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A recent study found that, while several interventions to improve the use of cholesterol-lowering medications have been implemented in the last decade, the percentage of adults taking statins regularly still remains low.
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Masked hypertension occurs when people have normal blood pressure readings at the doctor’s office, but high blood pressure when measured outside of a clinical setting.
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People of Mexican descent with variants of a certain gene are more at risk for Type 2 diabetes, but the risk of developing the disease does not increase for people of other Hispanic and Latino background groups.
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A report by the American Heart Association found that 48 percent of U.S. adults live with some type of cardiovascular disease.
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The scholars come from a range of backgrounds with various educational interests, including medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacology, social work and education.
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SPRINT trial: Intensive lowering of blood pressure did not significantly reduce dementia risk but did have a measurable impact on mild cognitive impairment.
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Ziad Kazzi, M.D., an emergency medicine physician and toxicologist, will present his lecture, Chemical Warfare Agents: Then and Now; Far and Near, on Jan. 31.
11 players take part in graduation service on eve of UAB’s matchup with Northern Illinois in the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl.
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Student entrepreneurs pitch their business ventures to the Birmingham business community following a 10-week training program.
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The first study to evaluate whether differences between men and women in the risk of stroke varies by race and age found that some risk factors were more important for white women than white men, but the risk factors for black women and black men had similar associations with stroke risk.
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Ingram was sick and no one knew the cause, until the right doctors on the right night saved his life.
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More than 103,000 donors have contributed to the university’s largest-ever fundraising initiative to bolster the campaign’s priorities — programmatic support, facilities, faculty, research and innovation, athletics, and student support.
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Other peer metropolitan institutions have larger bases of support than UAB, and the goal is to pass these schools in total athletic donors.
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Jared Sluss hopes to use prize money to establish a nonprofit organization that helps those who are homeless find a home.
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Greg Pavela, Ph.D., will lead the UAB team to study why some people are more susceptible to the health consequences of obesity than others.
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Some 130 public research universities and systems pledge to work collaboratively to increase college access and eliminate the achievement gap.
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The annual wreath-laying ceremony, hospital celebration and potentially historic UAB football game are all part of Veteran’s Day weekend.
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