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a bottle of aspirin on its side with pills spilling onto the table. (Photo: iStock)

Risk Outweighs Benefit

A Daily Aspirin Doesn’t Prolong Life: Study An aspirin a day may not keep the doctor away, according to a trio of studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Sept. 16. Instead, the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) studies of nearly 20,000
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Blueberries help lower the risk of heart disease and cancer, now researchers think they may help prevent Altzheimer's disease as well. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Super Fruit

Blueberries Could Help Fight Altzheimer’s The blueberry, already labeled a “super fruit” for its power to potentially lower the risk of heart disease and cancer, could also be another weapon in the war against Alzheimer’s disease. New research presented Monday further bolsters
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Even a placebo electroacupuncture showed a 25 percent reduction in symptoms. (Photo: merchantmiracle.com)

Breast Cancer Survivors

Acupuncture Reduces Hot Flashes: Study Acupuncture may be a viable treatment for women experiencing hot flashes as a result of estrogen-targeting therapies to treat breast cancer, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of
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