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Anchor lead: Can much of Alzheimer’s disease be prevented? Elizabeth Tracey reports One-third of all cases of Alzheimer’s disease could be prevented if people exercised regularly, kept mentally engaged, didn’t smoke and controlled their blood pressure, a study presented at …
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Anchor lead: Even after surviving a stroke or TIA, risk remains, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’ve survived a stroke or a transient ischemic attack, abbreviated TIA, you may think you’ve dodged a bullet, but a recent study suggests that’s not …
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Anchor lead: Who should really be screened for a host of common cancers? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a woman, should you have screening mammography? If you’re a man, how about screening for prostate cancer? Increasingly, people are told, especially …
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Anchor lead: Is inflammation the culprit when it comes to heart attacks? Elizabeth Tracey reports Reducing inflammation after someone has a heart attack may reduce their risk for having a second, with a new drug for a particular target possibly …
