A new study suggests healthy young adults may want to keep a closer eye on their cholesterol. Researchers at Duke University found even mildly-elevated levels between the ages of 35 and 55 hikes the risk of heart disease later by nearly 40%.
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A possible new link between insomnia and high blood pressure. Researchers in China studied hundreds of chronic insomniacs. They found that those who take longer than 17 minutes to fall asleep at night are 400 times more likely to have hypertension.
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And according to a new Canadian study painful leg cramps at night are twice as common during warm weather months. Researchers tracked Google searches and prescriptions for leg cramp remedies and found they peaked in July.
