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• in Lifestyle
  What Benefit am I Getting from this Medication?
  The benefits of statin medications have been oversold and the risks understated.
  by drjoekosterich / on Mar 11, 2012
• in Technorati Women
  Heart Disease Continues as Leading Killer of Women
  Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death of women in the United States and Canada.
  by jenna3967 / on Feb 13, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  CDC Says 90% of Americans Eat Too Much Salt. Do You?
  Study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Says 90% of Americans Eat Too Much Salt. Are You the 90%?
  by goldensylph / on Feb 8, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “heart disease”

 

• New Insights Into The Mechanisms Of Heart Disease

  
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  Mutated and intact proteins of the cytoskeleton form abnormal aggregates Malformed desmin proteins aggregate with intact proteins of the same kind, thereby triggering skeletal and cardiac muscle diseases, the desminopathies. This was discovered by researchers from the RUB Heart and Diabetes Center NRW in Bad ...
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• Study: A 20% ‘Fat Tax’ Would Improve Public Health

  
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  Study: A 20% ‘Fat Tax Would Improve Public HealthReviewed by Lindsey-tanner-ap on May 25.Rating:
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• Good cholesterol may not actually be that good

  
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  Written by Alex Crees A new study finds ‘good’ cholesterol may not be as good for you as previously thought. Up until now, doctors have believed HDL cholesterol, long considered the healthy type of cholesterol, could potentially protect a person from coronary heart disease . However, a study published ...
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• What is cholesterol? Why is it sooo bad?

  
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  Cholesterol is one of the major fats in your blood. These fats are also known as lipids. Your body makes the cholesterol in your liver and gets it from the food you eat. After this, it builds your cell membranes and hormones.How do you know if you have high cholesterol? When you have a reading done on your cholesterol ...
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• A revealing hand

  
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  What did you have for lunch yesterday? How many times a month do you eat nuts? How about your kids — how many servings of vegetables did they consume today? It’s no secret that it is hard to recall the details of our meals, and that frustrating fact lies at the heart of nutrition research, complicating the task ...
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• Reducing Inflammation Through Compassionate Meditation

  
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  [There are many different styles and practices of meditation, and many of them have health benefits. Reduction of inflammation is particularly important for heart health...] Eastern and Western medicine unite for mind/body health January 4, 2010 Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi, PhD, senior lecturer in the ...
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• Walking Regularly : Upholds Physical Fitness

  
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  There is no alternative of walking to keep the body fit. Regular walking burns out the excess fat of the body. Like  every action there are some rules, its also the same for regular walking. So, while you are walking for fitness we are to follow some specific rules. If you follow some specific rules while walking ...
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• A.M. Vitals: FCC Vote Could Boost Use of Wireless Medical Devices

  
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  Also: An FDA panel votes against expanded use of a blood-thinning drug; a study finds calcium supplements increase the risk of heart attack; and an international group launches an emergency polio-vaccination plan.
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• Janet Jackson, Diabetes Scare: Singers Weight Gain Caused Major Health Concerns

  
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  Filed under: Soul/R&B , R&B News Kristina Bumphrey, AP As reported by AOL Music , these days, Janet Jackson is looking and feeling the best she has in years. The NutriSystem spokesperson has dropped some serious lbs. thanks to a disciplined diet and exercise routine . But there was a time, ...
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• Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle

  
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  Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.The researchers, based in Haifa, Israel, said there were still many years of testing and refining ahead. But the ...
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• Too many people get angioplasties, study suggests

  
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  One out of every seven patients having a non-emergency angioplasty to clear a clogged artery in the heart didn’t meet criteria for needing the procedure, in a new study from New York.And based on guidelines, it was uncertain whether the stent-inserting surgery was appropriate in another one-half of ...
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• Aspirin may prevent recurrence of deep vein blood clots

  
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  After suffering a type of blood clot called a venous thromboembolism, patients usually take a blood-thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin). But a net study at Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine and Stroke Unit at the University of Perugia suggests aspirin may do just as well after a period of time. Aspirin given ...
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• Calcium Supplements Double Your Risk of Heart Attack [Medicine]

  
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  Calcium supplements—previously thought to help prevent heart disease and stroke—have now been shown to almost double the risk of heart attack. Doctors are now warning that such supplements should be taken with caution, and even then only for vital medical reasons. More »
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• Link Between Heart Damage After Chemo And Stress In Cardiac Cells

  
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  Blocking a protein in the heart that is produced under stressful conditions could be a strategy to prevent cardiac damage that results from chemotherapy, a new study suggests. Previous research has suggested that up to a quarter of patients who receive the common chemotherapy drug doxorubicin are at risk of developing ...
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• Underrated Danger In Rheumatoid Arthritis From Standard Heart Disease Risk Tools

  
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  Heart disease risk assessment tools commonly used by physicians often underestimate the cardiovascular disease danger faced by rheumatoid arthritis patients, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Inflammation plays a key role in putting those with rheumatoid arthritis in greater jeopardy for heart disease, yet many ...
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• Men With Slower Electrical Impulses Through Heart At Greater Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death

  
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  Men whose electrical impulses take a few milliseconds longer to travel through the lower chambers of the heart have an increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to research reported in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. An electrocardiogram (ECG) measures electrical impulses, or waves, ...
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• 5 disturbing facts about America’s obesity epidemic

  
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  SOURCE: The Institute of Medicine: Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, Solving the Weight of the Nation (2012)  1 out of 3 adults in United States is obese. Childhood obesity rate has tripled over the past 30 years, jumping from 5% to 17%. This disturbing trend has serious implications for the long-term ...
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• Can Oxygen Help Chronic Heart Failure Patients?

  
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  Around 669,000 people in the UK over the age of 45 years suffer from chronic heart failure (CHF), a condition in which the heart is too weak to efficiently pump the blood around the body. CHF is commonly characterized by breathlessness and can be worse when the patient is at rest sleeping. Despite conclusive evidence ...
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• Do you suffer from sitting disease? Frequent breaks and standing are key

  
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  Do you eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly but sit long hours each day at work? If so, you could be undoing all your good work. Sitting, even if you otherwise practice healthy habits, is associated with poor cardiovascular health, higher inflammation, and more belly fat, according to a 2011 Australian study . ...
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  Whitney Houston’s daughter broke down in tears as she accepted an award for her late mother. Bobbi Kristina Brown said she felt “blessed” to have been part of the ‘I will Always Love You’ hitmaker’s life and thanked people for supporting her family through all of the singer’s difficulties until her death ...
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