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healthAncient Chinese Exercise Baduanjin Rivals Drugs for Lowering Blood Pressure
A year-long study shows that the 800-year-old practice of Baduanjin can lower blood pressure as effectively as some first-line medications.
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healthShingles Vaccine Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks and Strokes, Study Suggests
New research indicates the shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of serious cardiac events, including heart attack and stroke, by nearly half in high-risk patients.
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healthWine Linked to Lower Heart Risk vs. Other Alcohols
Moderate wine consumption tied to 21% lower cardiovascular death risk; spirits, beer linked to higher mortality in large UK study.