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A new study in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine finds a link between adequate sleep, earlier bedtimes and heart-healthy behavior. Jeffrey C. Chase, University of Delaware Finding Sleep’s Sweet Spot Study connects early bedtime and ‘adequate’ sleep with heart healthy ...
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With 700,000 procedures in the U.S. annually — at an estimated cost of $14 billion — appropriate use of coronary stents has become one of the hottest issues in cardiology. Eight studies have found stents are no better than drug-based ...
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