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Heart Health

At the end of the day, the heart is a muscle, not just a metaphor.

Heart disease-related deaths are falling. Experts attribute this to the declining number of smokers in America and efforts by individuals to lower their cholesterol and blood pressure. But with more and more Americans becoming obese—nearly as bad for the heart as smoking—the trend to healthier hearts can't be counted on to continue.

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July 2008
- Governator Signs Calif. Trans Fat Ban
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
  
  California became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant and bakery cooking today, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill passed last week by the legislature, saying it would help Californians’ health. Some restaurateurs, such as Wolfgang Puck—who had already phased the oils out due to customer requests—supported the measure. More »
- Sleep Apnea May Cause Heart Attack at Night: Study
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT
  
  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 »
- Michael DeBakey Dead at 99
  
  newser | Houston Chronicle | Jul 12, 08 7:25 AM CDT
  
  Michael DeBakey, the pioneering heart doctor considered to be the father of modern cardiovascular surgery, died last night at 99 in Houston, the Houston Chronicle reports. During his long career, DeBakey operated on some 60,000 patients, including figures like Russian president Boris Yeltsin, trained thousands of surgeons, and developed key surgical procedures and devices still used today. More »
- How Tim Russert Saved My Life
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 8, 08 8:53 AM CDT
  
  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 implantation—having quite possibly cheated death. More »
- Docs Push Cholesterol Tests for Kids
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 7, 08 6:49 AM CDT
  
  With 30% of US children overweight, pediatricians are now recommending cholesterol screenings for kids as young as 2, and the use of cholesterol-fighting drugs in youngsters 8 and up, in order to stave off diabetes and early heart attacks. Some 30%-60% of children with high cholesterol aren’t being treated, the American Academy of Pediatrics says, and those with family histories of cardiovascular problems should be screened and treated. More »
- Vitamin D's Grade: A+, or Incomplete?
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 4, 08 7:27 PM CDT
  
  Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," has been getting plenty of good press lately, leading some to ask why more people aren't guzzling it to help stave off heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. But as the government looks to update its guidelines, many experts warn that bombarding people with the vitamin could be dangerous as well, the Washington Post reports. More »
- Life Better, Not Longer, With Red Wine
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | Jul 4, 08 2:19 PM CDT
  
  A compound found in red wine significantly slows the aging process in lab mice, reports the Independent. In large doses, resveratrol counters damage to the heart caused by aging and boosts bone density, possibly combating osteoporosis, according to a new study. But it's too early to order 100 cases of Beaujolais—resveratrol does not prolong life. More »
- Going Green Could Help Your Heart
  
  newser | Time | Jul 4, 08 9:50 AM CDT
  
  Drinking green tea may help keep blood vessels elastic and healthy, a new study suggests. The flavonoids in green tea that work as antioxidants also produce the relaxing effect, which could also help prevent clots. Participants received the equivalent of three to four cups of the tea each day and showed even more improvement after a week of daily consumption, Time reports. More »
June 2008
- Altria's 'Safer' Smokes Latest in Line of Flops
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 23, 08 2:47 PM CDT
  
  Altria is dropping its Marlboro Ultra Smooth cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal reports—the latest in a growing list of failures to sell Americans on so-called "safer" tobacco products. The cigarettes, which used special filters to block carcinogens, failed to attract consumer interest in a 3-year test, "presumably because they didn't think the taste and flavor was acceptable," says a spokesman for the Philip Morris parent company. More »
- Russert's Death Grim Reminder of Heart Risks
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 14, 08 12:10 PM CDT
  
  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 the next 10 years, but they can’t tell if a patient is in imminent danger. More »
- Chinese Remedy Could Cut Cholesterol
  
  newser | ABC News | Jun 10, 08 12:54 PM CDT
  
  A Chinese supplement could help lower cholesterol in patients unable to tolerate statin drugs, ABC News reports. Extract of red yeast rice, a form of fermented rice that has been used in China for many centuries in medicine and food, is naturally rich in the active ingredient in the drugs. A recent Chinese study found the extract dramatically cut the risk of heart patients suffering a repeat attack, the London Times reports. More »
- Sunshine Likely Prevents Heart Attacks
  
  newser | WebMD | Jun 10, 08 8:14 AM CDT
  
  Plenty of sunshine could be one key to heart health, according to a new study. Research has linked low levels of vitamin D—the "sunshine vitamin"—to an increased risk of heart attacks, reports Web MD. Men with low levels of vitamin D ran twice the risk of having a heart attack, according to the study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. More »
- Turnaround King Sees Gold in Margarine
  
  newser | CNNMoney | Jun 5, 08 7:45 PM CDT
  
  Hailed as a marketing magician for successes with Healthy Choice and Tropicana, billion-dollar brand legend Steve Hughes is at it again, Fortune reports. Turning Smart Balance’s “good” cholesterol into an industry-leading line of spreads is the goal, though stiff competition, rocketing commodity prices, and strapped shoppers could work against efforts to expand offerings. More »
- Kelsey Grammer Has Heart Attack in Hawaii
  
  newser | Reuters | Jun 3, 08 4:52 AM CDT
  
  Kelsey Grammer suffered a mild heart attack while paddle-boating in Hawaii with his wife over the weekend, Reuters reports. The star of Frasier and the recently-canceled Back to You is resting in a Hawaiian hospital and should be released this week. Grammer, 53, was recently cast in a pilot for a new ABC comedy, and a spokesman for the actor said the heart attack wouldn't affect those plans. More »
May 2008
- McCain's 'Real Age' Is 63
  
  newser | Newsweek | May 25, 08 2:22 PM CDT
  
  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 habits were missing). Only kink? One year in the Oval Office ages its inhabitant 2 biological years. More »
- Peer Pressure Helps Snuff Habit
  
  newser | New York Times | May 22, 08 9:58 AM CDT
  
  New research shows people quit smoking not as individuals but in complex social clusters, each strongly influencing the others. Friends, spouses, relatives, and other social contacts all exercise an overwhelming sway over individual decisions to quit. The study covered 58,000 people from 1971 to 2003, the New York Times reports, when smoking declined precipitously across the US. More »
- Eat Your Veggies; Here's How
  
  newser | New York Times | May 20, 08 4:42 PM CDT
  
  Chomping on a raw carrot may give you the keen eyesight of a cartoon rabbit, but boiling the vegetable first is a better way to release its nutrients, scientists say. The New York Times looks at a variety of cooking methods and finds the goodness of the good stuff on your dinner plate may depend on the approach the chef takes. More »
- Court Tosses $32M Verdict Against Vioxx
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | May 14, 08 1:29 PM CDT
  
  A Texas appellate court threw out a $32 million verdict against Merck today, citing a lack of evidence that Vioxx contributed to a man’s fatal heart attack. Lionel Garza was taking the painkiller when he died in 2001 at age 71, but was also a smoker with high blood pressure and high cholesterol, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Garza case was decided by verdict in 2006, and was excluded from a recent $4.85 billion settlement for 27,000 Vioxx cases. More »
- Smaller Babies Become Hostile Adults: Study
  
  newser | Reuters | May 13, 08 6:16 AM CDT
  
  New research has linked low birth weight and slow growth in childhood to increased levels of hostility in adults, Reuters reports. Researchers also discovered that the higher levels of aggression were linked to health trouble, including coronary problems, type 2 diabetes and earlier death. The levels of hostility appeared unconnected to any other factors like gender, number of siblings or educational level. More »
- Pot Linked to Heart Attack Risk
  
  newser | Reuters | May 13, 08 3:07 AM CDT
  
  Heavy users of marijuana have elevated levels of a protein that can raise the risk of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks, according to US government researchers. The drug apparently causes the liver to overproduce the protein, raising serious health issues for long-term smokers, researchers warned. The survey studied people who smoked 78 to 350 joints a week, Reuters reports. More »

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Background

heart
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

heart / härt / • n. 1. a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles. ∎ the region ...

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

U.S. government agency that conducts or supports biomedical research. It is made up of numerous specialized institutes (e.g., National Cancer Institute; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute on Aging; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and National ...

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Heart Disease
Wikipedia

Heart disease is an umbrella term for a number of different diseases which affect the heart and is the leading cause of death in the United States as of 2007. * 1 Types of heart disease o 1.1 Cardiomyopathy o 1.2 Cardiovascular disease o 1.3 Congenital heart disease ...

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