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Grief Best Managed Through Talk Therapy, Evidence Shows

Talk therapy is the best way to ease grief and depression following the death of a loved one, a new evidence review has concluded.

There’s solid evidence that psychotherapy can help people work through their grief, researchers reported today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Stroke rehabilitation might be focusing on the wrong side of a survivor’s body, a new study says.

Traditional rehab focuses on restoring strength and movement to the side of the body impaired by a stroke, researchers said.

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High Blood Pressure Uncontrolled in 4 Out of 5 Americans

Four out of 5 American adults with high blood pressure don’t have their condition under control, putting them at increased risk for heart disease and dementia, a new study says.

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Study Finds Genetics May Shape Up to 55% of How Long You Live

People are often told that eating well, exercising and avoiding bad habits are the fundamentals to a long life. 

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52 Kids Have Died From Flu So Far This Season as Child Hospitalizations Rise

The flu is hitting kids hard this season.

So far, 52 kids have died from the flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Jan. 30. About 9 in 10 had not received a flu shot.

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Arizona Confirms Measles Case in ICE Custody as State Total Rises

Arizona health officials are responding after a person held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in the state tested positive for measles.

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