedding in California. He had resigned himself to watching it online. But a few days before the Saturday evening ceremony, with Mr. Pearson doing well, his care team decided to explore whether it might be possible for him to make the trip after all.
Insomnia: How do I stay asleep?
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Scottsdale, Arizona - Waking up in the middle of the night is called sleep maintenance insomnia, and it's a common problem. Midsleep awakenings often occur during periods of stress. Over-the-counter sleep aids rarely offer significant help for this problem.
Tai chi: A gentle way to fight stress
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Rochester, Minnesota - If you're looking for a way to reduce stress, consider tai chi (TIE-CHEE). Originally developed for self-defense, tai chi has evolved into a graceful form of exercise that's now used for stress reduction and a variety of other health conditions. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements.
DASH diet can substitute lean pork for chicken or fish to reduce blood pressure
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West Lafayette, Indiana - Adults who are following the DASH-style eating pattern to lower their blood pressure can expand their protein options to include lean, unprocessed pork, according to research from Purdue University.
New report shows increase in reported adverse health effects from synthetic cannabinoid use
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Washington, DC - Between January and May 2015, U.S. poison centers in 48 states reported receiving 3,572 calls related to synthetic cannabinoid use, a 229 percent increase from the 1,085 calls received during the same January through May period in 2014. The 2015 figures included a spike of 1,501 calls in April, and 15 reported deaths, a three-fold increase over the five deaths that were reported in 2014.
Brain Food
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Imperial, California - Fish oil may help improve cognitive flexibility in seniors, according to researchers at the University of Illinois. The Association of Mature American Citizens reports that there have been several studies in recent years that suggest fish may indeed be "brain food," as our parents used to tell us.
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