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  • January 2008

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

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 8, 08 4:47 AM CST

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

      (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 about terrorism for several years after the attacks were up to 4 times more likely to suffer from problems such as high blood pressure and stroke. More »

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      terrorism  • heart disease  • blood pressure  • stress

  • December 2007

    • Nasal Spray May Beat Caffeine

      Wired  |  Dec 29, 07 2:22 PM CST

      Nasal Spray May Beat Caffeine

      (Newser) - Help may be on the way for tired Americans in the form of a nasal spray that eliminates sleepiness without apparent side effects, reports Wired . UCLA scientists testing the naturally occurring brain hormone orexin A found that when used as a spray, it allowed sleep-deprived monkeys to perform as well as rested monkeys. More »

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      science  • blood pressure  • sleep  • caffeine  • sleep deprivation

    • First Face Transplant Patient Smiles—Slightly

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 13, 07 3:00 PM CST

      First Face Transplant Patient Smiles&mdash;Slightly

      (Newser) - Isabelle Dinoire can smile a little, her doctors reported yesterday, a big accomplishment for the world’s first face transplant recipient. Her case shows that the controversial surgery can work—but it also highlighted the risks involved. Dinoire has dealt with two tissue-rejection episodes, two kidney failures, anemia and high blood pressure in the 18 months since the transplant in France. More »

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      France  • blood pressure  • cosmetic surgery  • face transplant

  • November 2007

    • Salt May Get an FDA Shakedown

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 29, 07 12:05 PM CST

      Salt May Get an FDA Shakedown

      (Newser) - As the White House readies a national campaign against obesity, the FDA today will consider whether to reclassify one of the biggest dietary concerns of all: salt. The American Medical Association says that for Americans, who each day consume around 2,000 milligrams more than recommended, cutting salt intake by 50% could save 150,000 lives annually, reports the Los Angeles Times.  More »

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      FDA  • public health  • blood pressure  • stroke  • American Medical Association  • salt  • sodium

    • Women Win One in Battle of Bulge

      New York Times  |  Nov 29, 07 5:30 AM CST

      Women Win One in Battle of Bulge

      (Newser) - Obesity rates among American women have leveled off and remained steady since 1999, while rates among American men may be following suit, the CDC reported today. The study’s lead researcher called the trend “great news” for women. Officials will wait to render a final verdict for men, the New York Times reports. More »

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      health  • obesity  • blood pressure  • weight loss  • cholesterol  • CDC  • Body Mass Index

    • Starchy Foods Increase Diabetes Risk

      Reuters  |  Nov 27, 07 3:05 AM CST

      Starchy Foods Increase Diabetes Risk

      (Newser) - African-American and Chinese women whose diets are high in starchy foods like white rice are at bigger risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, researchers have discovered. The good news is that eating whole-grain foods can help reduce the risk, according to two studies in the Archives of Internal Medicine . As an added bonus, those foods contain magnesium, which can help reduce blood pressure. More »

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      public health  • diabetes  • blood pressure  • wheat  • rice  • black women  • carbs  • bread  • grains  • Chinese women

    • Walk It Off: Pedometers Push People to Lose Weight

      ABC News  |  Nov 22, 07 7:23 AM CST

      Walk It Off: Pedometers Push People to Lose Weight

      (Newser) - New research suggests that wearing a pedometer can significantly increase a person's daily physical activity, which in turn can lower weight and blood pressure. Pedometers, small devices worn on the hip that count steps, can cost as little as $15. Overall, pedometer users increased their physical activity by 26.9%, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association . More »

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      health  • exercise  • blood pressure  • Body Mass Index

    • Diet Pills Make Slim Difference

      BBC  |  Nov 17, 07 11:31 AM CST

      Diet Pills Make Slim Difference

      (Newser) - Diet pills are big business, but Canadian researchers have found that they result in only modest weight loss. In placebo-controlled trials, patients taking anti-obesity drugs orlistat, sibutramine and rimonabant lost more weight than those taking dummy pills, but barely. And the average weight loss was 5%, which experts say is not enough to justify the use of slimming pills. More »

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      obesity  • blood pressure  • dieting  • diet pills  • anti obesity drugs

    • Pill Linked to Heart Attack Risk

      CBS  |  Nov 7, 07 10:57 AM CST

      Pill Linked to Heart Attack Risk

      (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 American women—100 million worldwide—use the pill. More »

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      heart disease  • blood pressure  • American Heart Association  • birth control pill

    • As Temperature Drops, Blood Pressure Rises

      Reuters  |  Nov 6, 07 5:10 PM CST

      As Temperature Drops, Blood Pressure Rises

      (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 instead of exercising and eat saltier foods in winter, Reuters reports. More »

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      heart disease  • blood pressure  • American Heart Association  • winter

    • DIY Gene Test: Get Results in the Mail

      Independent (UK)  |  Nov 6, 07 12:45 PM CST

      DIY Gene Test: Get Results in the Mail

      (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 as Alzheimer's, and send it off. The results come back in the mail. More »

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

  • October 2007

    • Strokes Could Be Cut 80%

      Associated Press  |  Oct 9, 07 8:30 AM CDT

      Strokes Could Be Cut 80%

      (Newser) - Patients treated within 24 hours for mini-strokes cut their chances of having a subsequent major stroke by 80%, according to new research that could change the way stroke victims are handled by the medical community. Mini-strokes are often not treated as emergencies in the US and Europe, though the new research suggests they should be. More »

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      blood pressure  • Oxford University

    • Discus Champ Al Oerter Is Dead

      New York Times  |  Oct 2, 07 8:23 AM CDT

      Discus Champ Al Oerter Is Dead

      (Newser) - Alfred Oerter, Jr., who overcame terrific odds to win the discus gold in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968, died yesterday in Fort Meyers, Florida, of either a heart attack or a blood clot. The 71-year-old had continued competing well into his sixth decade, despite life-long high blood pressure and later heart problems, reports the New York Times. More »

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      blood pressure

    • Study: Dark Chocolate Aids Chronic Fatigue

      BBC  |  Oct 1, 07 3:58 AM CDT

      Study: Dark Chocolate Aids Chronic Fatigue

      (Newser) - A daily dose of dark chocolate noticeably improves symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers have discovered. Scientists speculate that the chocolate may boost brain serotonin levels in sufferers, who reported significantly less fatigue when they ate 45 grams a day of chocolate high in cocoa content. More »