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According to the National Institute on Aging, heart attacks and strokes are the biggest risks…

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According to a review in the medical journal American Family Physician, the medical term for…

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PPIs are medications used to reduce stomach acid and heartburn. Heartburn is the burning pain…

In this month’s issue, we’re reminding you again that no matter how good you might…

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I’m 75, and I take a medication called Detrol to help control urinary incontinence. I’ve…

Vitamin B12 is best known—and most promoted—as a cure for fatigue, but this vitamin is…

In late 2016, Johns Hopkins Medicine released the results of a 10-year study that questioned…

My doctor says I need to hydrate more. I’m not a fan of plain water…

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About 30.3 million people in the United States, 9.4 percent of the population, have type…

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