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Lack of Exercise in Depressed Cardiac Patients Worsens Outcomes
If you suffer from depression, you need to look for medical
help right away, as depression has...
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CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography
New research published in this week’s New England Journal of
Medicine reveals that noninvasive CT...
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Inactivity in Depressed Heart Patients Increases Cardiac Risk
Depression is one of the issues today’s world faces and tries
to overcome. Scientists have shown...
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Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos
Older diabetics taking Avandia may face higher risk of heart
failure and death than those taking...
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Avastin Raises Risk of Blood Clots
An analysis of 15 clinical trials involving
Genentech’s cancer drug Avastin has found that the...
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Censoring Fast-Food TV Ads Might Lower Childhood Obesity Rates
Banning fast-food advertising could lead to a decrease in
the number of overweight and obese...
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Avastin Drug Linked to Blood Clots
Research
conducted by United States scientists has revealed that the
Avastin cancer drug...
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Avastin Linked to Blood Clot Risk, New Analysis Finds
Genentech’s cancer drug Avastin was linked
to a significantly increased risk of blood clots in the...
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Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s
Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of
years. Today, it is one of the top...
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Taking Vitamins C and E Doesn’t Help Prevent Heart Diseases
So far, it was widely believed that vitamins C and E help reduce the risk of developing heart...
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Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well
“Be
active!” is not a message that we hear for the first time. Health care
providers and not only...
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Same-Gender Heart Transplant More Successful
New research, presented Wednesday at the American Heart
Association’s Scientific Sessions 2008,...
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Too Much Belly Fat Doubles The Risk Of Early Death
It’s no secret anymore that overweight and obese people have
more health problems than those...
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Obese Children Face High Risk of Heart Disease
Tuesday, at the American Heart Association conference held
in New Orleans, a study concerning the...
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New Test to ID Heart Failure Patients in ER Proves Better in Trial
Researchers at the American Heart Association’s Scientific
Sessions 2008 presented on Tuesday a...
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Plavix plus Heartburn Drugs Boost Patients’ Risk for Cardiac Events
A Medco Health Solutions study presented Tuesday at the
American Heart Association meeting in New...
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Avapro Blood Pressure Drug Ineffective To Heart-Failure Patients
In a clinical trial, the blood pressure medicine Avapro didn’t perform better than other medicines...
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A Simple Blood Test Can Spot People Who Are At Risk Of Heart Attack
According to the findings of a new study
presented at the meeting of the American Heart...
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A Study Finds New Ways of Detecting Heart Disease
A regular medical exam could soon contain a simple, low-cost blood test, which could help assess...
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Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk
Lack of sleep is something common nowadays. Whether it’s
just a movie on our laptop or catching up...
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Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device
Intel has initiated pilot programs to examine a home health laptop, application, and database...
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Study: Statins Have Beneficial Effects for Healthy People Too
Sunday,
during a New Orleans meeting
of the American Heart Association, researchers revealed that...
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Study Shows Flu Shots May Cut Risk of Blood Clots Forming in Veins
According to a new study, presented at the
American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions,...
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US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over 3 Decades
A study presented Sunday at the American Heart Association
meeting in New Orleans revealed that...
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Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000
Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in July this
year, Intel’s Health Guide...
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Statins Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes, May Benefit Healthy People Too
Heart attacks and strokes may be cut by
roughly 50 percent among patients who receive preventive...
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Crestor Prevents Heart Attacks for People with Low Cholesterol, Too
According to a report at an American Heart Association conference, inflammation may be as critical...
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Folic Acid, Vitamin B Supplements: No Benefit In Cancer Prevention
Contrary to other studies, a new study
shows that daily supplements of folic acid, vitamin B6, and...
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Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Highest in the Month after Heart Attack
Heart attack patients are more susceptible to die within the
first 30 days after the attack, a...
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Folic Acid, B Vitamins Don’t Lower Cancer Risk
Taking folic acid and other B vitamins on regular basis
doesn’t prevent breast cancer or cancer in...
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Supplements Don't Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk
A long-term study of more than 14,000 male
physicians concluded that taking daily supplements of...
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Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!
Half of heart attacks and strokes happen
among apparently healthy men and women with normal or low...
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Blood Pressure Drug Avapro Shows No Benefit in Heart Failure Trial
Bristol-Myers Squibb Corp. and Sanofi-Aventis SA blood
pressure drug Avapro failed in a...
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Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’
Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with
a number of risks, such as heart...
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Don't Mix Headphones With Pacemakers And Defibrillators
A new research conducted at the Medical Device Safety
Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center in...
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Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor
Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip
maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
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Research Shows MP3 Player Headphones May Disrupt Pacemakers
A study publicized by U.S. researchers at an American Heart
Association meeting in New Orleans...
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Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well
Statins of cholesterol-lowering drugs have been known to
reduce heart risk in people with...
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Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death - the Highest within 30 Days after Heart Attack
A new study by researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis and Mayo Clinic in...
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Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients
Percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI is the clinical
name for angioplasty and cardiac...
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AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients
People suffering from some form of heart disease appear to
be at a higher risk of depression as...
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Drug-Coated Stent Safer For Heart Attack Patients
A news study in the Sept. 25 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine
gives more hope to heart...
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COPD Drugs Questioned for Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack
Spiriva and Atrovent, two drugs widely prescribed in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
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High Blood Pressure Conference: Learn To Deal With Your Blood Pressure
The American Heart Association’s Conference of the Council
for High Blood Pressure Research held...
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FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks
A preliminary report by the FDA declared
the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
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Chemical In Plastics Could Cause Heart Disease, Diabetes
Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby
bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
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Obesity Comes With Heart Risks But Not Necessarily
Hundreds of previous studies have showed that obesity comes
with a number or risks, such as heart...
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Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned
Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or
older should be stopped because there...
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Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation
In an attempt to lower the number of people becoming
addicted of cigarettes and also that of the...
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California’s Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Takes Down Trans Fats
On Friday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill
according to which trans fats are to be banned...
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Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies
The medical world has lost a great man on Friday night in the person of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a...
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Hormone Therapy Not Efficient in Older Men with Prostate Cancer
A new study published in the July 9 issue of the Journal of
the American Medical Association...
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8-Years-Olds to Get Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs If Obese
Kids as young as 8 are recommended cholesterol-lowering
drugs if diet alone fails to work in order...
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High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly
New study in the July issue of the American Heart
Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis,...
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Americans Choose Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products over Cigarettes
People appear to choose non-cigarette tobacco products over
cigarettes, according to a report...
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American Diabetes Risk Test Available Online - Get Tested!
March 25th will mark the 20th anniversary of the American
Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes...
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