Imperial Valley News Center
White coat hypertension and masked hypertension associated with higher rates of heart and vascular disease
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- Written by Cathy Frisinger
Dallas, Texas - Patients whose blood pressures spikes in the doctor’s office but not at home, and patients whose blood pressure spikes at home but not in the doctor’s office, suffer more heart attacks, heart failure, and strokes than patients with normal blood pressures in both settings, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
What is Pre-Diabetes?
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- Written by Micah Dorfner
Scottsdale, Arizona - According to the American Diabetes Association, an estimated 86 million Americans age 20 and older have pre-diabetes.
Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify New Diabetes Risk Mechanism
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- Written by Bob Nellis
Rochester, Minnesota - Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered an unexpected effect from a gene known to increase diabetes risk. They assumed the specific allele in the gene TCF7L2 which increases the risk of type 2 diabetes impairs insulin production in response to increased insulin resistance.
Healthy cooking techniques: Boost flavor and cut calories
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Kitchens
Scottsdale, Arizona - Healthy cooking doesn't mean that you have to become a gourmet chef or invest in expensive cookware. You can use basic cooking techniques to prepare food in healthy ways.
Weight management mantra: Maintain, don't gain
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- Written by Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
Scottsdale, Arizona - As the holidays approach and treats are plentiful and weight gain looks likely it’s a message worth listening to — maintain, don't gain.
Prior Oral Contraceptive Use Associated with Better Outcome for Ovarian Cancer Patients
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- Written by Joe Dangor
Rochester, Minnesota - Patients who develop ovarian cancer appear to have better outcomes if they have a history of oral contraceptive use, according to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the current issue of the journal BMC Cancer.
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