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Ginkgo Biloba Doesn’t Prevent Heart Attack
Nov. 24, 2009 -- Ginkgo biloba, a popular herbal supplement, doesn’t prevent cardiovascular death or major events such as stroke and heart attack in people 75 and older, a new study shows. However, the herb may have some benefit for people with peripheral vascular disease, scientists say in the Nov.
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Unfair Treatment on the Job? Silence Harmful
Nov. 23, 2009 -- Bosses don’t like whiners, but men who silently cope with perceived unfair treatment may have increased risk for future heart attack or death from heart disease, a new study shows. Researchers led by Constanze Leineweber, PhD, of Stockholm University, and colleagues report in the Jo
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Sweetener May Lower Blood Pressure
Nov. 20, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- An artificial sweetener that's been shown to help people shed unwanted pounds may also lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels in people with mild or borderline high blood pressure, Chinese researchers report. The sugar substitute is called oligofructose, or OFS.
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Positive Attitude Staves Off Heart Disease
Nov. 19, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Next time you're stuck in traffic, try deep breathing exercises instead of honking your horn. It could save your life. Researchers found that people who have a positive attitude during stressful events are 22% less likely to have a fatal or nonfatal heart attack than
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Baked Fish Beats Fried for Omega-3 Boost
Nov. 19, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- When it comes to reaping the heart-healthy benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in fish, it often comes down to how you prepare it, a study shows. "The take-home message is that it's better to bake or boil the fish instead of frying it," says study researcher Lixin Meng,
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Dual Heart Tests Best for Young Athletes
Nov. 18, 2009 (Orlando) -- Young athletes should be screened with two common heart tests, not just one -- or early signs of life-threatening heart defects may be missed, researchers report. "The chance of finding an abnormality is rare, but if it is missed, the consequences are catastrophic," says T
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Alcohol May Reduce Men's Heart Risk
Nov. 18, 2009 -- Regular consumption of alcohol -- beer, wine, or hard liquor -- reduces the risk of heart disease in men by a third or more, according to a new Spanish study. ''Our study confirms what many other studies have already said," says researcher Larraitz Arriola, MD, of the Public Health
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Men Face Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death
Nov. 17, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Men age 40 and over have a one in eight chance of suffering sudden cardiac death, and the risk is even higher for African-American men, a study shows. For women 40 and over, the odds of suffering sudden cardiac death are one in 24, according to the study, the first t
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FDA Warns Plavix Patients of Drug Interactions
Nov. 17, 2009 - The FDA today warned patients not to combine Plavix with Nexium, Prilosec, and nine other drugs -- including Prozac and Tagamet. The drugs may make the anti-clotting drug Plavix dangerously less effective, the FDA says. They block an enzyme in the body that turns the drug into its ac
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Cholesterol Levels Getting Better in U.S.
Nov. 17, 2009 -- Researchers say the prevalence of high levels of LDL "bad" cholesterol decreased dramatically among U.S. adults between 1999 and 2006. That's the good news from a study published in the Nov. 18 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. The bad news -- or part of it -
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What’s the number one killer of women? Heart Disease. A campaign is under way to teach women that heart disease isn’t just for men.
