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WASHINGTON - Michael Lee knew he was still in bad shape when he left the hospital five days after emergency heart surgery. But he was so eager to escape the constant prodding and the roommate's loud TV that he tuned out the nurses' care instructions.

WASHINGTON - More than 1 million Americans wind up back in the hospital only weeks after they left for reasons that could have been prevented — a revolving door that for years has seemed impossible to slow.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The worst of the flu season appears to be over. The number of states reporting intense or widespread illnesses dropped again last week, and in a few states there was very little flu going around, U.S. health officials said Friday.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 68 and healthy. I exercise regularly, but my blood pressure is borderline high. At rest it is 140/90, with a heart rate of 56. I bought a blood-pressure cuff to take my readings every morning.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 46-year-old man, nonsmoker, who has worked in factories on and off for 25 years. I am on Advair and Proair for emphysema. I also take metoprolol for high blood pressure. My dad’s second cousin passed away from emphysema.

MONTREAL - Yan England remembers seeing his grandfather slip under the shroud of Alzheimer's disease, the memories of the elderly man's rich life gradually fading from his embattled brain.

Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. People whose diets are heavy on them and sugary drinks like sweet tea and soda were more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study finds.

One in 12 stroke survivors thought about suicide or that they would be better off dead, a troubling federal survey reveals.

Week 3: Carbohydrates There are two subtypes of carbohydrates: simple and complex. Simple sugars are closest in nature to blood glucose (sugar), while complex carbohydrates are made up of long strings of simple sugars.