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Higher Risk of Heart Disease for Blacks in Poorer Neighborhoods 01/17/2017 07:00 PM EST Preventive measures must address social policies, researcher says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: African American Health, Health Disparities, Heart Diseases Even a Little Daily Activity May Boost Colon Cancer Survival: Study 01/17/2017 05:00 PM EST Walking or gardening 30 minutes daily was linked to better prospects for advanced-stage disease Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Colorectal Cancer Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease Confirmed in Eastern National Parks 01/17/2017 05:00 PM EST U.S. National Park Service and CDC advise using insect repellents on clothes and skin Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Lyme Disease, Tick Bites Hispanics, Blacks Less Likely to Get High Blood Pressure Treatment: Study 01/17/2017 04:00 PM EST Less than half from any group had BP under good control Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Disparities, High Blood Pressure Steep Rise in Births to U.S. Women Using Opioids 01/17/2017 02:00 PM EST Few treatment programs deal with substance abuse in expectant moms, federal report says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Opioid Abuse and Addiction, Pregnancy Postpartum Depression Affects New Dads, Too 01/17/2017 02:00 PM EST Certain men at greater risk, doctors say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Men's Health, Parenting, Postpartum Depression Fetal Alcohol Syndrome a Global Problem 01/17/2017 12:00 PM EST Countries with highest alcohol use during pregnancy include Belarus, Britain, Denmark, Ireland and Russia Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Health Statistics Steep Bills Surprise Patients Who Go 'Out-Of-Network' 01/17/2017 12:00 PM EST For example, anesthesiologists charge nearly 6 times the Medicare rate, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Health Insurance Should More Kids Have Their Tonsils Out? 01/17/2017 09:00 AM EST Research suggests looser surgical guidelines might be warranted for sore throat, sleep problems Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Tonsils and Adenoids   Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter   Search Cloud: See what people are searching for on MedlinePlus This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656