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Half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines

Half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines

High pressure, which for decades has been a top reading of at least 140 or a bottom one of 90, drops to 130 over 80 in advice announced Monday by a dozen medical groups. The change means an additional 14 percent of U.S. adults have the problem.
by The Associated Press

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What are we learning about how to treat PTSD?

The University of Minnesota is researching resilience and post traumatic stress disorder. Brian Engdahl, professor of neuroscience and psychology, shared what they've found.
by Kerri Miller

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In the age of legalization, talking to kids about marijuana gets tougher

In the age of legalization, talking to kids about marijuana gets tougher

Now that recreational marijuana use in California and other states is legal for adults and marketers are ramping up ads, youth drug educators fear that kids may think it's safe for them to light up.
by Anna Gorman

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Mysterious radioactive cloud over Europe hints at accident farther east

Mysterious radioactive cloud over Europe hints at accident farther east

Ruthenium-106, an artificial isotope, was detected in early October and is now gone. European safety officials say it poses no health risk to residents and that it might have come from Russia.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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Tearful meeting for pair forever linked by face transplant

Tearful meeting for pair forever linked by face transplant

Sixteen months after transplant surgery gave Andy Sandness the face that had belonged to Calen "Rudy" Ross, he met the woman who had agreed to donate her high school sweetheart's visage to a man who lived nearly a decade without one.
by Kyle Potter, Associated Press

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Genetically altered skin saves boy dying of a rare disease

Genetically altered skin saves boy dying of a rare disease

An inherited disease called epidermolysis bullosa destroyed the 7-year-old's skin. Scientists grew new skin in the lab without the genetic flaw, and replaced 80 percent of his skin. He is thriving.
by Richard Harris

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