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Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems Stories

Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems

A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how stress affects the sympathetic nervous system, impacts physiology, and the effect it has on the cardiovascular system. Lead author, Daniel Brotman, claims "Acute physical stressors such as sugery, trauma, and intense physical exertion are well known triggers of cardiovascular events. Emotional stressors are increasingly recognized as precipitants of such events." (Read more about Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems)

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Hepatitis - C Stories

Hepatitis - C

Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver that has received much recent publicity. This is mostly because otherwise healthy baby-boomers who have lead prosperous and clean lifestyles face a threat to their health and perhaps their lives. This could be due to transient drug use in their youth or even a blood transfusion received before 1992. (Read more about Hepatitis - C)

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Family History Stories

Family History

How well do you know your family medical history?

We mean, really know –in the sense of knowing what each parent, brother, sister, grandparent, and great-grandparent, aunt, uncle, and cousin has or has had in terms of medical conditions. (Read more about Family History)

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HEPATITIS B VACCINE STUDY Stories

HEPATITIS B VACCINE STUDY

How effective is the Hepatitis B vaccine? New research is helping scientists determine whether it lasts as long as they think it does, and whether booster shots are necessary.
Since the early 1980s, the Hepatitis B vaccine has been available to protect against this viral infection. It’s highly effective, but the big question is, how long does it last, and how often do patients need to be revaccinated? (Read more about HEPATITIS B VACCINE STUDY)

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