July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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High Blood Pressure Means Fewer Migraines
April 15, 2008 – 5:08 am | No Comment

Nobody wants high blood pressure clouding their lives but researchers in Norway seem to have found a silver lining in that cloud.  Seems the stiff, hardened arteries often associated with high blood pressure may actually …

Meningitis Likely As NY Student Dies, 2 Hospitalized
March 16, 2008 – 10:08 am | No Comment

Two incidents on two separate New York campuses point to bacterial meningitis, leading school and public health officials urging any students who might have come in contact with these students to seek immediate preventive antibiotic …

Americans at Highest Risk for Stroke
February 27, 2008 – 6:03 pm | No Comment

Men in the U.S. are 61 percent more likely to suffer a stroke than European men. U.S. women have almost twice the likelihood of suffering a stroke than European women. These statistics were recently provided …

School Bans Outfits that Cause Migraines
February 15, 2008 – 11:38 pm | No Comment

No stripes or spots allowed at this school. A Stockholm, Sweden preschool has received criticism for its banning children from wearing spotted, striped or patterned clothing because it gives one of the teachers there severe …