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It's Not Too Late to Extend Your Lifespan

Abandon unhealthy habits and you may live 10 years longer: docs

Sep 18, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - You knew smoking and fatty foods were bad for you, but thanks to a huge 40-year study, we now know exactly how bad. Researchers followed 19,000 men, starting in the late 1960s. Those who were still smoking, had high blood pressure, and had high cholesterol—the three top killers... More »

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smoking • tobacco • medical research • heart health • health study • high cholesterol • high blood pressure • early death

(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

 Child Cancer  
 Survivors Risk
 Heart Trouble
 Years Later 

Weakening starts to show in young adults

Jul 28, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kids who’ve conquered cancer can end up battling the effects of treatment years later as young adults, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 10% of kids treated with drugs called anthracyclines, powerful against leukemia and other cancers, later suffer from progressive  weakening of the heart that can lead to... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • heart • cancer treatment • heart health • cardiomyopathy • childhood cancer

OPINION

 Lard: Good Fat at a Good Time 


Jun 2, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now is lard’s time to shine, Regina Schrambling writes for Slate. “The redemption of lard is finally at hand because we live in a world where trendiness is next to godliness,” Schrambling reasons. “And lard hits all the right notes, especially if you euphemize it as... More »

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food • cuisine • taste • heart health • lard • pork fat

(AP) - It's been a dream for a decade: a single daily pill combining aspirin, cholesterol medicine and a blood pressure drug—everything people need to prevent heart attacks and strokes in a cheap, generic form. Skeptics pooh-poohed it, but now the first big test of the "polypill" has proved them... More »

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stroke • heart health • medical study



 Anger, Depression  
 Boost Heart  
 Risks: Studies 

It's 'what we have all known,' says expert

Mar 10, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Anger, hostility, and depression can up the risk of heart disease, new studies suggest. Women with major depression could be more than twice as likely to suffer sudden cardiac death; and “chronically angry or hostile” people with no history may be 19% more likely to get heart disease, WebMD... More »

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depression • heart disease • heart • anger • heart health • health risks

 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

Amish Gene May
Help Protect Heart

Missing gene could keep triglycerides low

Dec 12, 08 4:41 PM CST
(Newser) - About 5% of Pennsylvania Amish have a rare genetic mutation that makes them less susceptible to cardiovascular disease, Reuters reports. A new study shows that the 5% lack a second copy of a gene that inhibits the breakdown of harmful fats, or triglycerides, in the bloodstream that can harden and... More »

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heart disease • Pennsylvania • genetic mutation • heart attack • Amish • heart health • scientific study • triglyceride

(AP) - Here's a health tip in a nutshell: Eating a handful of nuts a day for a year—along with a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish—may help undo a collection of risk factors for heart disease, the AP reports. Spanish researchers found that adding nuts worked better... More »

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health • diet • Peanuts • heart health

 Obese Kids Have 
 Middle-Aged Arteries 

Scientists warn childhood obesity epidemic may lead to much shorter lifespans

Nov 12, 08 4:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Arteries of seriously overweight teenagers are as clogged as those of middle-aged people, according to US News & World Report. Researchers used ultrasound to measure the neck arteries of chubby kids at risk of heart trouble and were alarmed to find that their "vascular age" was an average of... More »

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obesity • childhood obesity • children • American Heart Association • pediatrics • arteries • heart health

 Cheney 
 Cancels 
 Event Over 
 Heart Issue 

Goes to hospital for outpatient procedure

Oct 15, 08 10:13 AM CDT
(AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney canceled a campaign event in Illinois today after experiencing an abnormal heart rhythm. Cheney's press secretary Megan Mitchell said that during a doctor's visit this morning, it was discovered that the vice president was having a recurrence of atrial fibrillation—an abnormal rhythm involving the upper... More »

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Dick Cheney • vice president • heart health

Not Tonight, Honey, I Have
a Stroke

Women apparently have a rare, but real, risk to consider

Sep 19, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women may have a new excuse to avoid hanky panky, the Mom Logic blog notes: the danger of a stroke. It seems a 35-year-old woman suffered one during orgasm, though she has since made a full recovery. Such strokes—caused by a minor heart defect that triggers blod clots during... More »

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sex • blood clots • stroke • heart health • stroke risk

Heavy and Healthy:
Obese Can Be as Fit as Thin

New studies show heart health in many overweight people

Aug 12, 08 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Overweight doesn’t necessarily mean unhealthy, two new studies report—nor does thin always mean fit. In a survey of 5,400 men and women, 51% of participants who were overweight and 31.7% who were obese checked out with healthy heart indicators—normal blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and... More »

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obesity • weight • liver • Archives of Internal Medicine • heart health • medical study

OPINION

How
Tim Russert
Saved My Life

Broadcaster's death alerted man to his own heart attack

Jul 8, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - TV producer Michael Bicks considered himself pretty healthy for a 50-something guy. But lying in bed to recover from an unusually exhausting bike ride, his thoughts turned to Tim Russert, who died of a heart attack with no forewarning. Hours later, Bicks was on an operating table for a stent... More »

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blood clots • stents • Tim Russert • heart attack • heart health

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

 McCain's 'Real Age' Is 63 

Expert calculates candidate's years in biological time

May 25, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - McCain may be 71.8 years old on paper, but his biological age is a youthful 63.7, according to the physician who wrote You: The Owner's Manual. Dr. Michael Roizen made the estimate based on McCain's recently-released medical records (though some details on the candidate's dietary and exercise... More »

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cancer • John McCain • health • Body Mass Index • age • diet • blood pressure • exercise • longevity • heart health • McCain 2008 • medical records

Pre-Drug Heart Checks Urged for ADHD Kids

Ritalin and other stimulants carry slight risk of cardiac trouble

Apr 22, 08 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Children with ADHD should have their hearts checked for abnormalities before starting treatment with Ritalin or other stimulants, the American Heart Association warns. Serious heart problems have occurred in only a small fraction of the millions of children being treated for ADHD, but the group's experts say it's enough for... More »

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ADHD • children • cardiac arrest • Ritalin • heart health

Eating Right Slims Risk of Strokes, Heart Attacks

Fruits and veggies boosted heart health, study finds

Apr 15, 08 2:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women following a government-recommended diet to lower blood pressure significantly reduced their risk of heart attacks and strokes, AP reports. Those following a diet high in fruit, vegetables and grains were 24% less likely to have a heart attack and 18% less likely to have a stroke than women eating... More »

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diet • blood pressure • medical research • heart attack • stroke • healthy eating • heart health • stroke risk

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

Skip Liplock,
'Go for the Heart'
to Save a Life

Chest compressions key in heart attack CPR, says health group

Apr 1, 08 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reluctant bystanders can skip mouth-to-mouth resuscitation if they witness someone collapse from a heart attack, but should attempt "hands-only" CPR to save a life, the American Heart Association has recommended.  With less than a third of cardiac arrest victims receiving any form of CPR before it's too late,... More »

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health • public health • heart failure • heart attack • cardiac arrest • American Heart Association • health advisories • CPR • heart health • mouth-to-mouth resuscitation • health tips • bystanders

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