For children, lower consumption of sugary beverages was linked with an increase of “good cholesterol” over a 12 month period…
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Half of heart disease deaths due to preventable factors
In the U.S., preventable risk factors still account for 50 percent of deaths from cardiovascular disease among adults age 45…
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Two-time heart transplant recipient’s heart ready for wedding
For one Minnesota woman, a wedding engagement isn’t just about a heart full of love, but a heart full of…
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Daily tasks predict hospitalization, death for heart failure patients
Heart failure patients who struggle with daily tasks like bathing or dressing are more likely to be hospitalized and tend…
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Heart Failure in Elderly Linked to Memory Problems
Older patients with heart failure had more memory problems when their heart ailments were advanced, but the same was not…
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Ft. McClellan Health Act: The health hazards of PCBs
Until it was shut down by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fort McClellan Army base in Anniston, Alabama, among its…
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Gut microbes linked to heart failure
Microbes in our gut help metabolize the foods we eat, which is good for our body. But a new study…
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FDA questions use of aspirin to prevent first heart attack
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday questioned the value of taking aspirin to try to ward off a…
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Active older adults have healthiest hearts, study says
People in their 60s and 70s who regularly engaged in physical activity, such as walking, had the healthiest hearts in…
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Removing infected teeth before heart surgery may increase complications, study says
Extracting infected teeth before cardiovascular surgery may be a dangerous move, reported Medical News Today. Currently, removing abscessed or infected…
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