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NEWS ABOUT: cardiology

cardiology stories: 6 news summaries

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South Beach Diet guru shares his secrets

Oct 18, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arthur Agatston, the cardiologist who cooked up the South Beach Diet, takes no medications and embraces a philosophy of moderation—he's not starving himself or downing dozens of vitamins. He clues Prevention magazine in on his advice for keeping your heart in tip-top shape:
  • Eat four times a day:
... More »

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nutrition • sleep • health • heart • exercise • chocolate • South Beach diet • cardiology • dietary supplement • Arthur Agatston

(Newser) - Warning: Just reading this article may clog your arteries. The man who brought the world such delicacies as "Texas Fried Cookie Dough" and "Fried Coke" has devised an even more over-the-top, uh, food: deep-fried butter. It’s making its debut at the State Fair of Texas as part... More »

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Texas • obesity epidemic • butter • cardiology • heart health • fried food • state fair

 Study: Rage Can Be Fatal  

Anger shown to cause irregular heartbeats with the potential for cardiac arrest

Feb 24, 09 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Anger really can kill you, a new study suggests. Researchers monitored the heart patterns of patients suffering from heart conditions and discovered that electrical instability in the heart increased when the patients were asked to relive angry episodes. Those who had the strongest reactions were 10 times more likely to... More »

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heart • heart attack • anger • cardiac arrest • cardiology • emotion • heart health

Sleep Apnea May Cause
Heart Attack at Night: Study

Disorder may increase chance of blockage

Jul 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sleep apnea could cause heart attacks to occur at night, Reuters reports. The disorder, in which breathing is temporarily blocked during sleep, causes changes in blood pressure and hormone levels that might increase arterial blockage, a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds. More »

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blood pressure • heart attack • arteries • cardiology • sleep apnea • sleep disorder

Docs Shelve Diabetes Study After Deaths

Findings contradict long-held doctrine of lowering blood sugar

Feb 6, 08 10:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have abruptly tabled a major study measuring the effects of lowering diabetics' blood sugar after a surprising number of deaths among participants. The results come as a shock to the medical community, which has long held that lowering blood sugar through diet and medication is the only way for... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • diabetes • estrogen • blood sugar • American Diabetes Association • cardiology

Med School
Will Stop
Killing Dogs

Heart studies using
live canines set
to end next month

Jan 1, 08 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The last US medical school to sacrifice dogs so doctors-in-training can examine their beating hearts will end the practice next month, reports the New York Times. Medical students typically use echocardiograms to study hearts, and the subjects are live medical students. Students will “become just as good doctors without"... More »

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Man's best friend • medical schools • cardiology • medical students • echocardiograms • dog

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