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Exposure to tobacco smoke not ‘risk-free’

Posted on May 25, 2013 by admin — No Comments ↓

(CNN) — Even occasional smoking or secondhand smoke causes immediate damage to one's organs and poses risk of serious illness or death, the U.S. Surgeon General said in a new report released Thursday. "There is no risk-free level of exposure…

Tagged with: cancer, CNN, Disease Control, DNA, heart attack, Regina Benjamin, Smoking Attributable Disease, Surgeon General
Posted in Fitness, Health News, Health News & Tips

Should You Avoid this Medicine Cabinet Staple?

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin — No Comments ↓

By Paige Greenfield If your post-workout routine includes popping a couple Advil to stave off soreness, take note: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen may raise your risk of heart attack and stroke. That’s according to a recent paper in…

Tagged with: British Medical Journal, Cardiomyopathy Center, erectile dysfunction, fitness, fitness tips, Gregg Fonarow, health, heart attack, Paige Greenfield, tips
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Miscarriage Linked to Broken Hearts

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin — No Comments ↓

Repeated miscarriages may be a strong predictor of later heart attack risk, researchers found. Women with more than three spontaneous miscarriages were over five times more likely to suffer a heart attack later in life after adjusting for other factors,…

Tagged with: American Heart Association, Cancer Research, health, heart attack, history, Lenox Hill Hospital, pregnant, Suzanne Steinbaum
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips, Women's Health

The Dark Side of Diet Soda

Posted on May 20, 2013 by admin — No Comments ↓

Could “diet” mean an early death? That’s what new research suggests. The good news: We’re not so sure. A study presented at the 2011 International Stroke Conference found that the daily consumption of diet soda could increase the risk of…

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Posted in Diet, Fitness, Health News, Health News & Tips

COOL NEW SCIENCE: The Self-Healing Heart

Posted on May 19, 2013 by admin — No Comments ↓

The humble zebrafish—the same kind that darts around your home aquarium—is schooling scientists on how to grow new heart muscle. And this new research may eventually lead to better treatments for heart attacks and heart failure. People can grow back…

Tagged with: British Heart Foundation, heart attack, heart failure, Juan Carlos, NEW, SCIENCE
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Diabetes Treatment Linked to Death

Posted on May 18, 2013 by admin — No Comments ↓

In 2008, a bombshell rocked the medical community, prompting researchers to suddenly stop a large clinical trial investigating the link between type 2 diabetes and heart disease. A treatment that experts thought would help diabetes patients at high risk for…

Tagged with: ACCORD, american diabetes association, blood glucose, blood vessel walls, cause of heart disease, clinical investigators, david kendall, diabetes and heart disease, diabetes patients, diabetes therapy, England, england journal of medicine, exercise, Harvard Medical School, heart attack, heart trouble, hemoglobin a1c, high blood sugar, high glucose levels, intensive therapy, joslin diabetes center, new england journal, new england journal of medicine, type 2 diabetes, weight gain
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Aspirin: It’s Not Just For Headaches

Posted on May 17, 2013 by admin — No Comments ↓

Aspirin isn’t only good for your heart or curing a headache. A new Mayo Clinic study found that taking aspirin just once a month was associated with significantly reduced risk of pancreatic cancer. Researchers followed more than 2,000 patients, about…

Tagged with: aspirin, cancer, heart attack, Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic, pancreatic cancer, stroke, Tori Rodriguez, Xiang Lin Tan
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