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US Life Expectancy Hits Record

Americans expected to live almost 78 years, but country still places 42nd

Sep 12, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans can expect to live longer than ever before, according to figures out today, thanks to falling rates of deaths from heart disease, cancer, and stroke. In 2005, US life expectancy increased to almost 78 years, the country’s highest number ever—but only 42nd in the world. The news... More »

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cancer • heart disease • Parkinson's disease • infant mortality • life expectancy • stroke • Alzheimer's Disease

Employees Go Lean for Green

Forget the vegetables: people lose weight to fatten their wallets, study finds

Sep 11, 07 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new study shows that paying people to lose weight works, a possible boon to employers and employees beset by the high costs of obesity. Researchers separated participants, who weren’t given a specific weight loss program, into three groups—two of which would be paid either $7 or $14... More »

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obesity • work • heart disease • weight loss • cholesterol • money • blood pressure • stroke • overweight • medical bills • employers

American Kids' Blood Pressure Creeps Up

Obesity epidemic fallout foreshadows serious health troubles

Sep 11, 07 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ranks of US children with dangerously high blood pressure and hypertension have been growing for 20 years, reversing a decades-long trend, says a new study that tracks the effects of youth obesity. Hypertension, which usually doesn't develop until patients are in their 30s or 40s, is a leading cause... More »

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obesity • hypertension • childhood obesity • diabetes • heart disease • fat • children • weight • cholesterol • blood pressure • Americans • heart attack • stroke

'Herbal' Sex Aids Were Viagra

Vigor-25 maker scammed $24 million

Sep 6, 07 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal officials yesterday arrested the maker of an "herbal," non-prescription sex supplement, Vigor-25, for lacing the pills with the active ingredient in Viagra, reports Newsday. More than 4 million of the surprisingly effective pills have been sold on the internet and at health food stores, with a label... More »

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drugs • diabetes • heart disease • erectile dysfunction • blood pressure • Viagra • Levitra • herbal • pharmaceutical • sex aid • Vigor 25 • Michael Peng

Heart Meds May Work Against Alzheimer's

Anti-cholesterol drugs appear to combat
brain disease

Aug 28, 07 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The best medicine for Alzheimer's disease may be a heart drug, researchers say, and the discovery may shed light on the way the devastating disorder acts on the brain. Subjects taking popular statin-based cholesterol meds developed fewer protein deposits in their brains, reports Time, possibly confirming suspicions that Alzheimer’s... More »

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medicine • health • heart disease • brain • statins • neurology • Alzheimer's Disease

We're Still Getting Fatter

Obesity epidemic continues to spread

Aug 27, 07 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans just keep getting fatter. Obesity rates were up in 31 states this year and declined in none, a new study by a health advocacy group finds. That brings the percentage of American adults who are either obese or overweight to 60%, Reuters reports, and the usual suspects are to... More »

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obesity • nutrition • childhood obesity • diabetes • obesity epidemic • heart disease • epidemic • America • Americans • Mississippi • stroke • health study

Human Stem Cells Grow Heart Muscle

Rats' cardiac tissue regenerated,
halting progress of disease

Aug 27, 07 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers are using human embryonic stem cells to regrow heart muscle and actually stop the progression of heart failure in rats. Although stems cells injected into rat heart tissue had previously been shown to become muscle tissue, very few had survived. Now  a team from the University of Washington has... More »

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stem cell research • medical breakthrough • stem cells • heart disease • heart

Simple Technique Could Bypass Cardiac Arrest

Restricting arm blood circulation helps heart in surgery—and attacks, docs hope

Aug 17, 07 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A simple technique temporarily restricting the arm's blood supply before heart bypass surgery significantly improves the chances of a full recovery—and could one day be used to prevent cardiac arrest, reports the Guardian. The technique uses cycles of arm compressions with cuffs to remotely restrict  blood flow to the... More »

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surgery • heart disease • heart • heart attack • cardiac arrest • bypass • blood flow

Some Laser Printers May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Office machines puff pollutants like smokers

Aug 1, 07 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Working near a laser printer might be as bad for you as second-hand smoke, according to a new study. Some major brands of printers emit particles of toner that can damage the lungs of people nearby—and even light concentrations can potentially cause heart and lung diseases. More »

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health • pollution • heart disease • safety • air • lung disease • laser printer

Lifting That Glass Boosts Cancer Risk

Single large glass of wine a day ups colon cancer odds by 10%

Jul 31, 07 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - What's a bloke to do? After the reassuring news that a glass of red wine a day helps fend off heart disease, now comes a British study that one large glass—or a pint of beer—increases the risk of colon cancer by 10%. ""The research shows quite... More »

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cancer • alcohol • heart disease • cigarettes • wine • beer • colon cancer • red wine

Skipping Meds Can Be Deadly

Half of patients undermine health
by skipping doses,
quitting medication

Jul 31, 07 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Half of all patients with chronic illnesses don't take their medication as prescribed, says a new report, undermining their health and hastening their death. Patients with illnesses like heart disease and asthma often skip doses, misunderstand prescriptions or drop medication as soon as they feel better. The result is  more... More »

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medicine • health • elderly • heart disease • patients • blood pressure • prescription drugs • chronic illness • prescription

British Doc Prescribes Statins to All Men Over 50 

Mass anti-cholesterol dosing proposed

Jul 28, 07 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - All men aged 50 and over should forestall heart disease with daily doses of cholesterol-reducing statins,  a leading health figure in British government has proposed. The so-called “heart czar” acknowledged he might provoke “nanny state” accusations, but said the process of identifying at-risk men is  too cumbersome,... More »

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men • heart disease • cholesterol • prescription drugs • statins • heart czar • Britain

Soda—Even Diet—Is Linked to Heart Risk

More than one a day increases metabolic syndrome

Jul 24, 07 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - People who drink more than one soda a day—even diet soda—face an increased risk of heart trouble, a new study has found. Consumption of  soda was linked to metabolic syndrome, a group of symptoms that  are risk factors for heart disease, in a new analysis of the 6,... More »

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health • heart disease • soda • junk food • metabolic syndrome

Obesity Ups Odds of Beating Heart Attack

Fat have more attacks, but are more likely to survive

Jul 10, 07 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chew on this: While obese people are at much higher risk for having heart attacks, they also more likely than their thinner counterparts to survive them, the AP reports. Three years after their heart attacks, as many as 10% of healthy-weight patients had died compared to 3.6% of obese... More »

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obesity • health • obesity epidemic • heart disease • smoking • heart failure • heart attack

Sweet Tooth Bolsters
Heart Health

Even most tasty kinds of dark chocolate will lower blood pressure, study shows

Jul 4, 07 5:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - More sweet news for chocoholics: Small doses of dark chocolate—even candy-aisle favorites like Dove or Hershey's—may reduce blood pressure by 2-3 points, new research shows. The study, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests commercial chocolate can provide some of the same benefits as... More »

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health • heart disease • blood pressure • flavanols • nitric oxide • chocolate • American Medical Association • health study • medical study

10 Worst Hereditary Conditions

Heart disease? Hair loss? Blame mom and pop

Jul 2, 07 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - MSNBC lists the 10 lamest heredity conditions.
  1. Baldness: People usually blame mom on this one, but cue ball syndrome can come from either side of the gene pool.
  2. Lactose intolerance: Humans developed the ability to digest milk only in the past 10,000 years, and only where dairy
... More »

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cancer • obesity • heart disease • alcoholism • baldness • parents • list • genes • heredity

Coffee's Perks Not in the Caffeine

Go for decaf: other chemicals in coffee
give health a jolt

Jun 25, 07 3:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have long championed coffee's health benefits, but a series of recent studies is waking them up to the fact that caffeine has nothing to do with it. Regular consumption of coffee or tea can provide protection against cancer, diabetes and heart disease, but researchers say other chemicals are responsible. More »

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cancer • health • diabetes • coffee • science • heart disease • caffeine • tea • stress • antioxidants

Genes Give Up Secrets of 7 Serious Diseases

Landmark study sheds light on diabetes, depression, more

Jun 7, 07 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an outcome one scientist describes as a "new dawn," researchers have identified genetic variations linked to seven common diseases, opening the door to improved tests and treatments. The study, which focused on depression, Crohn's disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, and Type 1 and 2 diabetes,... More »

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medicine • health • hypertension • depression • genetics • diabetes • disease • heart disease • rheumatoid arthritis • Crohn's disease

Researchers Link Gene, Heart Disease

Common variation
dramatically
increases risk

May 4, 07 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A gene that can more than double the risk of heart disease, especially in relatively young people, is present in about half of those of European descent, researchers say. The discovery, reported this week, raises hopes of more accurate genetic testing for heart disease—the world's leading cause of death—... More »

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medicine • health • genetics • heart disease • research

Stents Show No Lasting Benefit In Heart Study

Better blood flow doesn't translate in to fewer heart attacks

Mar 27, 07 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stents used to open arteries are no more useful than conventional drug treatment for patients who haven't yet had a heart attack, a new study reveals. In more than 2,000 patients over five years, those who had surgery suffered the same number of heart attacks, strokes, and deaths as... More »

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medicine • health • angioplasty • heart disease • heart • stents • heart attack

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