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Ariel Winter Just Cut Off Part Of Her Thumb While Cooking

Ariel Winter accidentally sliced off the top of her thumb while cooking. The injury required a visit to the hospital because she sliced into an artery. Ariel says she’ll likely have a “sad-looking thumb” after it heals. Ariel Winter justlanded in the last place anyone wants to be these days—the hospital—after accidentally slicing off the […]

Health Problems

Hypoglycaemia prevention could cut hospital stays

Preventing in-patients with diabetes from developing hypoglycaemia could dramatically reduce the length of time they spend in hospital—according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Hypoglycaemia happens when blood glucose levels decrease to below normal levels. The researchers reviewed 15 international studies, comparing outcomes for people […]

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Strategies to cut cardiovascular risk factors show mixed results

(HealthDay)—Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors remain prevalent despite known, proven strategies to reduce risk, according to research published in the Sept. 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Hilary K. Wall, from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues used data from the National Health and Nutrition […]