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  2. Medicare Card, Landmark NIH blood pressure study confirm that lower blood pressure target can reduce cardiovascular disease, deaths Medicare Card, Landmark NIH blood pressure study confirm that lower blood pressure target can reduce cardiovascular disease, deaths ...
  3. Study finds stroke risk factors may lead to cognitive problems High blood pressure and other known risk factors for stroke also increase the risk of developing cognitive problems, even among people who have never had a stroke, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found....
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  9. Study shows HIV-exposed children at high risk of language delay Children exposed to HIV before birth are at risk for language impairments, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions....
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  11. Medicare Card, New method for performing aortic valve replacement proves successful in high-risk patients Medicare Card, New method for performing aortic valve replacement proves successful in high-risk patients...
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  13. Medicare, Very low birthweight Down syndrome infants at high risk for heart, lung disorders Very low birthweight Down syndrome infants are at higher risk for disorders of the heart and lungs than are very low birthweight infants who do not have a chromosomal variation, according to a study by a National Institutes of Health research network....
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