Heart Health News
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High Ozone Levels Up Cardiac Arrest Risk: Study
For every increase of 12 parts per billion (ppb) in the ozone level, the odds of cardiac arrest rose 1%, which is statistically significant, according to the researchers.
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For Black Americans, Resilience Key to Heart Health
Study suggests that feelings of optimism and a sense of purpose and control -- hallmarks of psychosocial resilience -- are more important to heart health than where people live, researchers said.
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Neighbors Harvest Crops After Farmer’s Heart Attack
About 40 or 50 volunteers tended to the farm, harvesting 1,000 acres in just 7 hours.
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Doctor, Patient Sing Duet Before Heart Transplant
Two days after the sweet duet, Tiwanak received a new heart. Cedars-Sinai said the surgery went “extremely well” and that Tiwanak is expected to make a speedy recovery.
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Sweet News: Chocolate May Help Your Heart
The study found that people who ate one or more servings of chocolate a week were up to 10% less likely to have heart disease than people who ate less or no chocolate weekly.
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Variations Found in 'Normal' Resting Heart Rate
The study suggests the value of further research to investigate whether tracking a person's daily resting heart rate could lead to earlier detection of potential problems.
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Is That Statin Doing You Any Good?
Changes in clinical guidelines have increased the number of people eligible to take statins. In many countries, the majority of people taking the drugs do so for primary prevention.
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Just One Pill for All Your Heart Health Needs? It's On the Way
The "polypill" reduced the risk of life-threatening heart health problems by more than one-third during a five-year period in a group of more than 3,400 people aged 50 to 75.
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Your Dog May Be Leading You to a Healthier Heart
Researchers found that compared with people who had no pets, dog owners tended to have fewer risk factors for heart disease: They got more exercise, and had healthier diets and lower blood sugar levels.
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Soy's Heart Benefits Hold Steady Over Time
The team's findings come as the FDA mulls possibly removing the right to a labeling claim that soy "may reduce the risk of heart disease," first approved by the agency in 1999.
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Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Your Heart
The research found no decrease in major heart events in people taking vitamin D supplements. There was no drop in heart attack rates. No drop in stroke. No drop in death from any cause
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Skipping Breakfast a Bad Move for Your Heart?
More Americans than ever are opting out of a morning meal.
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Replace Red Meat With Plant Protein for Heart Health
Your heart will thank you if you replace red meat with healthy plant proteins. Doing so will lower your odds for heart disease, according to a new study.
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Your Life Span May Be Foretold in Your Heart Beats
A gradual rise in heart rate could mean trouble ahead for your heart health.
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Israeli Team Announces First 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Cells
The printer-generated heart is only about a third the size of an actual human heart -- and it doesn't actually work.
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For Healthy Diet, Not All Plants Are Created Equal
For participants who adopted a plant-based diet high in fruit juices, refined grains, potatoes and sweets, the risk of death jumped 11 percent.
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Recipe for Healthy Heart: Big Breakfasts, Less TV
Those who ate energy-rich breakfasts -- consuming at least a fifth of their daily calories at the breakfast table -- had significantly less buildup of fatty plaque and stiffness in their arteries, compared to people who had a less caloric breakfast or skipped breakfast altogether, said a team led by Dr. Sotirios Tsalamandris.
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Another Plus to Cardiac Rehab: Better Sex
Attending cardiac rehab is associated with improved sexual function and more frequent sex, according to a new evidence review.
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FDA Bans Import of Meds From Chinese Firm
The 'import alert' from the FDA against Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals comes after a series of recalls for valsartan heart and blood pressure drugs that include ingredients made by ZHP.
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Is Dairy Due for a 'Heart Health Makeover'?
But new research involving 24,000 U.S. adults suggests milk and milk-derived products don't pose the dire health risks suggested by prior research, and maybe those old warnings should be relaxed.
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New Triple-Combo Pill Aids Blood Pressure: Study
Target blood pressure for people in the United States is now 130/80, according to the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.
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Heart Docs Analyze Trends, NameHealthiest Foods
A review of popular diet trends by a panel from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) finds that omega-3 fats and legumes (including beans, lentils and peas) have good evidence of heart benefits. Coffee and tea, meanwhile, are reasonable choices -- just hold the cream and sugar. And full-fat dairy foods should probably be avoided.
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Marriage Is Good Medicine for the Heart
Add protection from heart disease and stroke to the health benefits of marriage.
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Lifelong Exercise Can Guard Heart Health
Those who had exercised two to three times a week for at least a half-hour a day for many years had more "youthful" -- that is, less stiff -- middle-sized arteries, the researchers found.
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Eat Fish Twice a Week to Ward Off Heart Disease
The best choices are oily fish with large doses of omega-3 fatty acids. The options include salmon, albacore tuna, mackerel, lake trout, herring and sardines.
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