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Red Alert: Energy Drink Thickens Blood

Beverage may give you both wings and heart trouble

Aug 15, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drinking Red Bull could lead to heart problems, the London Times reports. In a small study—30 Australian college students took part—downing even one can of the hypercaffeinated energy drink increased the risk of blot clots. In short, the young Red Bull enthusiasts developed a condition that resembled cardiovascular... More »

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cardiovascular disease • heart disease • heart • caffeine • blood clots • energy drink • Red Bull

ANALYSIS

Brewhaha Over Coffee Muddies Health Facts

While caffeine has some risks, cups of joe pack a jolt of benefits

Aug 5, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coffee’s health risks and benefits have been widely debated, often with contradictory “facts” emerging simultaneously—but can they all be right? Yes, Jane Brody writes in the New York Times. For instance, below 550 milligrams of caffeine, beverages are not diuretic (though they are beyond that); and while... More »

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cancer • health • hypertension • diabetes • coffee • heart disease • caffeine

 Grammer
 Back in
 Hospital

Undergoes testing after feeling faint

Jul 29, 08 12:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sitcom star Kelsey Grammer, who suffered a recent heart attack, remains in a New York hospital after checking himself in early yesterday for feeling faint, reports Reuters. The Frasier actor was out promoting his new movie, Swing Vote, when the 53-year-old’s wife escorted him to the hospital for... More »

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New York City • heart disease • celebrity • hospitalization • Kelsey Grammer

Vitamin D's Grade: A+, or Incomplete? 

'Sunshine vitamin' can stave off disease, but may be risky too

Jul 4, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," has been getting plenty of good press lately, leading some to ask why more people aren't guzzling it to help stave off heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. But as the government looks to update its guidelines, many experts warn that bombarding people with... More »

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cancer • diabetes • heart disease • NIH • sunlight • osteoporosis • vitamin D • Sunshine vitamin • rickets

 Coffee May Cut Heart Attacks 

Women who drank 3 cups daily suffered 25% fewer fatal episodes

Jun 17, 08 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Regular coffee drinking has been linked to a reduced risk of fatal heart attacks, according to a new study of the health effects of coffee. Women who regularly drank three cups of coffee a day had a 25 percent lower risk of death from heart disease than women who didn't... More »

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cancer • coffee • heart disease • antioxidants • free radicals • decaffeinated coffee

Russert's Death Grim Reminder of Heart Risks

Sudden cardiac incidents difficult to prevent, survive

Jun 14, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The heart attack that claimed Tim Russert’s life yesterday was a textbook example of a one of modern medicine's blind spots. Roughly 300,000 Americans die of unexpected, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year, the Wall Street Journal reports. Doctors can predict the likelihood of an incident happening in... More »

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heart disease • Tim Russert • heart attack • statins • heart health

Chinese Remedy Could Cut Cholesterol

Red yeast rice extract
is rich in active agent
in statin drugs

Jun 10, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Chinese supplement could help lower cholesterol in patients unable to tolerate statin drugs, ABC News reports. Extract of red yeast rice, a form of fermented rice that has been used in China for many centuries in medicine and food, is naturally rich in the active ingredient in the drugs.... More »

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heart disease • cholesterol • statins • cholesterol lowering drug • Chinese medicine

Pot Linked to
Heart Attack Risk

Smoking 78-350 joints a week boosts level of protein that hardens arteries

May 13, 08 3:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Heavy users of marijuana have elevated levels of a protein that can raise the risk of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks, according to US government researchers.  The drug apparently causes the liver to overproduce the protein, raising serious health issues for long-term smokers, researchers warned. The survey studied... More »

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heart disease • medical research • marijuana • heart attack • arteries • stroke risk

Quit Sooner, Live Longer

Newly minted nonsmokers see benefits almost immediately

May 7, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smokers who kick the habit see their risk of dying drop drastically after 5 years, and their risk level nears that of nonsmokers within 20 years, new research finds. In a study that followed 100,000 women over 3 decades, researchers recorded a 13% drop in death from all causes... More »

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lung cancer • heart disease • smoking • public health • smoking cessation • health risks

 Chocoholics:
Science Wants You 

Scientists hope chemical compound holds key to curbing heart disease

Apr 29, 08 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bar of chocolate a day may keep heart disease away, Reuters reports—or so goes the theory British scientists want to test by recruiting 150 postmenopausal women willing to do their part for science. Eating one bar each day for a year will help study whether a key chemical... More »

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heart disease • diet • menopause • blood pressure • The Hershey Company • chocolate • flavonoids • dark chocolate

No Such Thing as 'Fit but Fat'

Even active overweight people face increased risk of heart disease, study contends

Apr 29, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re overweight or obese, exercise alone doesn't appear to reduce risk of heart disease, according to a study that pokes a hole in the “fit but fat” theory. The study followed nearly 39,000 women over 11 years, and found even active overweight women were 54% more... More »

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obesity • women's health • heart disease • overweight

 Braxton Rushed 
 to Hospital With 
 Chest Pains  

'Unbreak My Heart' singer undergoing tests

Apr 9, 08 4:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Singer Toni Braxton has been hospitalized in Las Vegas after suffering chest pains, Access Hollywood reports. She was taken in for tests and will likely be released today after an overnight stay, said a spokesman for the Famingo hotel-casino, where Braxton has been performing since 2006. The six-time Grammy winner... More »

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heart disease • Las Vegas • singer • hospitalization • Toni Braxton

Heart Disease Is Killing Caged Gorillas

Experts try to treat mystery ailment
in US zoos

Apr 5, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gorillas in US zoos are dying from heart disease, and no one knows why, the AP reports. Zookeepers and scientists started a nationwide “Gorilla Health Project” 2 years ago to probe the causes of fibrosing cardiomyopathy, a condition that turns heart muscle into useless fibers and has left scores... More »

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endangered species • Africa • heart disease • zoo • gorilla • Western Lowland Gorilla • fibrosing cardiomyopathy

Diabetes Drug Slows Artery Clogging

Choice of meds may
be critical to diabetics' heart health

Apr 1, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A drug used to lower blood sugar in diabetics significantly decreases the clogging of arteries, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Tests on diabetic patients found that Actos, a new-generation drug that lowers insulin resistance, aided arteries more than a drug that boosted insulin production. Heart disease kills 75% of diabetics... More »

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cardiovascular disease • diabetes • heart disease • medical research • blood sugar • American Medical Association • arteries • Actos • heart health

 Taming Gorilla Heart 
 Disease a Beastly Task 

With great apes dying at alarming rates, zoos try to train some difficult patients

Mar 14, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - With heart disease nearly epidemic among America’s captive gorilla population, zookeepers are trying to train the great apes to submit to the human medical procedures that could save their lives. But getting a gorilla to sit still for a blood test is a taxing problem, one the National Zoo... More »

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heart disease • gorilla • zookeeper • Western Lowland Gorilla • National Zoo • pandas • Metroparks Zoo • fibrosing cardiomyopathy

Sir Paul Denies Heart Surgery

On website, former Beatle says ticker tests, not angioplasty, was the call

Jan 31, 08 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Sir Paul McCartney has publicly denied claims that he was hospitalized for heart surgery, NME reports. Earlier this month, the Sun reported that the legendary former Beatle had undergone a coronary angioplasty. But today, McCartney reassured fans and friends on his website that he had simply been tested for a... More »

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Paul McCartney • angioplasty • heart disease • heart attack • website • Beatles • false statements

Study Shows Your Office Job Could Kill You

Stressed desk jockeys 68% more likely to suffer heart disease

Jan 23, 08 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers at University College London have found that stressful working conditions interfere with the body's ability to deal with high-pressure situations, the Daily Telegraph reports. Company cogs under 50 with high workloads and little control over their situations had a 68% greater chance of succumbing to heart disease than more-relaxed... More »

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heart disease • stress • heart health • office workers • University College London

Heart & Stroke Deaths Plummet

Doctors say improvement is dramatic, but could be short-lived

Jan 23, 08 2:54 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Lift Weights, Reap Hefty Benefits

Strength training provides health benefits
that aerobic workouts can't

Jan 21, 08 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Pumping iron has long been known to improve strength and prevent injury, but evidence increasingly points to a wide range of other benefits, writes Judy Foreman in the Boston Globe. The findings—decreased heart disease and neck pain, improved metabolism and balance—are driving groups such as the American Heart... More »

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health • heart disease • public health • blood pressure • exercise • calories • American Heart Association • metabolism • weight lifting • strength training • aerobic workouts • pumping iron • neck pain

Scientists Rebuild Heart With Stem Cells

Advance could save heart disease patients, regrow other organs

Jan 13, 08 7:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists rebuilt rat and pig hearts using stem cells taken from the recipients themselves, the Telegraph reports—a medical breakthrough that could help the 22 million people who suffer from heart failure worldwide. The technique, called whole organ decellularization, produced the world’s first functioning “bioartificial” heart within eight... More »

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medical breakthrough • organ transplants • stem cells • heart disease • heart • heart transplants • University of Minnesota • whole organ decellularization • blood vessels

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