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High Blood Pressure Guidelines Just Got Stricter 11/16/2017 07:00pm • If you feel like you're doing OK with a borderline blood pressure of 130/80 or so, this is your wake-up call: According to guidelines released Monday, the lower limits of high blood pressure have changed. What counted last week as "prehypertension" is now upgraded to Stage 1 hypertension. So, you'v Online course aims to teach college students about prescription drug dangers 11/16/2017 05:55pm • WASHINGTON — The effort to help college students stay safe now includes an online course on prescription drug safety -- a course many institutions require first-year students to take before even setting foot on campus. "EVERFI has a campus prevention network that's made up of about 1,800 coll Stress-Test Your Portfolio With This Checklist 11/15/2017 07:00pm • Don't let 2017's big market gains fool you. Market volatility is a fact of life, but few investors understand what it would take to return to break even if their portfolio's value declined 33 percent. Most people think the answer is 33 percent, says Doug Andrew, founder of Live Abundant in Salt La New Blood Pressure Guidelines: What Every American Should Know 11/15/2017 07:00pm • The last time there were major updates to the way doctors identify, classify and treat high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) was 2003. I was a newly minted cardiologist, having just completed my training at Duke University Medical Center. Over the last decade, there has been much debate Brine, roast, fry: Chefs offer best tips for preparing your Thanksgiving turkey 11/15/2017 01:30am • WASHINGTON — Thanksgiving Day is almost here: Do you know how you’re going to cook your bird? With endless recipes and a variety of preparation methods, settling on one for your Thanksgiving turkey can be more stressful than hosting a houseful of relatives. But it doesn’t have to be. Thr Avoiding the What-the-Hell Health Effect 11/14/2017 07:00pm • It's that time of year when an overindulgent meal can easily turn into a daylong or weeklong stretch of overdoing it. Dubbed the what-the-hell-effect (or, counterregulatory behavior) by dieting researchers Janet Polivy and C. Peter Herman, the phenomenon describes a cycle of indulgence, regret or s 10 budget-friendly tips for eating healthy with diabetes 11/14/2017 09:30am • Managing diabetes, like many other chronic conditions, can be a costly, lifelong commitment. As a registered dietitian at Montefiore Health System in Bronx, New York, I teach people living with diabetes about the long-term impact of their food choices and help them discover how to save money while f Curing the seasonal time-change hangover 11/14/2017 04:46am • WASHINGTON — Do the one-hour time changes in the fall and spring cause sleep issues for you? Turns out, your problems may not end there. Lean Plate Club™ blogger Sally Squires says the time change can also affect your eating habits and your waistline. While it may be easier for many people How Much Sugar Can You Eat If You Have Diabetes? 11/13/2017 07:00pm • Sugar is intimately associated with diabetes. Even the original name for the disease -- diabetes mellitus -- means "sugar diabetes." Phrases like "she has the sugar," "he has sugar sickness" or "they have sugar trouble" are still used to describe this chronic disease in some places. Then, of course, Will Eating Meat Raise My Diabetes Risk? 11/13/2017 07:00pm • If you want to cut your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, you've probably heard the same advice over and over: Eat more fruits and vegetables. Exercise regularly. Lose weight if necessary. But what do experts say about eating meat? It can be a confusing area because there are studies that have sh Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) May Finally Get the Best of Home Depot Inc (HD) 11/12/2017 07:00pm • Earnings season may be winding down, but the two giants of the U.S. home improvement sector have still yet to report. Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) is expected to report on Wednesday morning, and competitor Lowe's Companies, Inc. ( LOW) will report exactly one week later. So far, 2017 has been the year How to Have a Healthier Holiday Season 11/12/2017 07:00pm • We're entering the most wonderful time of the year -- and the most delicious. With the cooler temperatures of fall comes pumpkin-flavored everything, which will continue through winter and the New Year. The holidays also bring peppermint goodies, holiday cookies and desserts, loads of chocolate and Movie Review: 'Last Flag Flying' should not work at all — yet somehow it does 11/10/2017 02:10am • WASHINGTON — Richard Linklater is without a doubt one of our best living filmmakers after "Slacker," "Dazed and Confused," "School of Rock," "Boyhood" and the "Before Sunrise" trilogy. But while "Last Flag Flying" is nowhere near his best work, it might just be his most impressive feat, sim What Complications or Comorbidities Are Associated With COPD? 11/09/2017 07:00pm • As if struggling to breathe every day weren't difficult enough, many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- a progressive, incurable lung disease that makes it harder to breathe over time -- have one or more additional health problems to contend with. These associated diseases are c Equifax Inc (EFX) Stock May Be OK, After All 11/09/2017 07:00pm • Despite reporting a massive 27 percent drop in profits following its widely publicized data breach, Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) stock managed to avoid a large sell-off in after-hours trading on Thursday, falling less than 1 percent and indicating that investors still see value in the credit monitoring