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Anti-Smoking Poster Boy Still Lights Up

'I'm afraid to quit' despite amputation, heart attacks, stroke

Jan 12, 08 7:26 PM CST
(Newser) - New Yorkers have grown to know Skip Legault's face well from anti-smoking ads in the subway and on TV over the past few weeks. A smoker since he was eight, Legault has lost a leg to blood clots, suffered two heart attacks in his twenties, and had a debilitating stroke.... More »

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health • heart disease • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • smoking cessation • amputation

Exercise + Alcohol = Good for Heart Health

A little drinking can help a lot if you're active, European study finds

Jan 10, 08 1:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Moderate drinking may help you live longer, according to a new study by Danish researchers. Scientists followed 12,000 participants for 20 years and found that, regardless of how much they exercised, those who drank in moderation were about 30% less likely to develop heart disease than teetotalers. Physically active... More »

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health • alcohol • heart disease • heart • cholesterol • blood pressure • exercise • Denmark

Post-9/11 Stress Sparked Hike in Heart Disease, Study Finds

Jumped 53% in three years following attacks

Jan 8, 08 4:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Stress triggered by 9/11 caused a 53% increase in heart problems in the three years following the catastrophe, a new study has found. This held true even for those with no personal connection to the attacks, according to the research published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Chronic worriers concerned... More »

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terrorism • heart disease • blood pressure • stress

Food Police Extend Reach
to Canada

Calgary becomes nation's first city to regulate trans fats

Dec 31, 07 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - America’s war on trans fats has spread to Canada, where tomorrow Calgary will become the first city to regulate their use. Restaurants will be banned from cooking with ingredients or serving foods containing more than 2% trans fat in total fat content. Some restaurants currently offer food with trans... More »

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New York City • Canada • heart disease • restaurant • Calgary • grocery stores • trans fat • shortening • cooking oil

Fat Kids Risk Adult Heart Health

Risks remains even if children shed extra pounds

Dec 6, 07 5:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Overweight kids significantly increase their risk their heart disease later in life, a new study has found. Those who carried extra pounds between the ages of 7 and 13 were much more likely to develop heart disease between 25 and 71 even if they were slightly overweight and possibly even... More »

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health • childhood obesity • heart disease • children • overweight • studies

Glass of Red a Day May
Cut Heart Disease By 33%

New research shows in vino, health benefits

Nov 28, 07 11:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Here's to new evidence that red wine is good for the heart. Women who drank two glasses of red wine a day had higher levels of "good" HDL cholesterol and lower levels of substances that cause blood vessel inflammation, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical ... More »

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heart disease • red wine • polyphenols • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Cheney Will Have Heart Procedure

Veep may require electrical impulse to clear up fibrillation

Nov 26, 07 4:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Dick Cheney has an irregular heartbeat and may need to have an electrical impulse delivered to his heart. The VP visited his doctor this morning complaining of a lingering cough, Reuters reports, and was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, which a Cheney spokeswoman described as "an abnormal rhythm involving the... More »

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Dick Cheney • heart disease • atrial fibrillation

More Women Under 45
Dying of
Heart Disease

May reveal impact of obesity, diabetes

Nov 20, 07 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Although death rates from heart disease have generally been dropping, more women under the age of 45 are dying, according to the latest research. While the number of deaths is very small—100 more a year in women 35 to 44 years old—health experts worry that the trend shows... More »

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obesity • cardiovascular disease • health • women's health • heart disease

Study: Weight Lessens Some Causes of Death

Infections, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's less likely to kill overweight people

Nov 7, 07 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Overweight people are much less likely to die of a plethora of diseases, federal researchers announced today, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, infections, and lung disease. This gives them a lower mortality rate than people of normal weight, despite higher risk of heart disease and diabetes. “If we use... More »

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cancer • obesity • cardiovascular disease • health • heart disease • weight • overweight • mortality

Pill Linked to Heart Attack Risk

Study reveals 'startling' increase in artery plaque

Nov 7, 07 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - New research suggesting a link between birth control pills and heart attacks has reignited a furious debate among scientists about the risks of oral contraceptives. Researchers in Europe found women had a 20-30% increase in artery-clogging plaque for every 10 years on oral contraceptives, CBS News reports. Nearly 12 million... More »

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heart disease • blood pressure • American Heart Association • birth control pill • plaque • Ghent University

Atkins Linked
to Blood Vessel,
Heart Damage

High-fat, low-carb regimen unhealthy
over time, study says

Nov 7, 07 6:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The Atkins diet can hurt blood vessels and swell inflammation linked to artery and heart disease over time, according to a study released yesterday. US scientists say the Atkins regimen can cause inflammation to spike by 30-40%, while low-fat diets like South Beach and Ornish kept it stable or lowered... More »

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University of Maryland • heart disease • fat • vegetables • weight loss • diet • LDL • Atkins diet • South Beach diet

As Temperature Drops, Blood Pressure Rises

Hypertension harder to control in chillier season, study finds

Nov 6, 07 5:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Hypertension is significantly harder to control in the winter, researchers said yesterday, and the link between season and blood pressure isn't related to climate. Sixty percent of 443,632 veterans in a VA study showed significant changes in winter blood pressure control. The likely reason? People tend to stay inside... More »

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heart disease • blood pressure • American Heart Association • winter

DIY Gene Test: Get Results
in the Mail

New home exam lets users swab cheeks, send away for info

Nov 6, 07 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - A new British company has developed a home DNA test that determines whether customers are genetically predisposed to ailments such as breast cancer, heart disease, obesity, and osteoporosis. Users scrape a cheek with a swab, sign a special waiver if they want to know results even for incurable diseases, such... More »

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obesity • cardiovascular disease • breast cancer • genetics • disease • genetic testing • heart disease • DNA • genetic screening • blood pressure • gene pool • osteoporosis

New Blood Thinner Tops Plavix in Trials

But prasugrel also adds risk of bleeding to death

Nov 5, 07 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - An experimental new blood-thinner looks like real competition for top-selling anti-clotting drug Plavix, after proving more effective at preventing heart attacks, strokes, and heart-related death in a recent trial, the AP reports. But “there is a price to pay” for increased effectiveness, wrote one doctor—the new drug caused... More »

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medicine • FDA • drugs • heart disease • heart • heart attack • prasugrel • Plavix • blood thinner

Don't Cry: Onions Reduce Heart Risk

Red wine, tea, and apples also thwart artery inflammation

Nov 4, 07 7:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Onions and red wine can help reduce the risk of heart disease, researchers say. Both, along with tea and apples, contain a type of flavonoid compound called quercetin, which stalls chronic inflammation of the arteries. In one case, a lower dosage of the compound actually had a larger effect, the... More »

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heart disease • diet • tea • flavonoids • red wine • quercetin • onions • Institute of Food Research • inflammation • arteries • apple

Breast Cancer Chemo Threatens
Heart Health

New drugs, diet, and exercise could help

Oct 21, 07 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Certain chemotherapy drugs that can save a woman from breast cancer can also raise her risk of heart disease, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The spike in heart disease comes primarily from chemotherapy medicines known as anthracyclines. "We always felt... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • heart disease • cancer treatment • anthracyclines

The Anti-Heart-Attack Diet

Oct 9, 07 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Preventing heart disease is about more than fad diets; it's about creating long-term change and sticking with it. Forbes gives you the no-nonsense guide to heart health:
  1. Balance calorie intake and activity.
  2. Eat fruits and veggies.
  3. Make sure at least half your carbs come from whole grains
... More »

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food • health • heart disease • diet • list • heart attack • whole grains

Blood Transfusion Danger Identified

Depleted nitric oxide hikes heart risk: study

Oct 9, 07 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Blood stored for transfusions starts to go bad within hours after it's removed from the body and can hurt more than help many people who receive it, reports Time magazine. Doctors have long known that transfusions put many patients at higher risk for heart attacks and death, and now a... More »

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heart disease • American Red Cross

Lack of Sleep Doubles Risk of Heart Disease

Researchers suspect link between blood pressure, fewer Zs

Sep 24, 07 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Getting 7 hours of sleep a night is best, and people who consistently sleep less are risking their lives, a new study says. Researchers followed 10,000 civil servants for 17 years and found that those who reduced their sleep from 7 hours a night to 5 or less doubled... More »

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sleep • United Kingdom • heart disease • blood pressure • sleep deprivation

Exercise Combo Helps Control Diabetes

Aerobics and strength training have powerful effect on blood sugar

Sep 18, 07 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A combination of aerobic exercise and strength training can provide enormous benefits for  people with Type 2 diabetes, new research shows. Although both types of activity helped control blood sugar in patients with adult-onset diabetes, combining them led to almost twice as much improvement as either did alone. Previously, some... More »

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health • diabetes • heart disease • exercise • blood sugar • kidney disease • fitness

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