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The most common type of stroke is ischemic and occurs when the artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the brain becomes blocked by a blood clot. We look into the common risk factors for stroke.

You may get a sudden sharp pain that sounds your alarm bells, or your child seems out of sorts and you start to panic. However, don’t immediately jump to the worst conclusion—emergency room visits are much more expensive than routine medical visits and are often unnecessary (not to say there are many legitimate reasons to […]

And so there’s no denying it: having high cholesterol is a very dangerous situation. The good news is that there are many ways to keep your cholesterol down. It’s important to understand the causes of high cholesterol before setting out to lower it.

Dementia refers to a group of symptoms that affect memory, thinking, and social skills severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. We look into the most common risk factors for dementia.

Depression that strikes during middle age is actually quite common worldwide. The trouble is that the symptoms of midlife depression often overlap and coincide with common mid-life transitions and changes—such as hormone and vitamin deficiencies, retirement, “empty nest” syndrome and more. We look into 10 surprising ways that depression can occur in mid-life.