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• Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who received the blood pressure-lowering drugs known as beta ...

• Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking marijuana increases the body's production of a protein that ...

• Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new gene therapy that involves injecting a harmless virus ...

• Viagra May Protect Hearts of Some Muscular Dystrophy Patients

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy often suffer from heart failure, ...

• New MRI Technique Detects Subtle Brain Injuries

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new way of analyzing MRI data can detect a ...

• Celebrex, Naproxen Won't Prevent Mental Decline

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to prior studies, a new trial shows that daily ...

• Multiple Sclerosis Affects Children's Cognitive Skills

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Only about 5 percent of people with multiple sclerosis are ...

• Electrode Placement Key to Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Patients

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- A few millimeters can make a huge difference for Parkinson's ...

• Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement

  May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Having an intellectually demanding job that nurtures thinking abilities may ...

• New Class of Drugs Might Treat Many Conditions

  May 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new class of drugs called vaptans may be able ...

• Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's

  May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Flavonoids, compounds found in many fruits and vegetables, may be ...

• Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk

  May 8 (HealthDay News) -- That unusual, harsh sound a doctor can hear when passing ...

• Stroke Survivors Walk Better with Human Help

  May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke survivors derive much more benefit from walking therapy when ...

• Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Folic acid and vitamin B supplements aimed at reducing blood ...

• Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-clotting drug cilostazol is as good as aspirin at ...

• Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not on Migraines

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Botulinum toxin, known to many as Botox, is safe and ...

• Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- People who use the painkiller ibuprofen regularly for five years ...

• Autistic Kids More Likely to Have Parents with Mental Illness

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Parents of children with autism have double the odds of ...

• Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly

  May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies show that anticholinergics, a commonly prescribed group ...