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8 Easy Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure

Learn eight easy tips to lower high blood pressure. These simple steps reduce your risk of hypertension, increasing your quality of life.
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Quality of Life Meets Cure for Prostate Cancer Treatment

Vessel-sparing radiation combined with a better understanding of prostate anatomy is helping doctors treat prostate cancer while minimizing side effects.
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COPD Symptoms Common Among Smokers, Even When Undiagnosed

Smokers who don’t meet the criteria for COPD may still have the symptoms. Should the diagnostic requirements change or should it be called something else.
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Gum Disease Might Harm More Than Your Teeth

Study shows the bacteria P. gingivalis is present in the esophagus in 61 percent of patients with squamous cell esophageal cancer. Here's more on the study.
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Activity Trackers: Tools for Patient Behavior Change

Research from the University of Michigan has found wearable devices can help patients stay active. Learn about the future of activity trackers in medicine.
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With Radiation Therapy, It Pays to Stay on Schedule

University of Michigan doctor speaks to a recent study stressing the importance of staying consistent with radiation therapy treatment plans for cancer.
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What Parents Should Know About Safe Swaddling

Baby swaddling can be a key sleep aid for infants. A recent analysis could wrongly push parents away from swaddling. Learn more about the studies in question.
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4 ways to stop digestive discomfort after a supersized meal

Overindulgence can be a pain in your stomach. Skip the digestive discomfort after overeating with these quick fixes
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Is Pediatric Surgery Quality a Numbers Game?

Rare procedures make it difficult for pediatric surgeons to maintain their skill set. This new study examines procedure frequency and offers solutions.
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Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: What You Need to Know

In this video University of Michigan doctors explain the differences between ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes and how each of them are treated.
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A ‘Communication Breakdown’ During General Anesthesia

A University of Michigan study suggests that during general anesthesia adjacent parts of the brain simply stop talking to each other.
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Setting a Trap to Treat Stroke

University of Michigan professor discusses a highly effective stroke treatment that uses a tiny trap wire to remove a blood clots from the brain.
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International Collaboration Leads to Clues About Rare Cancer

Researchers from across the globe, including University of Michigan, have identified genes that could assist in diagnosing and predicting adrenal cancer.
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Pesticide Exposure May Be ALS Risk Factor

Research from the University of Michigan shows environmental pollutants could affect the chances a person will develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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Meteorologist Has Skin in the Game of Cancer Awareness

To raise cancer awareness meteorologist Jim Geyer had Mohs micrographic surgery to remove skin cancer on-camera. See the procedure and interview.