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Study: Heart Muscle Cells Renewed Throughout Life
A study appearing in the April 3 issue of the journal Science suggests that our heart muscle cells...
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Researchers blame genetics for sudden cardiac arrest in athletes
Hamburg, Germany - A team of German scientists say they have found a genetic cause for mysterious...
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Viral infections carry lingering heart risks
Exercise usually helps strengthen the heart but after a bout of flu or another viral...
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Migraines Could Be Linked To Belly Fat
According to a recent research, belly fat might could be linked to more than just heart diseases...
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Breast Cancer Risk Drops after the End of Hormone Replacement Therapy
According to a new study, women that follow HRT, or hormone-replacing therapy, have an increased...
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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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Nation’s Largest Lab Company Admits Error in Vitamin D Tests
Quest Diagnostics Inc. of Madison, N.J., the nations’ largest lab company, provided...
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Medtronic May Help Millions With its Complete SE Stent
Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. announced it began to enroll patients in a trial of its...
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Researchers Found A New Variant Responsable For High Blood Pressure
Researchers have recently identified a gene variant that is believed to contribue to the...
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Spikes in Blood Pressure May Affect Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly
A study appearing in Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences suggests that sudden surges in...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Breast Cancer
A new study presented by the Woman Health Initiative
(WHI) at the San Antonio Breast Cancer...
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Gene Mutation Keeps Some People Away from Heart Disease
The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
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Study: CT Scans - an Alternative to Angiography, but Questions Persist
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that newer CT scans that use...
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CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test
Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...
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CDC Advice For HIV Testing Still Not Followed In Many ERs
Back in 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
called for virtually all patients...
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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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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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Experimental Drug “Lures” The Body Into Burning Off Fat
Couch potatoes all over the world, here’s your chance to
lose weight due to a “magic” pill, which...
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No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently altered their
recommendations for pregnant women with...
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New Artificial Heart May Save The Day
During a press conference Monday in Paris, French scientists have unveiled a working prototype of a...
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Update: Panel Calls FDA Ruling On BPA “Inadequate”
Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby
bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
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Purple Ketchup, Just the Right Thing!
A group of British researchers have used genes from the snapdragon flower to increase tomatoes'...
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Biden’s Medical Records Released, He Is In Good Health
Democratic US
vice president nominee Joe Biden appears to be in good health, according to...
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Heart Patients Don’t Get the Recommended Tests before Angioplasty
Less than half of all Americans who undergo
non-emergency artery-opening procedures for heart...
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Study on How Genetic Testing Affects People’s Lives
Genetic testing is used for revealing what diseases a
certain person is most predisposed to;...
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Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome
Researchers found a safer method to diagnose Down’s syndrome and several other genetic disorders, a...
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Fat Hormone Gene Plays Significant Role In Colon Cancer
Obesity has long been thought to increase the risk for heart
disease and cancer in general. Breast...
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Study: Heart Patients Are More Exposed To Depression
The American Heart Association released on Monday a series of guidelines concerning heart patients...
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Former Mayor Ray Flynn Collapsed At Speech, Was Hospitalized
Former Boston Mayor and ambassador to the Vatican, Ray Flynn, was hospitalized after
collapsing...
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FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Say 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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Broccoli Might Reduce Your Stomach Cancer Risk
The summer is that time of the year when you can get advantage of everything that nature has to...
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Sleeping 7 Hours Or More Protects You From Common Cold
A new study suggests the connection between lack of sleep and common cold is stronger than...
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Hormone Replacing Therapy Might Affect Women’s Brain Size
A recent research pointed out that women that follow HRT, or hormone-replacing therapy, might...
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Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Key Issues at the Breast Cancer Symposium
A hormone therapy for breast cancer can
reduce the chances of the disease spreading by a...
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Gene Mutation Protects against Heart Damage
The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
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U.S Attorney General Suffered Fainting Spell
MICHAEL Mukasey, the U.S. Attorney General, collapsed at the conclusion of one of his speeches,...
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Attorney General Is Fine After Collapse While Holding Speech
U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey is said to feel better after his collapse while holding a...
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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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“Red Wine” Drug Fights Against Obesity Regardless of Diet
Are scientists one step closer to finding the secret weapon in the fight against obesity and...
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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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How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?
A 20-year, landmark study involving 10,000
participants, funded by a research group and three...
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Genetic Test Could ID Down Syndrome, Safer than Current Tests
Pregnant women may find out whether their baby is likely to
be born with Down syndrome or other...
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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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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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‘Magic’ Pills Turn Ordinary Mice Into Athletes By Mimicking Exercise
For all of us who are kind of lazy or simply do not find the necessary time to exercise the...
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SIDS–Related Breakthrough: Serotonin
In this week’s issue of the journal Science,
Italian researchers presented the results of a...
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Beware of Smoking! It Might Lead to Dementia
It has long been known that smoking gradually leads to heart
disease and lung cancer among other...
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House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
The House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote (414-1)
approved the Genetic...
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