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Blood pressure - both numbers are important to overall health
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- Written by Andrew Rule, M.D.
Rochester, Minnesota - When measuring blood pressure, both numbers are important to your overall health. If your systolic blood pressure is high, even if your diastolic number is normal, it could raise your risk for a variety of health concerns. The situation does need to be addressed. Blood pressure medication can be helpful. In some cases, though, lifestyle changes may be the only treatment necessary to lower systolic blood pressure to a healthier level.
Can sit-ups flatten your stomach?
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- Written by Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota - Abdominal exercises, such as sit-ups and crunches, can help strengthen abdominal muscles and improve posture. But you can't spot reduce areas of excess body fat with certain exercises. So if you have excess fat in your abdomen, don't count on crunches for six-pack abs.
New Breast Cancer Screening: Tomosynthesis
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- Written by Dana Sparks
Rochester, Minnesota - Research has proven mammograms can detect breast cancer early, when it’s still curable, but they aren't perfect tests. For instance, some women who have mammograms are called back for additional testing because the images aren’t completely clear, especially in dense breast tissue. Ongoing research is discovering a variety of other tools for detection and one new technology, called tomosynthesis, is helping doctors see more clearly into breast tissue.
Breast implants: Do they interfere with mammograms?
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- Written by Sandhya Pruthi, M.D.
Scottsdale, Arizona - Breast implants, either saline or silicone, can obscure mammogram images, decreasing the ability of mammograms to reveal breast cancer. Still, studies show that mammograms are an effective way to screen for breast cancer in women with breast implants.
Sentencing Complete for Leaders of Interstate Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Conspiracy
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- Written by FBI
Washington, DC - Wissam Khalil, 41, of Central Falls, R.I., and his brother, Bassam Nazir Khalil 49, of Pawtucket, R.I., were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence today for their roles as leaders of a complex interstate conspiracy that transported more than 6 million contraband cigarettes from Virginia to Rhode Island. The sale of the contraband cigarettes in Rhode Island resulted in the loss to the State of nearly $1.1 million dollars in tax stamp revenue.
HSI investigation leads to 5 arrests, indictments in identity-theft ring
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New York, New York - Five members of an identity -theft ring, who used personal identifying information to purchase hundreds of designer bags and shoes from Saks Fifth Avenue, were indicted Monday. These arrests and indictments stem from a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Secret Service and the New York District Attorney's Office's Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau.