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Breastfeeding linked with lower risk of stroke later in life


 

New data from an observational study show that breastfeeding was linked with a lower risk of stroke later in life. Also today, a new Valsalva maneuver is tops at converting supraventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm, and a warning about the growing occurrence of finding about a key component of some artificial hearts.

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