Migraine with Aura Linked to Small Rise In Heart, Stroke Risks
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Medline PlusPosted
Wed 25 Aug 2010 4:00am
News) -- People who suffer migraines with aura are at increased risk of dying from heart disease and stroke, but the individual risk for a migraine sufferer is low, two new... in 1967 to study heart disease in Iceland.
Based on their analysis of a 26-year follow-up of the study participants, Gudmundsson's team concluded that men and women who suffered
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Marathon training is unhealthy for your heart a small study finds
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Roman M.Posted
Fri 19 Mar 2010 7:00am
Is marathon training really bad for your heart? That's a question a news syudy explore but don't get too stressed if you are marathon runner...at least not until they do more research.
This is just a small study but the results indeed indicate that training for a marathon can be bad for your heart.
“The cardiovascular system is like
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Small Town, Big Hearts...
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Donate Life Illinois ..Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 4:31am
John Powell celebrated the 1-year anniversary of his kidney transplant at a donor registration table in Lexington, Illinois, a small town of less than 2,000 inhabitants. John... and tissue donation!
--Moreena
Top photo: DLI volunteer, Maureen and her little helper register others as lifesaving donors
Middle photo: John & Vicki pose
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Why small LDL particles are the #1 cause of heart disease in the US
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Dr. William D.Posted
Thu 15 Sep 2011 7:57am
Ask your doctor: What is the #1 cause of heart disease in the US?
Let’s put aside smoking, since it is an eminently modifiable risk and none of those crazies read..., AstraZeneca and their kind would be overjoyed to know that they can add your doctor to their eager following.
I’d tell you something different. I would tell you that small LDL
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Small Amounts of Dark Chocolate May Guard Against Heart Failure
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Medline PlusPosted
Mon 16 Aug 2010 1:00pm
) -- Eating a small amount of high-quality dark chocolate one to three times a month may help stave off heart failure in women, a new Harvard study suggests.
But if you ingest too... for women, consumption of chocolate seems to be associated with a decreased risk of heart failure, but the protective effect was only seen with relatively small amounts of consumption
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Diseased heart valve replaced through small chest incision
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Dr. J. Mariano Anto Bruno M.Posted
Wed 11 Feb 2009 3:25pm
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/099200902111681.htm
Report by EurekAlert
New procedure prospective option for patients too frail for open-heart surgery
Chicago: When 91-year-old Irvin Lafferty was diagnosed with severe blockage of his heart valve—hardening that is formally known as aortic valve stenosis—open-heart surgery was out
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New Heart Scans Pose Small Cancer Risk
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Medline PlusPosted
Wed 01 Dec 2010 5:31pm
from undergoing state-of-the-art heart scans may be trivial, according to Greek researchers.
Over a lifetime, they estimate, about one in 4,000 women who've had their hearts examined once with the latest generation of computed tomographic (CT) scanners would develop cancer as a consequence
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Even a small dietary reduction in salt could mean fewer heart …
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Dr. Syed L.Posted
Wed 20 Jan 2010 8:20pm
The medical center trains future leaders and includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, public health professionals, dentists , and nurses at the College of Physicians & Surgeons , the Mailman School of Public Health , …
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Even small dietary reductions in salt could mean fewer heart …
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Dr. Syed L.Posted
Thu 21 Jan 2010 10:06am
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Could Eating A Small Amount Of Chocolate Reduce Your Risk Of Stroke & Heart Attack?
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Nick B.Posted
Wed 31 Mar 2010 9:41am
in a surprising & simple way, by regularly eating small amounts of chocolate!
The research involved looking at the health – including diet - of over 19,000 participants aged between thirty five & sixty five, over a minimum period of ten years. It found that eating just a small amount of chocolate on a daily basis resulted in lower blood pressure
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