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Vegetarians may be at lower risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Heart • • Stroke • Apr 13 11

Vegetarians experience a 36 percent lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome than non-vegetarians, suggests new research from Loma Linda University published in the journal Diabetes… Vegetarians may be at lower risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke   

 
 

3 new studies link eating red to a healthy heart
• Dieting • • Heart • Apr 12 11

Tart cherries have a unique combination of powerful antioxidants that may help reduce risk factors for heart disease, according to new research presented at… 3 new studies link eating red to a healthy heart   

 
 

Stent studies don’t reflect “real world” patients
• Heart • • Stroke • Apr 07 11

Stroke-preventing devices are not being tested in people who resemble the patients most likely to receive them, a new study shows.

The researchers looked… Stent studies don’t reflect “real world” patients   

 
 

Researchers find link between common dietary fat, intestinal microbes and heart disease
• Fat, Dietary • • Heart • • Obesity • Apr 06 11

A new pathway has been discovered that links a common dietary lipid and intestinal microflora with an increased risk of heart disease, according to… Researchers find link between common dietary fat, intestinal microbes and heart disease   

 
 

Free phone app helped doctors perform better in simulated cardiac emergency
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Mar 29 11

Doctors who used a free iPhone application provided by the UK Resuscitation Council performed significantly better in a simulated medical emergency than those who… Free phone app helped doctors perform better in simulated cardiac emergency   

 
 

Studies on heart disease and stroke prevention overlook ethnic groups: Study
• Heart • • Stroke • Mar 17 11

Major clinical studies that evaluate prevention strategies for heart disease and stroke fail to consider a participant’s ethnicity, a factor that can more than… Studies on heart disease and stroke prevention overlook ethnic groups: Study   

 
 

Obesity is heart disease killer in its own right, irrespective of other risk factors
• Heart • • Obesity • Feb 15 11

Obesity is a killer in its own right, irrespective of other biological or social risk factors traditionally associated with coronary heart disease, suggests research… Obesity is heart disease killer in its own right, irrespective of other risk factors   

 
 

South Asia faces rising incidence of heart disease, diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • Feb 09 11

South Asia is facing a health crisis, with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, and patients facing impoverishment as they pay for… South Asia faces rising incidence of heart disease, diabetes   

 
 

Daily diet soda tied to higher risk for stroke, heart attack
• Dieting • • Heart • • Stroke • Feb 09 11

Just as you were starting to feel virtuous for having switched from sugary sodas to low- or no-calorie substitutes, a new study comes along… Daily diet soda tied to higher risk for stroke, heart attack   

 
 

Late nights can lead to higher risk of strokes and heart attacks
• Heart • • Stroke • Feb 08 11

New research from Warwick Medical School published today in the European Heart Journal shows that prolonged sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns can have… Late nights can lead to higher risk of strokes and heart attacks   

 
 

New Explanation for Heart-Healthy Benefits of Chocolate
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Feb 08 11

In time for the chocolate-giving and chocolate-noshing fest on Valentine’s Day, scientists are reporting discovery of how this treat boosts the body’s production of… New Explanation for Heart-Healthy Benefits of Chocolate   

 
 

Obesity epidemic risks heart disease “tsunami”
• Heart • • Obesity • Feb 04 11

More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese - more than double the number in 1980 - as… Obesity epidemic risks heart disease “tsunami”   

 
 

U.S. “stroke belt” also hit by heart failure
• Heart • • Stroke • Feb 03 11

People who live in the southeastern U.S., already dubbed the nation’s “stroke belt,” may have a higher-than-average rate of death from heart failure as… U.S. “stroke belt” also hit by heart failure   

 
 

U.S. health system not helping heart disease: CDC
• Heart • • Public Health • Feb 02 11

Most Americans with the biggest risks for heart disease are not doing enough to control these risks, and the fragmented U.S. healthcare system is… U.S. health system not helping heart disease: CDC   

 
 

Researchers uncover link to increased atherosclerosis risk in lupus patients
• Heart • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 27 11

Researchers in China have demonstrated interferon-alpha (IFN-a) is associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). For the first… Researchers uncover link to increased atherosclerosis risk in lupus patients   

 
 

Stroke threat after heart surgery on the decline
• Heart • • Stroke • Jan 27 11

Bypass heart surgery is becoming safer, according to doctors who say the risk of stroke in the operating room has been dropping since the… Stroke threat after heart surgery on the decline   

 
 

Controlling the rising costs of cardiovascular care
• Heart • Jan 24 11

Canada’s health care system could have saved $77 million in 2006 if it had adopted a more restrictive policy on the cardiovascular drugs angiotensin… Controlling the rising costs of cardiovascular care   

 
 

Cost to treat heart disease in United States will triple by 2030
• Heart • • Public Health • Jan 24 11

The cost to treat heart disease in the United States will triple by 2030, according to a policy statement published in Circulation: Journal of… Cost to treat heart disease in United States will triple by 2030   

 
 

Culprit found for increased stroke injury with diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • Jan 24 11

Strokes are a leading cause of mortality and adult disability. Those that involve intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) are especially deadly, and there… Culprit found for increased stroke injury with diabetes   

 
 

Researchers Uncover New Gene for Heart Failure in Caucasians
• Genetics • • Heart • Jan 18 11

Nearly five million Americans live with heart failure, with as many as 700,000 new cases diagnosed each year. In addition to lifestyle factors, scientists… Researchers Uncover New Gene for Heart Failure in Caucasians   

 
 

Spanish heart risk study challenges image of healthy Mediterranean diet and lifestyle
• Dieting • • Heart • Jan 10 11

A Spanish study has challenged the long-held belief that people in the Mediterranean all enjoy more healthy diets and lifestyles, after discovering alarmingly high… Spanish heart risk study challenges image of healthy Mediterranean diet and lifestyle   

 
 

Warfarin may be underused to prevent strokes
• Heart • • Stroke • Dec 29 10

The blood thinner warfarin prevents strokes and saves money, but the drug is only used by a little more than half the elderly patients… Warfarin may be underused to prevent strokes   

 
 

NIH Grants $6.78 Million to Study Progression of Heart Disease
• Heart • • Public Health • Dec 27 10

Researchers at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston were recently awarded a $6.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health… NIH Grants $6.78 Million to Study Progression of Heart Disease   

 
 

Eating healthier means living longer
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Heart • Dec 23 10

The leading causes of death have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. These illnesses may be affected… Eating healthier means living longer   

 
 

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Public Health • Dec 21 10

Snowstorms are a time of excitement and wonder for a child: snowball fights, sledding and closed schools. For adults, it’s the dreaded shoveling season… Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!   

 
 
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