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HEALTHBEAT: More women use medicine in pregnancy, need better info on safety and how to choose

HEALTHBEAT: More women use medicine in pregnancy, need better info on safety and how to choose

WASHINGTON - Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there's disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose a risk to her baby, and what to do about it.

Dr. Roach: The DASH diet is easy and tasty

Dear Dr. Roach: It has been suggested that my husband go on the DASH diet. Irecall seeing your explanation in past articles. Can you either print it again or send it to me? J.K. Dr.
Updated guide aims to help doctors, sports teams better manage concussions

Updated guide aims to help doctors, sports teams better manage concussions

TORONTO - An international panel of experts has issued an updated consensus statement on evaluating and treating sports-related concussions, which includes some tweaks on managing the brain injury and a discussion on the possible link with chronic tr
Docs channel MacGyver, turning iPhone into a microscope to diagnose parasites

Docs channel MacGyver, turning iPhone into a microscope to diagnose parasites

TORONTO - It's an accomplishment worthy of MacGyver.
As soda loses favour with Americans, water becomes the nation's beloved drink

As soda loses favour with Americans, water becomes the nation's beloved drink

NEW YORK, N.Y. - It wasn't too long ago that America had a love affair with soda. Now, an old flame has the country's heart.

Stopping the heart for bypass surgery proves safe even in the elderly; no mental decline seen

SAN FRANCISCO - One of the scariest parts of bypass surgery — having your heart stopped and going on a heart-lung machine while doctors fix your clogged arteries — is safe even in the elderly and doesn't cause mental decline as many people have feare
Frogs tied to salmonella outbreak could still be in homes; tiny pets sickened almost 400

Frogs tied to salmonella outbreak could still be in homes; tiny pets sickened almost 400

CHICAGO - They live underwater, eat bloodworms, and are promoted on pet websites. But African dwarf frogs can carry salmonella. An outbreak tied to the frogs sickened nearly 400 people, mostly children, from 2008 to 2011.
Clogged arteries in mummies suggests humans may be naturally vulnerable to heart disease

Clogged arteries in mummies suggests humans may be naturally vulnerable to heart disease

LONDON - Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever hunt for the condition in mummies.

Heartbreakers: Studies tie stress from storms, military service, money crises to cardiac risks

SAN FRANCISCO - Stress does bad things to the heart.
Boston Scientific device for preventing strokes misses a key goal in study; future unclear

Boston Scientific device for preventing strokes misses a key goal in study; future unclear

SAN FRANCISCO - The future is unclear for a promising heart device aimed at preventing strokes in people at high risk of them because of an irregular heartbeat. Early results from a key study of Boston Scientific Corp.