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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people across the world. Seeing a cardiologist can make all the difference.

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New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for a more aggressive preventive approach, which could translate into more Americans being treated with medicines and a stronger focus on lifestyle.

Prevention strategies for this disease are within your control.

Not even five neurologists could get to the bottom of her case. A young woman shares the test that finally brought answers.

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For Stacy King, getting quick medical lab results is not just a matter of convenience. For her family, it is a matter of life and death. She says her father was diagnosed two years ago with a kind of ...