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by hernews
Posted: Thu., August 7, 2008, 07:35 am
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THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Having excess fat around your heart may be more dangerous than a high body mass index (BMI) or a thick waist in terms of your heart attack risk, according to new research.
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by egreene
Posted: Tue., July 29, 2008, 03:18 pm
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Migranies and Strokes
Does your migraine put you at a higher risk for heart attack and stroke? A recent study says yes. As a heart attack-survivor and migraine-sufferer, I was surprised to find out -- yes! Read more in my article originally published at MyHealthyHeartInfo.com
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., June 25, 2008, 08:38 pm
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WEDNESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Being well-off and well-educated may improve your chances of surviving a heart attack, according to new report.
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, studying medical records of heart attack patients from its home base of Olmsted County, Minn., report that those with lower incomes and less education were more likely to die after the attack than their more affluent, educated counterparts.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., June 23, 2008, 11:01 am
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LOS ANGELES - Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television. Some People Are Stupid. Stuff. People I Can Do Without.
George Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 71, leaves behind not only a series of memorable routines, but a legal legacy: His most celebrated monologue, a frantic, informed riff on those infamous seven words, led to a Supreme Court decision on broadcasting offensive language.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., June 17, 2008, 07:00 am
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TUESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- For patients over 50, doctors tracking hypertension may only need to monitor systolic blood pressure, ignoring diastolic blood pressure, British experts suggest.
Systolic blood pressure -- the top number in a reading -- is the pressure exerted at the beginning of the heart's pumping cycle, while diastolic pressure records the lowest pressure during the heart's resting cycle. Both pressures are routinely measured when taking blood pressure.
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by hernews
Posted: Fri., June 13, 2008, 11:35 pm
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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- People who have had a heart attack may be able to reduce the risk of another attack by 45 percent by taking a purified extract of Chinese red yeast rice, a new study suggests.
What's more, the need for bypass surgery or angioplasty was reduced by one third, and death from cancer was reduced by two-thirds among those taking the extract, called Xuezhikang (XZK).
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