Monday, February 28, 2011

Many stick with fast food after heart attack

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Dirty air triggers more heart attacks than cocaine

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Marathon runners suffer temporary heart damage

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Lipitor pills recalled due to moldy smell

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Chocolate eaters may have healthier hearts: study

- NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who eat more chocolate are less likely to develop heart problems over a nearly 10-year-period, new study findings report.

The authors found that women older than 70 who ate chocolate at least once per week were 35 percent less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease over the course of the study, and nearly 60 percent less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart failure.

What's nice, study author Dr. Joshua Lewis told Reuters Health, is that women did not have to eat a ton of chocolate to see benefits.

"We would therefore caution against people eating foods with high sugar and fat regularly and believe our findings support moderate rather than frequent chocolate consumption," said Lewis, based at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Australia.

But it is probably too early to begin recommending people eat more chocolate, cautioned Dr. Brian Buijsse at the German Institute of Human Nutrition, who did not participate in the study. And even if additional large studies confirmed its benefits, doctors still may not want to prescribe chocolate, he added.

"The danger is that many people will start eating more of it than is necessary, without cutting back in calories from other snacks, which will result in weight gain and will counteract any beneficial effects of chocolate," Buijsse said.

This is not the first study to tout chocolate's potential benefits: in 2008, Italian researchers found that eating dark chocolate regularly may help lower levels of inflammation, which is strongly associated with heart and blood vessel disease.

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Heart attack sufferers delay seeking treatment

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Pfizer heart-failure drug helps milder patients

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Family ties play big role in atrial fibrillation

Risk rises 40 percent when a close relative has the condition, large study finds Below: x Jump to discussion comments below discussion x Next story in Heart health Heart attack sufferers delay seeking treatment related Advertise

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Natural remedies for hypertension

High blood pressure resources are sought by many people to stop this murderer silent attack. And since no symptoms until a doctor discovered, many people have it and not even know. Every year people are diagnosed with various conditions as a result of high blood pressure. This still means that many people in the United States are at risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke and other problems and do not realize.

High blood pressure makes the heart work harder and thus increasing the strain on the heart and arteries. Hypertension can be caused by many things, but whether the use natural resources healthy and high blood pressure, you can keep your blood pressure safely controlled.

How healthy high blood pressure remedies can help

Ask about any prescription drug and one of the first things you get is the laundry list of side effects that accompany them. Of course, medication can help your hypertension, but at what cost?

* Weakness or leg cramps due to loss of potassium
* Increased level of blood sugar
* Possible impotence
Insomnia
* Depression
* Rash
* Dizziness
* Constipation

And these are not all! Would not you prefer a natural remedy high blood pressure to help normalize your blood pressure? And with all natural ingredients that can help improve blood flow and improve your cardiovascular system without the associated side effects of prescription drugs.

High blood pressure remedies and lifestyle changes

Hypertension is the result of many factors. You can take control of it, however, and stabilize your blood pressure, along with taking natural resources of high blood pressure to help. The following are ways to ensure healthy levels of pressure.

* Reduce your intake of sodium. This includes processed foods such as sausages, salami and cold cuts, and many snack foods like potato chips.
* Exercise regularly. Aerobic exercise helps to maintain cardiovascular fitness and muscle tone to help.
* Reduce caffeine consumption. As a stimulant that makes your heart race and cause other potential problems such as insomnia.
* Drink plenty of water.
* Increase the amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet.
* Try techniques to relieve stress. These include meditation, the practice of slow breathing, taking some time each day to be relaxed and unhurried, and even trying to be more optimistic in general.
* Be aware of what you eat. Make it a habit to read food labels.
* Try to maintain a healthy weight. Too much body mass puts more stress on the heart and increases its pressure.

Conclusion

These are steps to a healthy heart and healthy blood readings. With the natural resources of high blood pressure to supplement their efforts, you will not have to watch out for unwanted complications in the future.
Thursday, February 24, 2011

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Women with high job stress face heart risks

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UPDATE 1-Less salt for teens means healthier adults

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Bristol-Myers recalls blood pressure drug

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Gene test may improve heart disease detection

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Hands-only CPR saves more lives in cardiac arrests

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Super fan delays heart surgery to watch big game

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191,000 Lipitor bottles recalled for musty odor

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Is living under a flight path bad for the heart?

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Stents more likely to cause stroke than surgery

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CPR switch: Chest presses first, then give breaths

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Dental work can give you a heart attack

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Black patients less likely to survive heart disease

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Obese kids' stiff vessels may lead to heart problems

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Stroke Risk May Be Higher in HIV Patients

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Strawberries, Blueberries May Ward Off High Blood Pressure

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Bereaved suffer temporary heart rate changes

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Bypass patients can benefit from a few drinks

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Drug-coated stents safe for large heart arteries

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Why dark chocolate boosts heart health

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Donated U.S. heart devices reused in India

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Friday, February 18, 2011

Zapping nerves helps control high blood pressure

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Next big thing? Big cholesterol drop with new drug

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Warm, beating hearts offer transplant hope

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Proposed drug development center could help find cures

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New blood test helps spot heart disease

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Less educated have more risk of heart failure

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'Stroke belt' mystery: Fried fish may be cause

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Monday, February 14, 2011

1 in 5 defibrillator implants questionable

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

2 in 3 CPR lessons on YouTube are wrong

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Studded tires may harm your lungs, heart

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Exercise doesn't help serious couch potatoes

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Not all 'good' cholesterol is good, study shows

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Friday, February 11, 2011

FDA warns of liver damage with heart drug

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Antibiotics, blood pressure drugs can be risky mix

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Blueberries lower chance of high blood pressure

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

People with HIV have high stroke risk: study

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Analysis cautions against wider use of statins

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Heavy drinking may raise abnormal heart rhythm risk

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Monday, February 7, 2011

FDA wants stricter testing for defibrillators

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Fewer die after treatment at stroke centers: study

- NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- People treated for stroke at designated stroke centers appear to survive slightly longer than those treated at other hospitals, suggests a new study.

While the finding has important implications, it doesn't change the most important message about stroke, which is to get help as soon as possible, said study author Dr. Ying Xian of the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina, and formerly of the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, where he did the research.

"The most important thing for the patient is when you have a stroke attack, or you see people stroke attack, call 911 immediately," he told Reuters Health. "Ideally, the EMS will transport people to the appropriate hospital."

Most strokes occur when a blocked blood vessel causes some of the blood flow going to the brain to be cut off, damaging brain tissue that depends on that blood to survive.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., only topped by heart disease and cancer. Each year, nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke and more than 130,000 people die as a result.

Within the last decade, both national and state programs have begun designating hospitals as official stroke centers when they demonstrate certain staff, facilities, and services believed to improve a patient's outcome.

In addition, states such as New York require ambulances to take stroke patients straight to a designated center, as long as they can get care within two hours.

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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Across the world, parents pass on heart risks

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Some foodborne bacteria target the heart

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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Traffic noise raises stroke risk, study suggests

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Friday, February 4, 2011

Salty snacks harm your heart in just 30 minutes

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Gene protects some blacks from heart disease

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

5-a-Day �Not Enough' Fruits and Vegetables

Title: 5-a-Day �Not Enough' Fruits and Vegetables
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Yoga's Spiritual Balance May Boost Health

Title: Yoga's Spiritual Balance May Boost Health
Category: Health News
Created: 1/21/2011 8:05:00 PM
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Deep Brain Stimulation Might Ease Tough-to-Treat Hypertension

Title: Deep Brain Stimulation Might Ease Tough-to-Treat Hypertension
Category: Health News
Created: 1/24/2011 8:05:00 PM
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Blood Clots

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Dizziness

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Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/17/2009
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