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Women's Health: Doctors develop easier test for high blood pressure in pregnancy

Risk for the complication can be evaluated with a single urine sample instead of 24-hour collection

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Children's Health: Outcomes improve in childhood heart transplants

A combination of more effective medications and better followup care leads to longer survival

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Women's Health: Weight loss may signal future dementia

Physical changes and loss of motivation can precede mental decline by at least a decade

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Seniors' Health: Cholesterol drugs may be good for the brain

Autopsies reveal fewer signs of Alzheimer's disease in people who used statins

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Seniors' Health: Study links kidney disease with stroke in older adults

Bleeding in the brain is more common in people who show early signs of kidney problems

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