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World Hypertension Day 2025: What is secondary hypertension? Know all about this high BP condition
Secondary hypertension is when your blood pressure gets elevated due to another health condition or medications. On World ...
I spent most of my life feeling weak, frail and unable to put on weight. Doctors were baffled - until I developed this strange symptom and they finally discovered my dea…
Every time Billie Worsey nips up the stairs to fetch something she utters a silent 'thank you'. Until recently, she was ...
Williams Syndrome: The people who are too friendly
People with Williams Syndrome treat strangers as their new best friends. Now the condition is revealing clues to our ...
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World’s first personalized CRISPR therapy given to baby with genetic disease
Treatment seems to have been effective, but it is not clear whether such bespoke therapies can be widely applied.
Should AD stand for Alzheimer’s disease, or for Auguste Deter, the patient whose case was first described?
Dementia patient Auguste Deter’s contribution to the 1907 single case report study by Alois Alzheimer was immense: Deter’s ...
US FDA expands use of Merck's cancer drug for adrenal gland tumors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has approved the expanded use of Merck's cancer drug to treat two ...
How your genes interact with your environment changes your disease risk − new research counts the ways
Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body − and ...
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I Drank a “Cortisol Cocktail” Every Day for a Week—Here’s What Happened
A doctor in the midst of wedding planning tried this trending tonic. Here's what actually helped, and the touted benefit that ...
Making gluten-free treats for Celiac Awareness Month
May is Celiac Awareness Month and the Celiac Disease Foundation estimates that one in 100 people in North America have it. Addison LaBonte uses alternatives to gluten in her own ...