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Electronic Monitoring Device May Help Lower Salt Intake
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 17, 2014 10:37 AM ESTUsing an electronic monitoring device may help heart failure patients and their families stick to a low-salt diet, according to a new research.
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Five Benefits Of Drinking Coffee
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 17, 2014 10:37 AM ESTMajority of us like to start morning with a shot of caffeine. It might be seen as an addiction, but there are myriad benefits of this addiction.
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Keeping Existing Health Plan Can Be Expensive
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 16, 2014 09:03 PM ESTMajority of the 7 million consumers who got insurance under the president's health care law may see premiums go up next year, if they don't switch to another plan, said a press release.
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Obesity Costs More Than $8 bn in Lost US Productivity: Research
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 16, 2014 09:02 PM ESTObesity among workers in the United States costs nation $8.65 billion per year in lost productivity, according to a new study.
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Bad Drug May Have Killed 13 Indian Women
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 16, 2014 09:02 PM ESTTainted drugs may have killed 13 women who underwent sterilization procedures in central India, according to officials.
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DR Congo Is Now Ebola-Free
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 16, 2014 09:01 PM ESTThe Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday has declared itself Ebola-free, according to a press release. The nation witnessed a three-month outbreak of the disease that claimed 49 lives.
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Nonsmokers in Automobiles Are In Danger Because of Secondhand Smoke
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 16, 2014 09:01 PM ESTNonsmokers traveling in an automobile with a smoker for sixty minutes had markers of elevated levels of carcinogens and other toxins in their urine, a new study has found.
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Salivary Mucins Play Active Role To Fight Cavities, Study Finds
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 16, 2014 09:00 PM ESTSalivary mucins - key components of mucus - actively protect the teeth from the cariogenic bacterium, according to a new study.
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Researchers Identify New Alzheimer's Related Memory Disorder
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 14, 2014 02:31 PM ESTA multi-institutional study has defined and established criteria for a new neurological disease closely resembling Alzheimer's disease called primary age-related tauopathy (PART).
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Estrogen's Role In Regulating Common Health Disease Risks Identified
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 14, 2014 02:31 PM ESTResearchers have identified an estrogen receptor, previously shown to regulate blood pressure in women, also plays a significant role in regulating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, according to a new study.
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Gene Variants In Organ Donors Associated With Shorter Survival Of Transplanted Kidneys
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 14, 2014 02:30 PM ESTTransplanted kidneys may stop functioning long-term if they come from donors with variants in a particular gene, according to a new study.
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Study Provides New Clues Into How Anesthesia Works
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 14, 2014 02:30 PM ESTAnesthesia, which is considered a blessing to patients and surgeons, has remain a mystery since its inception. Now, a new study is offering evidence that says the membrane proteins themselves are altered directly by anesthetics.
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Guidelines Suggests All Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Should Take Statins
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 14, 2014 11:51 AM ESTEvery patient with pre-dialysis kidney disease should receive statins by current guidelines, reports a new study.
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Britishers Would Not Describe Themselves as 'Obese': Study
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 14, 2014 11:23 AM ESTA majority of obese people in Britain would not describe themselves as "obese", and many of them would not even describe themselves as "very overweight", according to a new study.
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Five Reasons Why a Good Night's Rest Is Important
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 14, 2014 11:22 AM ESTThe feeling that you get once you are well-rested, especially after a good night's sleep, barely matches with any other feeling.
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