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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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June 2008
- Chinese Remedy Could Cut Cholesterol
  
  ABC News | Jun 10, 08 12:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  WebMD | Jun 10, 08 8:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  CNNMoney | Jun 5, 08 7:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Reuters | Jun 3, 08 4:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Newsweek | 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 habits were missing). Only kink? One year in the Oval Office ages its inhabitant 2 biological years. More »
- Peer Pressure Helps Snuff Habit
  
  New York Times | May 22, 08 9:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  New York Times | May 20, 08 4:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 14, 08 1:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Reuters | May 13, 08 6:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Reuters | May 13, 08 3:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Migraines Aren't Just Annoying
  
  Boston Globe | May 12, 08 1:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Migraine headaches have been linked to more serious health problems by a number of new studies, the Boston Globe reports. People who suffer from migraines, especially those involving visual disturbances, have higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. Doctors aren't sure why, but are increasingly treating migraines as warning signs rather than mere inconveniences. More »
- Quit Sooner, Live Longer
  
  WebMD | May 7, 08 2:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Smokers who kick the habit see their risk of dying drop drastically after 5 years, and their risk level nears that of nonsmokers within 20 years, new research finds. In a study that followed 100,000 women over 3 decades, researchers recorded a 13% drop in death from all causes for ex-smokers 5 years after their last puffs, WebMD reports. More »
- Showdown Looms Over Cheney Staffer
  
  Reuters | May 7, 08 10:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Whether a key Dick Cheney aide can be forced to testify is at the heart of a pending blow-up between Congress and the White House over a probe into interrogation techniques, Reuters reports. The House Judiciary Committee plans to subpoena Cheney's chief of staff, David Addington—but the vice president insists Addington, a key interrogation-policy player, can't be forced to testify. More »
April 2008
- Chocoholics: Science Wants You
  
  Reuters | Apr 29, 08 7:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A bar of chocolate a day may keep heart disease away, Reuters reports—or so goes the theory British scientists want to test by recruiting 150 postmenopausal women willing to do their part for science. Eating one bar each day for a year will help study whether a key chemical compound can curb heart disease risk for menopausal women with type 2 diabetes. More »
- No Such Thing as 'Fit but Fat'
  
  Associated Press | Apr 29, 08 12:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If you’re overweight or obese, exercise alone doesn't appear to reduce risk of heart disease, according to a study that pokes a hole in the “fit but fat” theory. The study followed nearly 39,000 women over 11 years, and found even active overweight women were 54% more likely to develop heart disease. For the obese, that figure ballooned to 87%, the AP reports. More »
- Pre-Drug Heart Checks Urged for ADHD Kids
  
  Reuters | Apr 22, 08 4:55 AM CDT