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Artificial sweeteners may increase risk of heart disease: What do experts say?
A new study has found artificial sweeteners may be linked to heart disease and the risk of stroke.
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What happens to your body when you have a broken heart? Experts explain.
Here's how an unwanted breakup can affect your body — and how to cope with the loss.
8 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Susan Lucci, 75, opens up about undergoing second heart procedure: 'Be your own advocate'
The "All My Children" star is using her experience to advocate for others.
3 min read - ScienceEngadget
Human patient put in suspended animation for the first time
Scientists (and sci-fi fans) have been talking about suspended animation for years. The idea that the functions of the human body can somehow be put on "pause" while life-saving medical procedures are performed (or a person is sent into space, a la Alien) has long seemed untenable -- until now. According to New Scientist, doctors have successfully placed humans in suspended animation for the first time, in a trial that could have an enormous influence on the future of emergency room surgery.
2 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Hypertension: The No. 1 sign you have high blood pressure, according to a cardiologist
Hypertension is known as the “silent killer” and it’s not something that you want to mess with.
2 min read - CelebrityYahoo Life
Family unexpectedly meets man who received loved one's heart: 'I'm so blown away'
The chance encounter united Savannah Roesch's family with the man who received her younger brother's heart.
4 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life
Mom meets girl who received murdered baby's donated heart: 'It brought a sense of peace'
In March, a mom who donated her baby's organs after he was killed had the opportunity to meet the little girl who received her baby's heart four years prior.