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Berries Linked to Lower Heart Disease Among Women
The benefits for the heart of eating strawberries and blueberries can build up over a lifetime, according to the latest research. Bright colored berries have...
Risk of Sudden Death High Even for Light Smokers
The latest research quantifies how much smoking contributes to sudden heart-related death, and how quitting can potentially erase that risk.
Unemployment is Hard on the Heart, and the Harm May Add Up
Repeated job losses may be as damaging to heart health as smoking, high blood pressure, or diabetes
Can 5 Hour Energy Kill You?
Federal officials have received reports that detail 13 deaths allegedly linked to 5-Hour Energy within the past four years.
Work Stress Linked to More Heart Attacks
Thank God it’s Friday. A recent review of 13 studies by a group of European researchers links high work stress with an increase in heart attack risk. The...
Study: Painkillers After a Heart Attack May Be Risky
People who have survived a heart attack may want to reconsider taking painkillers known as NSAIDs, says a recent study published in the American Heart...
Predicting Heart Attack Risk: A Calcium Test May Help
Doctors are already pretty good at predicting heart disease risk among healthy people, but a new study shows they could more accurately identify those at highest...
What Women Can Learn from Rosie O’Donnell’s Heart Attack
Not every heart patient turns to verse to describe a heart attack, but that’s how comedian Rosie O’Donnell chose to tell the world that she had joined the...
New Testing Strategy Could Help Diagnose Heart Attacks in an Hour
Symptoms of heart attack account for about 10% of emergency room visits, and a new algorithm using highly sensitive blood tests may help emergency department...
Should You Take Statins? Study Says Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk
In February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a new warning to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, noting the increased risk of Type 2 diabetes...
Heart Attacks Can Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress
As many as 1 in 8 people who survive a heart attack will go on to develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Worse, PTSD symptoms increase the risk of having a...
Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Teens Have Diabetes or Its Precursor
Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. teens is on the fast track to diabetes, if they don’t already have the disease, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and...
Scientists Devise a Blood Test to Predict Heart Attack
Doctors can easily tell when someone is having a heart attack, but one thing they can’t do is predict an attack before it happens. Even patients who come in for...
Hospital Live-Tweets Entire Open Heart Surgery [WARNING: GRAPHIC]
There are many times when it is inappropriate to tweet. At dinner, for one. In the middle of a movie. And, in most cases, open heart surgery. Dr. Paresh Patel,...
Air Pollution Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
In two separate studies this week, researchers show that exposure to air pollution can boost the odds of heart attack or stroke — by as much as 5% and 34%,...
Running Marathons Won’t Kill You
It’s one of the more puzzling ironies of exercise — tragic news of people dying during or after completing a marathon. In 2009, four runners died during...
Did Joe Paterno Die of a Broken Heart?
When legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died of lung cancer on January 22, fans and well-wishers immediately wondered whether it wasn’t just his...
US Heart Attack Patients More Likely to Land Back in the Hospital
The most dangerous time for heart attack patients are the days and weeks following their heart attack, and a new study shows that U.S. patients are readmitted...
“By cutting emissions that are linked to developmental disorders and respiratory illnesses like asthma, these standards represent a major victory for clean air and public health– and especially for the health of our children. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards will protect millions of families and children from harmful and costly air pollution and provide the American people with health benefits that far outweigh the costs of compliance.”
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator LISA JACKSON, in a statement announcing the release of the EPA’s long-awaited rules on mercury and other air...
Insomnia May Boost Heart Attack Risk
People who struggle with insomnia appear to be more prone to heart attacks than those who typically get a good night's sleep, a large Norwegian study has found...
