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Will Exercise Really Lower Triglycerides?

Don't stress if it’s hard to get in a 30-minute workout every day. You reap the benefits of exercise even if you don’t lose weight. And burning cal...

Delicious Foods that are Heart-Healthy

Omega-3s seem to lower triglycerides, fight plaque in your arteries, lower blood pressure, and reduce your risk of abnormal heart rhythms. The Amer...

Diagnosis & Tests

A cholesterol screening test is the first step in diagnosing cholesterol problems.

Pool & Spa Hazards for Children

Every home pool, spa, or hot tub needs 'house rules' that cover supervision, behavior, dangers, maintenance, use of electrical appliances, and hand...

What is 'Dry Drowning'?

With so-called dry drowning, water never reaches the lungs. Instead, breathing in water causes your child's vocal cords to spasm and close up. You ...

New Pool Safety Gadgets Help Prevent Drowning

Among the good things about residential swimming pools is the fact that so much research has been done on pool safety. The CPSC's evaluation of var...

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Vs.Polio

Polio and acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) are illnesses that cause muscle weakness and paralysis (when you’re not able to move). Only about 1 out of e...

Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

But it may get worse and become multiple myeloma, which is cancer. Your doctor will use a needle to collect some of the spongy stuff in the middle ...

How Do I Know If I Have Polycythemia Vera?

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a slow-growing blood cancer in which your body makes too many red blood cells. If tests show that you have PV, your docto...

How is Myelofibrosis Treated?

Most people with MF have a mutation, or change, in one of their genes that tell their body how to make blood cells. The medications can ease some M...

Starting CAR T for Follicular Lymphoma

CAR T-cell therapy is a cancer treatment that works by helping your immune system do its job better. A few days before you have your CAR T-cell inf...

Treating Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

These medications block certain parts of cancer cells, such as proteins or genes, that help the cancer grow and divide. Rituximab (Rituxan) targets...