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Aspirin has long been prescribed to help prevent heart attacks. For those who have had a heart attack or stroke or are at high risk, a low daily dose can lower the odds their blood will form dangerous, deadly clots. But could it also help to prevent other diseases

Tiny robots that swim through our blood vessels attacking viruses and malignant cells have not quite crossed the line that separates science fiction from science--but there might be a way to jump-start their development.

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The next time you get your blood pressure checked, ask your doctor to test in both your right and left arms. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips speaks about a new study on blood pressure, and what it reveals.

The elderly man lived by himself in a low-income apartment near Cincinnati.

A life-threatening mistake caused by tech-enabled multitasking prompts Harvard doctors to suggest you kick the habit, and learn to focus. Multitasking , you've probably already been warned, threatens your productivity

People with high blood pressure are often told to watch the salt. And it’s long been thought that hypertension related to excess salt is caused by the salt increasing the volume of the blood. Which in turn puts added pressure on the blood vessel walls

Previous studies tied ADHD drugs to higher blood pressure in adults, but new study found no added heart risks

A baby's umbilical cord blood could help treat illnesses down the road, but what happens when the blood bank runs into trouble? KTVT-TV's Ginger Allen reports.

A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her. Josefina Hernandez , a Walgreens employee of 18 years who has diabetes, felt her blood sugar levels drop on the job one day in September, 2008

On Today's Ask It Early, CBS Medical Correspondent, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, answers questions about the blood type diet, cardio, and back pain issues.

Baby boy JaMichael Brown more than doubles average weight of newborns - his blood sugar is now being monitored in neonatal intensive care unit

It was the largest and most important investigation of treatments for high blood pressure ever conducted, with a monumental price tag to match. U.S.

By Janelle Weaver of Nature magazine Scientists have developed a gene-repair kit that treats the blood-clotting disorder haemophilia in mice. [More]

Blood spatters are telltale marks of violent crimes, and have captured the public imagination in shows like Dexter, CSI, and Bones--shows whose cool tech may be less based in reality than special effect. For instance, it's only just now been worked out how to determine the height from which blood droplets fell.