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  • August 2008

    • Margaret Thatcher Suffering From Dementia: Daughter

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 25, 08 12:55 PM CDT

      Margaret Thatcher Suffering From Dementia: Daughter

      (Newser) - Britain’s Iron Lady is succumbing to the effects of multiple small strokes and progressive dementia, reports the Telegraph . Margaret Thatcher's daughter, Carol, writes in a memoir to be published in September and now being serialized in a British newspaper that the former prime minister, now 82, has struggled for nearly a decade. More »

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      dementia  • stroke  • Margaret Thatcher  • Denis Thatcher

  • June 2008

    • Japan Wages War on Waists

      New York Times  |  Jun 13, 08 6:48 AM CDT

      Japan Wages War on Waists

      (Newser) - Japan has launched an unprecedented national campaign to help its residents lose their love handles. The nation now requires local governments and corporations to annually measure the waistline of everyone age 40 to 74, the New York Times reports. Women over 35.4 inches and men over 33.5 inches—rather slender by US standards—will be educated on how to slim down, and local officials and business leaders face fines for missing targets. More »

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      Japan  • obesity  • diabetes  • stroke  • diets

    • Blood Sugar Control Can Kill Diabetics

      USA Today  |  Jun 6, 08 7:05 PM CDT

      Blood Sugar Control Can Kill Diabetics

      (Newser) - Intensive blood sugar control can actually provoke heart attacks and strokes in some diabetes patients, USA Today reports. Scientists canned one US study 4 months ago after high-risk diabetes 2 subjects died more often under aggressive treatment. In another study, blood-sugar control helped their kidneys, but failed to stop heart-related deaths. More »

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      United States  • drugs  • diabetes  • heart attack  • stroke  • scientific study  • type 2 diabetes

  • May 2008

    • Chronic Disease Top Cause of Death Worldwide

      Reuters  |  May 20, 08 3:22 PM CDT

      Chronic Disease Top Cause of Death Worldwide

      (Newser) - Chronic ailments such as heart disease have become the top causes of death around the world, Reuters reports. Infectious disease, such as tuberculosis and AIDS, has traditionally been the planet's number-one killer. But new World Health Organization stats show noncommunicable conditions, many of which are associated with a Western lifestyle, are killing more people, and the numbers are projected to continue climbing. More »

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      death  • disease  • heart attack  • stroke  • World Health Organization

    • James Garner Recovering After Minor Stroke

      Associated Press  |  May 14, 08 2:30 AM CDT

      James Garner Recovering After Minor Stroke

      (Newser) - Actor James Garner is recuperating after suffering a minor stroke late last week. The Maverick and Rockford Files star was admitted to the hospital Friday, but is doing well and expected to go home soon, AP reports. Garner, who turned 80 last month, was nominated for an Oscar for his 1985 performance in Murphy’s Romance opposite Sally Field .    More »

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      movies  • Academy Awards  • stroke

    • Beta Blockers 'Killing Patients'

      Reuters  |  May 13, 08 3:29 AM CDT

      Beta Blockers 'Killing Patients'

      (Newser) - Beta blockers routinely given to patients before surgery do far more harm than good, with patients 35% more likely to die within a month than those given a dummy pill, according to a study reported in the Lancet.   While the blood pressure drugs did cut the number of heart complications, the risk of stroke doubled, researchers discovered. More »

  • April 2008
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  • January 2008

    • Heart & Stroke Deaths Plummet

      ABC News  |  Jan 23, 08 2:54 AM CST

      Heart & Stroke Deaths Plummet

      (Newser) - Deaths from heart disease and strokes have dropped by a quarter since 1999—the biggest decrease on record, reports ABC News. An estimated 160,000 lives have been saved.  "This is the fastest rate of decrease we've seen. It's very meaningful," said a doctor. The American Heart Association credits innovative new treatments like angioplasty, stents and clot-busting drugs—and better prevention—for the big drop. More »

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      heart disease  • blood pressure  • stroke  • heart  • American Heart Association

  • November 2007

    • Salt May Get an FDA Shakedown

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 29, 07 12:05 PM CST

      Salt May Get an FDA Shakedown

      (Newser) - As the White House readies a national campaign against obesity, the FDA today will consider whether to reclassify one of the biggest dietary concerns of all: salt. The American Medical Association says that for Americans, who each day consume around 2,000 milligrams more than recommended, cutting salt intake by 50% could save 150,000 lives annually, reports the Los Angeles Times.  More »

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      FDA  • public health  • blood pressure  • stroke  • American Medical Association  • salt

    • Dolly Scientist Dumps Embryo Cloning Method

      BBC  |  Nov 18, 07 7:18 AM CST

      Dolly Scientist Dumps Embryo Cloning Method

      (Newser) - The scientist who created the cloned sheep Dolly is now abandoning the technique he pioneered in favor of a rival method of cell modification developed in Japan. The Japanese approach, which genetically manipulates adult human cells, has proven less controversial than embryonic stem cell research. But scientist Ian Wilmut insists he was motivated to change his method because the Japanese technique is more effective. More »

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      Japan  • heart attack  • stem cells  • stem cell research  • stroke  • Parkinson's disease  • cloning

  • October 2007
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