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Statins May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer
According to new studies presented at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting...
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Heart Disease Patients Going Through Depression At Risk Of Heart Failure
Heart disease patients going through depression are at greater risk for heart failure, according to...
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Supervised Exercise Benefits Heart Failure Patients
Supervised exercise appears to be both safe and healthy for people with heart failure, according to...
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Intel, GE Reportedly Plan to Announce Health Care Partnership
Chip giant Intel Corp. and US conglomerate General Electric Co plan to announce a partnership in...
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69 Percent of Americans Urged to Limit Their Salt Intake
Most Americans over the age of twenty should limit the amount of salt they consume daily to 1,500...
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Soy Intake during Childhood May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
A study involving Asian-American women appearing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers...
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Traffic Jams Tipple Risk of Heart Attack
A recent study showed that getting stuck in traffic and getting frustrated about it triples the...
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Mixing Plavix with Stomach Medicines Raises Risk of Death By 25 Percent
Mixing Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s anti-clotting Plavix, also known as clopidrogel, with...
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Risk of Stroke Linked to the Number of Fast Food Joints in Your Area
Having more fast food restaurant in your neighborhood increases your chances of having a stroke,...
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Women Who Enjoy Coffee Have Lower Stroke Risk
Women who enjoy coffee on daily basis have a lower risk of stroke, according to a study to be...
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Smoking Ban Is Unclear and Weak
Timothy M. Kaine, the Virginia Governor, and William J. Howell, the Republican House Speaker, where...
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Physical Activity May Cut Colon Cancer Risk
Many studies have shown that physical activity helps the body get rid of extra pounds, thus...
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Smoking Bans in Restaurants, a New Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates
Why ban smoking in restaurants and other public places? Supporters of the proposed smoking ban in...
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Obesity Linked to Birth Defects
Tuesday, British researchers informed that obese women were more prone to giving birth to...
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Obesity in Pregnancy May Result in Birth Defects
Obese pregnant women are at great risk of having babies with a wide range of birth defects,...
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February, the American Heart Month
The American Heart Month runs into others celebrations, such as Valentine’s Day but even if...
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February Is the Month That Encourages Heart Health
February 6th was National Wear Red Day, also known as Go Red for Women Day, when people were asked...
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Radiation Exposure from CT Scans Should Be Reduced
Radiation dose during CT scans used to diagnose heart and vascular disease is a concern for many...
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Cardiac Scans Should Be Recommended With Caution, Radiation Risk
An advisory committee convened by the American Heart Association’s Council on Clinical...
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Go Red For Women In Your Life!
As part of the Go Red for Women-heart health awareness movement, the American Heart Association...
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Go Red for Women, a Campaign to Raise Heart Disease Awareness
Feb. 6 is National Wear Red Day, part of a campaign aimed to raise awareness about heart disease,...
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Women Surviving Childhood Cancer Don’t Get Regular Mammograms
Chest radiation received during childhood may increase women’s odds of developing breast...
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Reduced Air Pollution Adds Years To Your Life
Pollution has always been thought to reduce survival due to its noxious effects on people’s...
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Diastolic Dysfunction Related to Reduced Exercise Capacity
Diastolic dysfunction substantially reduces a person’s ability to exercise, a new study...
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Heart Attacks Less Severe in the U.S., Report Shows
According to a new report, heart attacks are leading to fewer deaths in the U.S. The study...
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Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths
Despite the states’ increased effort to fight smoking, the rate of tobacco-related...
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New Device May Help Doctors Use Fewer Stents, Save Money
New research suggests that using a medical device from Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical could...
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Health Groups Dissatisfied with U.S. Tobacco Control Policies
The annual report on U.S. tobacco control efforts released by the American Lung Association gave...
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Deep Brain Stimulation Useful For Parkinson’s Patients
Deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and quality of life in...
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Two Existing Drugs May Help Obese People Lose Weight
Two drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration together with hormone leptin may...
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Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field
Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
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Cut Back on Red, Processed Meat Intake in Order to Live Longer
Doctors always advise patients to consume lots of fruits, vegetables and white meat in order to...
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The More Fast Food Restaurants in Your Area – The Greater the Risk of Stroke
You have always been told about the health risks you take once you choose fast food dishes over...
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Too Many Fast-Food Restaurants Lead to an Increased Number of Strokes
Researchers present at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference...
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Efficacy of Bristol, Sanofi’s Plavix Questioned
The Food and Drug Administration said it has ordered the makers of the widely used blood thinner...
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Deep Brain Stimulation: A Remedy For Parkinson’s Patients?
Deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and quality of life in...
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Gene Variant Related To High Blood Pressure Discovered
U.S. researchers identified a specific gene variant that is directly linked to the development of...
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Researchers Identified Common Gene Variant Linked To Hypertension
A team of researchers has identified a gene variant that may make people more prone to...
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Lack of Sleep Tied to Heart Disease
It has long been known that not getting enough sleep might get your heart into trouble literally....
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Lack Of Sleep Associated With Heart Disease
Researchers found a link between lack of sleep and heart disease, according to a report published...
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FBI Agent Mark Felt, Watergate’s “Deep Throat,” Dies at 95
Former FBI agent Mark Felt, better known as “Deep Throat,” the man who helped...
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Low-Glycemic Diet Helps Diabetics
People suffering from type 2 diabetes may keep their disease under control if they follow a...
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Low-Glycemic Diet Keeps Diabetes under Control
For people who have type 2 diabetes,
following a low-glycemic diet designed to keep blood sugar...
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Study: Heart Attacks Deadlier for Women
New research in the latest edition of Circulation: The Journal of the American Heart Association...
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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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