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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Disease May Be Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/heart-disease-may-be-risk-factor-for-prostate-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heart disease may be a risk factor for prostate cancer, a new study suggests.
If this link is confirmed in future research, it means that lifestyle changes that reduce heart disease risk &#8212; such as weight loss, exercise and a healthy diet &#8212; may also protect men against prostate cancer, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54208&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More People Need Training in Lifesaving Epinephrine Use, Advocates Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/more-people-need-training-in-lifesaving-epinephrine-use-advocates-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; When Jane Able&#8217;s 4-year-old daughter, Ellie, was diagnosed with a severe peanut allergy, the New Albany, Ohio, mother got trained in using an epinephrine pen and never leaves home without it.
The device contains an injectable dose of epinephrine, a hormone that can halt even life-threatening allergic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54179&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Big Drop in Americans&#8217; Blood Levels of Trans Fats, CDC Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/big-drop-in-americans-blood-levels-of-trans-fats-cdc-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Trans fat levels in the blood of white adults in the United States fell by 58 percent between 2000 and 2009, which should help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in the nation, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study says.
The findings suggest that public health initiatives [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54150&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Disease Risk Gene May Pass From Dads to Sons]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/heart-disease-risk-gene-may-pass-from-dads-to-sons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; An increased risk for coronary artery disease can be passed genetically from father to son on the male Y chromosome, a new study says.
The Y chromosome, a part of DNA present only in men, appears to play a role in the inheritance of coronary artery disease, according to researchers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54185&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Even for the Overweight, Exercise Helps the Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/07/even-for-the-overweight-exercise-helps-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Getting and staying physically fit might help fend off heart disease even if you&#8217;ve put on a few pounds, new research suggests.
&#8220;If you would like to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, you want to be cautious about weight gain but at the same time concerned [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54102&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Scoring Method May Help Predict Stroke Outcome]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/new-scoring-method-may-help-predict-stroke-outcome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new scoring system can help quickly identify stroke patients who will respond well to the clot-busting drug alteplase (Activase), Finnish researchers say.
Their study, published in the Feb. 7 issue of the journal Neurology, included 1,319 ischemic stroke patients, average age 69, who were treated with alteplase, a tissue-plasminogen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54086&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Stroke Victims Still Don&#8217;t Get Treated Fast Enough: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/many-stroke-victims-still-dont-get-treated-fast-enough-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporte
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; While a clot-busting medication can often help stop a stroke in its tracks if it&#8217;s given promptly, a new study finds that a high number of stroke victims continue to fail to get to the emergency room quickly enough to get the drug.
An analysis of about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54060&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Anti-Clotting Drug May Cut Brain Bleeding Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/new-anti-clotting-drug-may-cut-brain-bleeding-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new medication that helps prevent strokes in people with the abnormal heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation poses less risk of bleeding in the brain than a commonly used drug, research comparing rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and warfarin suggests. 
Anti-clotting medications, also called blood-thinners or anticoagulants, include warfarin (Coumadin) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53984&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Being Fit Before Stroke May Aid Recovery]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/being-fit-before-stroke-may-aid-recovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
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By Madonna BehenHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Doctors have long known that regular exercise can help lower the risk of stroke, but a new study suggests that people who are physically fit also have better odds of recovery if they do suffer a stroke.
Researchers in Spain found that people who were more physically [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54005&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Women Wear Red on Friday to Highlight Heart Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/02/women-wear-red-on-friday-to-highlight-heart-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, according to the American Heart Association, but millions of women are not even aware of their risk because heart disease is often silent and misunderstood. 
To help reverse this trend, the heart association&#8217;s Go Red For Women movement has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54003&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clot-Busting Drug May Work for Those Who Have Strokes While Asleep]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/clot-busting-drug-may-work-for-those-who-have-strokes-while-asleep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that it may be safe to give the clot-busting drug tPA to people who wake up with stroke symptoms, even though there is a short time window in which to use the  treatment and doctors have no idea when these patients first [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53947&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stenting, Surgery Appear Comparable for Opening Neck Artery]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/stenting-surgery-appear-comparable-for-opening-neck-artery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; To open a clogged neck artery, a surgeon has two options: either insert a metal stent to keep blood flowing or perform surgery. A new study finds that both approaches will likely keep the arteries clear for at least two years and help prevent stroke. 
&#8220;Unlike bare metal stents [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53943&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adult Children of Stroke Sufferers May Show Signs of Brain Aging, Too]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/adult-children-of-stroke-sufferers-may-show-signs-of-brain-aging-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many adults whose parents suffered a stroke before age 65 experience vascular changes and brain aging in middle age that may precede a stroke, a new study finds.
It included nearly 1,300 participants with an average age of 61 who underwent MRI brain scans to assess their brain health, including [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53941&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Finds Link Between Heart Failure, Brain Changes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/study-finds-link-between-heart-failure-brain-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heart failure is associated with a loss of gray matter in the brain and a decline in mental processes, according to a new study.
These changes can make it more difficult for heart failure patients to remember and perform health care instructions such as taking the correct medications at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53938&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Stroke, Studies Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/stem-cell-therapy-shows-promise-for-stroke-studies-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Treating stroke patients with stem cells taken from their own bone marrow appears to safely help them regain some of their lost abilities, two small new studies suggest.
Indian researchers observed mixed results in the extent of stroke patients&#8217; improvements, with one study showing marked gains in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53935&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sleep Apnea May Be Tied to &#8216;Silent&#8217; Strokes, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/sleep-apnea-may-be-tied-to-silent-strokes-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category>

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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Sleep apnea, the disorder marked by abnormal pauses in breathing during sleep, is already known to boost the risk of stroke. Now, a new study links sleep apnea to so-called silent strokes, in which there is tissue death in the brain without symptoms.
In another new study, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53927&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blood Pressure Differences Between Arms Could Signal Heart Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/29/blood-pressure-differences-between-arms-could-signal-heart-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People whose systolic blood pressure &#8212; the upper number in their reading &#8212; is different in their left and right arms may be suffering from a vascular disease that could increase their risk of death, British researchers report.
The arteries under the collarbone supply blood to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53867&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Frying With Olive, Sunflower Oil OK for Heart, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/24/frying-with-olive-sunflower-oil-ok-for-heart-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers in Spain have some good news for people who enjoy eating fried food: Cooking in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease or premature death.
Because heart disease risk factors &#8212; such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity &#8212; have been linked to eating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53254&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sex is Safe for Most Heart Patients, Doctors Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/19/sex-heart-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Resuming sexual activity is perfectly safe for most heart patients, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association.
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		<title><![CDATA[Women Suffer From Sleep Apnea, Raised Heart Risks, Too]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/16/women-suffer-from-sleep-apnea-raised-heart-risks-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category>

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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Just as it does in men, obstructive sleep apnea can raise the risk for women of dying from heart attacks and having other cardiovascular problems, a new Spanish study indicates.
However, treating severe apnea at night with a system called CPAP &#8212; continuous positive airway pressure &#8212; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53009&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Red Wine Researcher Said to Falsify Data]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/red-wine-research-falsified/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, January 12, 2012 (Health.com) — The University of Connecticut has notified 11 scientific journals that research on the potential health benefits of red wine led by one of its faculty members appears to contain falsified and fabricated data.
Following a three-year investigation, a university review board has concluded that Dipak K. Das, Ph.D., the director [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52919&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grief May Trigger Heart Attacks]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/09/grief-heart-attacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Losing a loved one can bring overwhelming feelings of grief, depression, and anger. For some people, the shock and stress of bereavement may even bring on a heart attack.
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Failure, Diabetes Might Be Linked by Protein]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/heart-failure-diabetes-might-be-linked-by-protein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers may have pinpointed how heart disease can lead to diabetes, a finding that could lead to new preventive treatments.
The team at Chiba University in Japan found that the stress of heart failure activates a protein called p53, resulting in inflammation in fat tissue, systemic insulin resistance  and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52802&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Silent Strokes&#8217; Linked to Memory Loss in Elderly: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/29/silent-strokes-linked-to-memory-loss-in-elderly-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In some cases, memory loss among the elderly may be due to so-called &#8220;silent strokes,&#8221; new research suggests.
Such strokes, which may not cause any noticeable symptoms, result in small pockets of dead brain cells, and are found in roughly 25 percent of older adults, the study team noted.

&#8220;The new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52708&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Doubt Cast on Use of Genetic Test Before Plavix]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/28/doubt-cast-on-use-of-genetic-test-before-plavix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money and Health]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new review of existing research suggests that, despite a federal recommendation, genetic testing won&#8217;t help physicians determine which heart patients should get Plavix, a blood-thinning drug used to treat certain cardiac conditions. 
Plavix, also known as clopidogrel, is used to treat or prevent blood clots due to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52686&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Treating High Blood Pressure May Add Years to Life]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/20/treating-high-blood-pressure-may-add-years-to-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People suffering from high blood pressure, or hypertension, who keep their blood pressure levels under control may add years to their life, a new study suggests.
In fact, those in the study who took medicine to lower their blood pressure for more than four years reduced their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52570&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Looks at Stroke Risks in Teen Football Players]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/16/study-looks-at-stroke-risks-in-teen-football-players/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
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FRIDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Playing football may put certain teens at increased risk for stroke, according to a small new study.
Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis analyzed three case studies of teen football players who suffered a stroke, and identified some factors that could boost the likelihood of a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52455&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Snow Shoveling Really Does Raise Heart Attack Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/15/snow-shoveling-really-does-raise-heart-attack-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Snow shoveling does increase the risk of heart attack, a new study confirms.
While many people believe this, there has been little actual evidence, according to researchers at Queen&#8217;s University in Kingston, Canada. So they decided to look for proof.

They reviewed the records of 500 patients who went to Kingston [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52410&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Poor Lifestyles Harming U.S. Heart Health: Report]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/15/poor-lifestyles-harming-u-s-heart-health-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Americans&#8217; heart health is in a woeful state, says this year&#8217;s report card from the American Heart Association.
And it&#8217;s largely because people just aren&#8217;t taking care of themselves. 

In the past three or so decades, women have upped their calorie consumption by 22 percent and men [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52467&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Apnea Treatment Might Reduce Signs of Heart Disease Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/14/apnea-treatment-might-reduce-signs-of-heart-disease-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Along with helping people with obstructive sleep apnea get a better night&#8217;s sleep, machines that help keep the airways open during sleep can also help improve the symptoms of metabolic syndrome, according to new research. 
Metabolic syndrome is a group of symptoms that indicate a higher [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52421&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chewing Khat Raises Heart Disease, Death Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/13/chewing-khat-raises-heart-disease-death-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Chewing the green leaves of the khat plant for its amphetamine-like effect appears to raise the risk for both stroke and death among heart patients, according to a large new study from the Middle East.
The finding, however, could have relevance far beyond that region, as emigration [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52335&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDA Panels to Weigh Safety of Newer Forms of the &#8216;Pill&#8217;]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/07/fda-panels-to-weigh-safety-of-newer-forms-of-the-pill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Two U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panels will meet Thursday to discuss whether to recommend new warning labels about increased risk of blood clots with newer forms of oral contraceptives.
The Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52187&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[For Some Men, Staying in Shape May Override Body Weight]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/05/men-fitness-versus-weight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, December 5, 2011 (Health.com) — Men who carry around a few extra pounds may be able to offset the health risks of being overweight by staying—or getting—in shape, even if they don&#8217;t manage to shed those pounds, a new study suggests.
&#8220;Fitness over time may be more important than fatness, when it comes to survival,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52130&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fish May Cut Threat of Heart Disease in Young Women]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/05/fish-may-cut-threat-of-heart-disease-in-young-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  Eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as cod and salmon, may  significantly lower a young woman&#8217;s risk of developing heart disease, Danish researchers report.
The researchers found that women of childbearing age who never ate fish had 50 percent more cardiovascular problems than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52155&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[First Generic Lipitor Approved]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/01/first-generic-lipitor-approved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[THURSDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The first generic version of the cholesterol-lowering statin Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories, based in India, has gained approval to produce the tablets in 10 milligram (mg), 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg strengths, the FDA said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52088&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clogged Arteries Pose Different Dangers for Men, Women: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/30/clogged-arteries-pose-different-dangers-for-men-women-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Not all clogged arteries are created equal, with women and men facing different heart risks even when they have the same amount of coronary plaque, a new study suggests.
Analyzing the results of coronary CT angiographies &#8212; non-invasive tests that look for coronary artery blockages &#8212; in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52048&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fatty Liver Disease Doesn&#8217;t Affect Survival, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/28/fatty-liver-disease-doesnt-affect-survival-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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MONDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) does not increase the risk of death, according to a new study finding that surprised Johns Hopkins researchers.
It&#8217;s long been thought that NAFLD &#8212; a condition associated with obesity and heart disease &#8212; had a detrimental impact on health and longevity. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51981&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Autoimmune Woes May Raise Risk for Lung Clots]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/25/autoimmune-woes-may-raise-risk-for-lung-clots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hyperthyroidism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psoriasis]]></category>
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FRIDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Patients hospitalized for autoimmune disorders, like rheumatoid arthritis  or Crohn&#8217;s disease, may be at greater risk for a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, a clot in a main artery of the lung, a new study finds.
Reporting online Nov. 25 in The Lancet, researchers warned that steps should be taken to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51985&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Confirms Sodium-Related Heart Risks]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/23/sodium-heart-risks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People with heart disease may increase their risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying from heart-related causes even more if they consume a diet high in sodium, according to a new study that followed nearly 30,000 people for more than four years.
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		<title><![CDATA[Hypertension in Young Adulthood May Mean Trouble Later On]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/21/hypertension-in-young-adulthood-may-mean-trouble-later-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>

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MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Young adults with elevated blood pressure have an increased risk of death decades later, according to a new study.
High blood pressure is a known risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke but most of the evidence supporting this connection has come from studies of middle-aged and elderly people.

For [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51937&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Heart Attack Patients Take Meds When They Are Free]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/14/more-heart-attack-patients-take-meds-when-they-are-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money and Health]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heart attack patients are more likely to take needed medications if they&#8217;re free, U.S. researchers find.
Less than half of patients discharged after a heart attack take their prescribed medications, which increases hospitalizations, deaths and costs to the health care system. This study was designed to see [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51131&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shot Might One Day Help Lower Cholesterol]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/14/shot-might-one-day-help-lower-cholesterol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Preliminary research suggests that a single injection of a man-made protein might lower levels of &#8220;bad&#8221; cholesterol.
Given in the abdomen,  AMG145  reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels among a group of healthy volunteers. The shot turned off a newly identified cholesterol regulator, PCSK9, which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51122&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experimental Drug for Irregular Heart Rhythm Raises Death Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/14/experimental-drug-for-irregular-heart-rhythm-raises-death-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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MONDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A once-promising drug for a common and dangerous form of irregular heart rhythm actually seems to raise the odds for patient death, a new study finds.
The drug, dronedarone, had seemed effective against the non-chronic, &#8220;intermittent&#8221; form of atrial fibrillation in prior trials. But in the newer trial &#8212; involving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51120&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shock Fear May Curb Sex for People With Heart Devices]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/14/shock-fear-may-curb-sex-for-people-with-heart-devices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex and Relationships]]></category>

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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For people with implantable cardioverter defibrillators, the life-saving device may come at a cost: Fear of it firing a shock to the heart during sex drives some to avoid lovemaking altogether.
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) are small devices placed in the chest or abdomen that shoot off [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51118&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blood Thinner Xarelto Shows Promise for Heart Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/13/blood-thinner-xarelto-shows-promise-for-heart-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; When added to standard treatment, a new blood-thinning drug called Xarelto (rivaroxaban) may help people with &#8220;acute coronary syndrome&#8221; lower their risk of death, subsequent heart attack or stroke, a new study finds.
Acute coronary syndrome is an umbrella term that includes people with angina or prior [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51150&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sugar-Sweetened Drinks May Pose Heart Risks to Women, Study Suggests]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/13/sugar-sweetened-drinks-may-pose-heart-risks-to-women-study-suggests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may boost a woman&#8217;s risk for developing heart disease and diabetes &#8212; even if this habit isn&#8217;t causing her to pack on extra pounds, a new study says. 
Sugary sodas and other sweetened beverages are frequent targets in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51148&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Abused Girls at Greater Risk for Heart Disease as Adults: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/13/abused-girls-at-greater-risk-for-heart-disease-as-adults-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex and Relationships]]></category>

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SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Girls who are severely physically and sexually abused may be at greater risk for heart disease, heart attack and stroke as adults, according to a new study. 
Researchers examined the link between abuse and heart disease and strokes among 67,100 women. Forced sexual activity during their childhood or teenage years [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51145&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Few Doctors Screen Young Athletes for Hidden Heart Trouble]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/13/too-few-doctors-screen-young-athletes-for-hidden-heart-trouble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Tragic stories appear in the media about seemingly healthy young athletes dying on the playing field due to an undetected heart problem.
In response, the American Heart Association (AHA) issued guidelines aimed at helping doctors and coaches detect these problems early on and prevent such senseless deaths.

But [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51139&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Regular Teeth Cleanings Could Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/13/regular-teeth-cleanings-could-cut-heart-attack-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dental Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who visit the dentist regularly to have their teeth cleaned may lower their risk for heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.
The finding is to be presented Sunday at the American Heart Association&#8217;s annual meeting, in Orlando, Fla.

In following more than 100,000 people with no history of heart [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51137&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sepsis Plus Heart Rhythm Disorder Linked to Stroke, Death]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/13/sepsis-plus-heart-rhythm-disorder-linked-to-stroke-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Patients who develop atrial fibrillation &#8212; a heart rhythm disorder &#8212; for the first time while they are hospitalized with severe sepsis are at increased risk for stroke and death, a new study finds.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common heart rhythm problems among critically ill patients, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51135&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Guidelines Urge Cholesterol Check for All Kids Ages 9 to 11]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/11/new-guidelines-urge-cholesterol-check-for-all-kids-ages-9-to-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; All U.S. children between the ages of 9 and 11 should be screened for high cholesterol, according to new guidelines endorsed by the nation&#8217;s leading group of pediatricians.
The recommendations are a major shift from current guidelines that suggest such testing be done only for children who have a family [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51079&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Heart Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/08/new-guidelines-issued-for-genetic-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Most people with a genetic heart disease called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can live a normal length of time, according to the first science-based guideline for diagnosing and treating the condition.
About 600,000 Americans have HCM, which affects about one in 500 people worldwide. HCM, the most common type of genetic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51061&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Fake Marijuana&#8217; May Trigger Heart Trouble in Teens]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/08/fake-marijuana-may-trigger-heart-trouble-in-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Three teenage boys suffered heart attacks after smoking K2, a form of synthetic marijuana, according to a new case report.
During the span of a few weeks last fall, Dr. Colin Kane, a pediatric cardiologist at Children&#8217;s Medical Center in Dallas, was surprised when the teens, all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50959&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rx for Heart Patients: Healthier Living, Medication]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/03/rx-for-heart-patients-healthier-living-medication/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A healthy lifestyle and appropriate  medications can help people with heart disease live longer and avoid  a heart attack or stroke, according to new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association. 
Following the updated recommendations can also improve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50906&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earthquakes Put Millions of Lives, Major Cities at Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/03/earthquakes-put-millions-of-lives-major-cities-at-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
When an earthquake hits, up to 8 percent of a city&#8217;s population can suffer fatal injuries, a new report suggests.
That&#8217;s because the mass casualties, lacerations, broken bones and crushing injuries associated with these natural disasters occur when bridges and roads may be impassable and local and regional emergency medical care [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50895&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Artificial Heart Valve Doesn&#8217;t Require Open-Heart Surgery]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/03/artificial-heart-valve-doesnt-require-open-heart-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THURSDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The first artificial heart valve that can replace a diseased aortic valve without requiring open-heart surgery has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
A patient&#8217;s aortic valve can be damaged by stenosis, a narrowing of the valve caused by the buildup of calcium deposits. The heart must [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50848&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDA OKs Heart Valve That Does Not Require Open-Heart Surgery]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/03/fda-oks-heart-valve-that-does-not-require-open-heart-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The first artificial heart valve that can be implanted without open-heart surgery has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve is designed to replace an aortic heart valve damaged by senile aortic valve stenosis, a progressive and age-related illness caused by calcium deposits [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50842&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Health Officials Urge Lifestyle Changes to Cut Stroke Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/27/u-s-health-officials-urge-lifestyle-changes-to-cut-stroke-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Americans need to take action to reduce their risk of stroke, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
Someone in the world dies of a stroke every six seconds and about 137,000 Americans die of stroke every year. That number is about equivalent to the population of Eugene, Ore. or Savannah, Ga., [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50398&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Young Adults Unaware They&#8217;re Developing Heart Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/27/many-young-adults-unaware-theyre-developing-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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By Ellin HolohanHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new study warns that many young adults have undetected thickening of the arteries &#8212; or atherosclerosis &#8212; which can lead to heart disease, stroke and death.
Researchers examined 84 young men and 84 young women, aged 18 to 35, with no known cardiovascular disease or risk [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50394&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Python Findings Shed Light on Human Heart Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/27/python-findings-shed-light-on-human-heart-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Huge amounts of fatty acids that circulate in the bloodstreams of pythons when they feed promote healthy heart growth, a finding that may lead to new ways to treat heart disease in people, researchers report.
One day after eating, triglyceride levels in Burmese pythons increased by more than 50-fold. Triglycerides [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50459&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insomnia May Boost Heart Attack Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/24/insomnia-heart-attacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People who struggle with insomnia appear to be more prone to heart attacks than those who typically get a good night&#8217;s sleep, a large Norwegian study has found.
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		<title><![CDATA[Could HPV Raise Women&#8217;s Risk for Heart Disease?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/24/could-hpv-raise-womens-risk-for-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV]]></category>

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MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Cancer-causing strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) may increase a woman&#8217;s odds for heart disease, even if she doesn&#8217;t have any of the recognized cardiovascular risk factors, a new study suggests.
It&#8217;s the first investigation of a possible link between heart disease and HPV, which is one of the most [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50312&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Heart Disease Rates Keep Falling: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/13/u-s-heart-disease-rates-keep-falling-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News)  &#8212; The percentage of Americans with the nation&#8217;s number one killer, heart disease, continues to fall, according to new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Overall, 6 percent of adults had heart disease in 2010, down from 6.7 percent in 2006. Better treatments [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49949&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Healthy Diet May Counteract Heart Disease Gene]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/11/healthy-diet-may-counteract-heart-disease-gene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A healthy diet with lots of fruits and vegetables can significantly weaken the effect of a gene associated with an increased risk of heart disease, a new study suggests.
In the study, published in the current online edition of the journal PLoS Medicine, researchers examined the link between the 9p21 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49935&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Environmental Toxins Linked to Hardening of Arteries]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/11/environmental-toxins-linked-to-hardening-of-arteries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[COPD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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TUESDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Environmental pollutants such as dioxins, PCBs and pesticides are associated with hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), according to a new study.
Atherosclerosis is the major underlying cause of cardiovascular diseases, which are the most common cause of death in industrialized countries, said the researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden.

They measured [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49888&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shift Workers Show Rise in Stress Hormone]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/10/shift-workers-show-rise-in-stress-hormone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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MONDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Shift work or working odd hours can cause changes in stress hormone levels, especially when people start these schedules as young adults, according to a new Dutch study. 
Researchers said that increased levels of cortisol, a hormone whose levels rise when people are stressed, could be key to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49897&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anemia Could Add to Surgical Risks]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/06/anemia-could-add-to-surgical-risks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Anemia increases the risk of death and complications in patients who have different types of surgery, not just heart operations, a new study says.
It was known that patients with anemia have worse outcomes after heart surgery, but anemia&#8217;s impact on non-cardiac surgical outcomes wasn&#8217;t clear. People with anemia are deficient [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49847&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[3 Hours of Exercise Weekly Can Cut Men&#8217;s Heart Risks]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/05/3-hours-of-exercise-weekly-can-cut-mens-heart-risks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Three hours of vigorous exercise a week can reduce a man&#8217;s heart attack risk by 22 percent, a new study suggests.
The Harvard School of Public Health researchers also found that about 38 percent of that decreased risk was due to the beneficial effects of exercise on a man&#8217;s levels [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49767&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alcohol, Obesity Major Causes of Sudden Heart Death]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/04/alcohol-obesity-major-causes-of-sudden-heart-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcoholism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Obesity and alcohol consumption are among the leading causes of sudden cardiac death not caused by coronary artery disease, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from autopsies of almost 2,700 people in Finland who died of sudden cardiac death &#8212; in which the heart abruptly stops beating and death occurs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49792&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mild Strokes May Have Hidden Effects]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/03/mild-strokes-may-have-hidden-effects-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category>

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MONDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Even mild strokes can result in serious but unrecognized disabilities, such as depression, vision problems and difficulty thinking, according to a new study. 
The findings, released Monday at the Canadian Stroke Congress in Ottawa, suggest new guidelines are needed on the treatment and management of mild strokes, the researchers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49672&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cancer Patients at Risk for Serious Blood Clots: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/30/cancer-patients-at-risk-for-serious-blood-clots-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money and Health]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Blood clots affect as many as one in five U.S. cancer patients and sharply increase the cost of their care, a new study has found.
Researchers analyzed data from 30,552 cancer patients in the United States and found a large number developed a potentially deadly blood clot called a venous [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49649&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Even Slightly Higher Blood Pressure May Boost Stroke Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/28/even-slightly-higher-blood-pressure-may-boost-stroke-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Having blood pressure readings that are just slightly above normal &#8212; a condition known as prehypertension &#8212; appears to raise the risk of stroke, new research finds.
Normal blood pressure is a systolic blood pressure (top number) below 120 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49609&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experts Point Out Signs of Dangerous Heart Rhythm]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/28/experts-point-out-signs-of-dangerous-heart-rhythm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who experience what feels like drums pounding in their chest, shortness of breath, chest pain and dizziness may suffer from the common but potentially dangerous heart arrhythmia known as atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation is an overly rapid, abnormal heartbeat that is more common with advancing age. The condition can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49599&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spinal Surgery Riskier for Certain Patients, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/27/spinal-surgery-riskier-for-certain-patients-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Several factors that increase the risk for different types of complications and death shortly after spine surgery are outlined in a new study.
&#8220;Complications following spine surgery may have a substantial impact on the quality of life of patients as well as the outcome of the primary surgical procedure,&#8221; Dr. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49544&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Childless Men May Face Higher Heart Disease Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/26/childless-men-may-face-higher-heart-disease-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Men who do not have children appear to face a higher risk of dying from heart disease than those who become fathers, a new study suggests.
The findings also showed a slightly increased risk of cardiovascular trouble among men who had only one child. The researchers noted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49550&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scientists ID More Genes Linked to Heart Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/23/scientists-id-more-genes-linked-to-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers have identified five new genes that play a role in people&#8217;s risk for heart attack and coronary artery disease &#8212; the most common cause of premature death and disability in the world, according to a new study. 
The international consortium said their discovery could help scientists predict coronary [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49399&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Liposuction May Lower Certain Blood Fats, Researcher Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/22/liposuction-may-lower-certain-blood-fats-researcher-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new study suggests that liposuction &#8212; which plastic surgeons often use to sculpt the bodies of people who aren&#8217;t extremely overweight &#8212; can lower levels of a type of blood fat called triglycerides. 
&#8220;High triglyceride levels are known to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49474&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gene Variant May Raise Death Risk After Heart Bypass]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/16/gene-variant-may-raise-death-risk-after-heart-bypass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who carry a certain genetic variant involved in blood clotting and inflammation have a lower five-year survival rate after coronary artery bypass surgery, researchers report.
The findings should be used to better treat and ensure the survival of these surgical patients over the long-term, said the research team from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49271&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Erectile Dysfunction May Be Linked With Cardiovascular Trouble]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/14/erectile-dysfunction-may-be-linked-with-cardiovascular-trouble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Men who suffer from erectile dysfunction are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke and death, Chinese researchers suggest.
Although it is well accepted that cardiovascular disease is a risk factor for erectile dysfunction, it has not been clear whether erectile dysfunction is an independent risk factor [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49235&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Protecting Heart May Improve Erectile Dysfunction]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/13/protecting-heart-may-improve-erectile-dysfunction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sex and Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
The lifestyle changes and medications used to reduce risk factors for heart disease may also improve sexual function in men with erectile dysfunction, according to a new study.
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., analyzed six previous studies from four countries involving 740 men to determine how lifestyle changes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49156&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Seeks to Prevent 1 Million Heart Attacks, Strokes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/13/u-s-seeks-to-prevent-1-million-heart-attacks-strokes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years is the goal of U.S. health officials, who launched a new program Tuesday called Million Hearts.
The aim is to raise awareness of the risk factors for heart disease, which causes one of every three [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49153&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Newly Found Gene Mutations May Aid Heart Treatments]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/13/newly-found-gene-mutations-may-aid-heart-treatments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers have found dozens of new genetic variants involved in high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.
Although more than 300 genes for cardiovascular diseases have been identified in the past few years, scientists from Johns Hopkins have recently identified 29 more DNA sequence variations. The findings may lead to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49149&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aging, Not Menopause, Raises Women&#8217;s Heart Risks, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/06/aging-not-menopause-raises-womens-heart-risks-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Menopause]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; There&#8217;s no link between menopause and increased risk of death from heart disease, says a study that challenges a long-held medical belief that the rate of cardiovascular death in women spikes after menopause.
Aging alone, not the hormonal impact of menopause, explains the increasing number of deaths among older women, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49057&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smoking Harder on Women&#8217;s Arteries Than Men&#8217;s, Scans Show]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/31/smoking-harder-on-womens-arteries-than-mens-scans-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smoking]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Smoking causes more arterial damage in women than in men, a new study finds.
Researchers used ultrasound to assess the carotid arteries (neck arteries that carry blood to the brain) in 1,893 women and 1,694 men in Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, France and Italy.

The study found that a lifetime of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48915&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Heart Disease Risk Linked to Genes, Not Lifestyle]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/30/family-heart-disease-risk-linked-to-genes-not-lifestyle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Genes affect hereditary coronary heart disease risk but family lifestyle does not, according to a new study.
While it&#8217;s long been known that hereditary factors influence this risk, it hasn&#8217;t been clear whether this is due to genes or unhealthy lifestyle in the family, the Swedish researchers said.

In order to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48935&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Attack Damage Not Reduced by Adding Balloon Pump to Angioplasty]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/30/heart-attack-damage-not-reduced-by-adding-balloon-pump-to-angioplasty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The extent of heart muscle damage in heart attack patients isn&#8217;t reduced by inserting a balloon pump into the aorta &#8212; the body&#8217;s main artery from the heart &#8212; before performing a surgery to clear clogged blood vessels known as angioplasty, a new study finds.
The balloon pump, or intra-aortic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48900&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blood Protein Might Signal Death Risk in Elderly]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/30/blood-protein-might-signal-death-risk-in-elderly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Swedish scientists have identified a protein circulating in the blood which seems to be a harbinger of an increased risk of death among elderly people.
The protein, cathepsin S, is strongly tied to the inflammatory processes that are central to killers such as cancer and heart disease.

The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48895&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Could Lots of Chocolate Lower Your Heart Risk?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/29/could-lots-of-chocolate-lower-your-heart-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who eat chocolate regularly may not only be feeding their sweet tooth, but lowering their risk for heart disease, a new study suggests.
Chocolate has been linked to reducing the risk of heart disease before, but in this analysis of recent studies involving more than 100,000 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48803&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Starvation in Youth Linked to Heart Risk in Adulthood]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/26/starvation-in-youth-linked-to-heart-risk-in-adulthood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who experience starvation in their youth are at greater risk for heart disease later in life, a new study has found.
In analyzing women who survived the Dutch famine of 1944-1945, researchers from the Netherlands found that the link is particularly strong among those who were undernourished as teenagers.

The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48864&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marriage May Do a Heart Good for Bypass Surgery]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/22/marriage-may-do-a-heart-good-for-bypass-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex and Relationships]]></category>

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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research finds that married people are more than twice as likely as single people to be alive 15 years after coronary bypass surgery, although the findings can&#8217;t prove that having a spouse has a protective effect.
In fact, the limitations of ethical research may make it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48539&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marriage Helps Survival After Heart Surgery]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/22/marriage-helps-heart-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Tamkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marriage is thought to have a number of health benefits, including greater longevity, less stress, and a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, and depression. Now, a new study suggests you can add a better survival rate after heart surgery to the list of health perks.
Overall, people who were married when they had coronary artery bypass surgery were 2.5 times more likely to be alive 15 years later than unmarried people, and the happily married fared better than those in unhappy marriages.
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		<title><![CDATA[The Fattier Your Heart, the Greater Your Heart Disease Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/16/the-fattier-your-heart-the-greater-your-heart-disease-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>

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By John LeightyHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The amount of hidden fat that collects around the heart may be a stronger indicator of cardiac disease risk than a bulging waistline or flabby thighs, a new study reports.
Heart fat hidden behind the rib cage &#8212; known as pericardial fat &#8212; appears to promote irregular [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48314&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Supports Selective Use of Drug-Coated Stents]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/15/study-supports-selective-use-of-drug-coated-stents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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MONDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Limiting the use of expensive drug-eluting (coated) stents does not increase patients&#8217; risk of heart attack or death, but it can save the U.S. health care system hundreds of millions of dollars a year,  a new study suggests.
A stent is a mesh tube used to keep an artery [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48332&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Little Exercise Goes a Long Way to Cut Disease, Death Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/15/a-little-exercise-goes-a-long-way-to-cut-disease-death-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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MONDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Just 15 minutes of physical activity a day can reduce your risk of death by 14 percent and increase your life expectancy by three years, a new study suggests.
Current recommendations call for adults to do at least 150 minutes, or a total of 1.5 hours, of physical activity weekly.

But the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48322&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cardiologists Often Miss Heart Defects in Young Athletes: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/12/cardiologists-often-miss-heart-defects-in-young-athletes-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; About 76 young U.S. athletes collapse and die from sudden cardiac arrest during practice or a game every year, which has led some experts to call for mandatory electrocardiograms to screen players for possibly fatal heart defects.
But a recent study found that pediatric heart specialists don&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48280&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breast Cancer Drug Raises Risk of Heart Problems in Older Women: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/10/breast-cancer-drug-raises-risk-of-heart-problems-in-older-women-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The breast cancer drug Herceptin increases the risk of heart problems in elderly patients, especially those with a history of heart disease and/or diabetes, a new study says.
Researchers analyzed the medical records of 45 women, ages 70 to 92, who were treated with Herceptin (trastuzumab) since 2005 and found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48084&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Pits New Blood Thinner Against Warfarin For Irregular Heartbeat]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/10/study-pits-new-blood-thinner-against-warfarin-for-irregular-heartbeat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new drug that lowers stroke risk among people with an irregular heartbeat may give the old standby, warfarin, some competition, a new study shows.
Individuals with an erratic heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation are at increased risk for ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blockage [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48215&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Women May Face Greater Heart Risk From Smoking Than Men]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/10/women-may-face-greater-heart-risk-from-smoking-than-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smoking]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women who smoke have a 25 percent higher risk of developing heart disease than male smokers do, according to a huge, new study.
Although the reason for the higher risk isn&#8217;t known, researchers suspect there are biological differences in how women&#8217;s bodies react to damaging cigarette smoke. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48202&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Heart Patients Anemic After Too Many Blood Tests in Hospital]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/08/many-heart-patients-anemic-after-too-many-blood-tests-in-hospital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anemia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; One in five patients who are hospitalized for heart attacks develop anemia because so much of their blood is drawn for routine diagnostic tests, researchers have found.
Often, this anemia persists for a month or more after discharge and could spell worse outcomes &#8212; even death &#8212; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48045&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Even a Little Exercise Helps the Heart, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/01/even-a-little-exercise-helps-the-heart-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Go for a walk after dinner. Play tag with your kids at the park.
New research shows that even small amounts of exercise &#8212; about 150 minutes, or 2.5 hours, of moderate activity a week &#8212; can reduce the risk [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47800&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Disease Prevention May Save Billions Annually in U.S.]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/26/heart-disease-prevention-may-save-billions-annually-in-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smoking]]></category>

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TUESDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Prevention is the key to stemming the soaring cost of heart disease in the United States, which reached $450 billion last year, according to a new policy statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Programs to better manage cholesterol, blood pressure and tobacco use would be a wise long-term investment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47603&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Severe Bleeding With No Benefit]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/24/anti-clotting-drug-may-cause-severe-bleeding-with-no-benefit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For patients suffering chest pain, adding a new anti-clotting drug, Eliquis, to dual antiplatelet therapy may result in severe bleeding without reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds.
A trial evaluating the combination treatment was halted early when the risk of severe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47541&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Blood Thinner Brilinta for Heart Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/20/fda-approves-blood-thinner-brilinta-for-heart-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In a long-awaited move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Wednesday approved the blood thinner Brilinta (ticagrelor) for use in patients with acute coronary syndromes, to help lower their odds for heart attack and death.
Acute coronary syndromes include common conditions such as unstable angina or heart attack linked [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47399&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stopping Daily Aspirin Boosts Heart Attack Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/19/stopping-daily-aspirin-boosts-heart-attack-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with heart disease who stop taking their daily low-dose aspirin may put themselves at a greater risk of having a heart attack, a new study finds.
Aspirin taken daily in a low dose (typically between 75 and 300 milligrams) is recommended to help prevent blood clots [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47380&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Broken Heart Syndrome&#8217; May Affect More People Than Thought]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/19/broken-heart-syndrome-may-affect-more-people-than-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; &#8220;Broken heart syndrome&#8221; &#8212; a temporary form of acute heart failure caused by a sudden weakening of the heart muscle &#8212; may affect more people than previously thought, a new study suggests.
This condition, also known as &#8220;stress cardiomyopathy,&#8221; usually affects postmenopausal women and is typically triggered by a profoundly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47374&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Married Men Seem to Seek Help for Heart Attacks Sooner]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/19/married-men-seem-to-seek-help-for-heart-attacks-sooner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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TUESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Married men or those in common-law relationships seek medical care for heart attacks sooner than men who are single, divorced or widowed, according to a new study by Canadian researchers.
The researchers contend that by receiving medical care sooner, married men are more likely to survive a heart attack than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47357&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Male Heart-Attack Victims Seek Help Faster If Married]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/18/married-men-heart-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Men who experience chest pains while having a heart attack tend to get to a hospital sooner if they&#8217;re married or in a common-law relationship, according to a new study.
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		<title><![CDATA[The Cycling Stud Who Shed His Couch Potato Skin]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/15/the-cycling-stud-who-shed-his-couch-potato-skin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Kids stretched out their open palms over barricades as I crossed the finish line Sunday of the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, and I high-fived them as I rolled past, feeling like an utter rock star.
Farther down the &#8220;chute,&#8221; volunteers handed out garish yet glorious blue-and-green [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47221&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study: Potassium Boosts Heart Health, Salt Harms It]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/11/study-potassium-boosts-heart-health-salt-harms-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Too much salt and too little potassium in your diet may boost your risk for cardiovascular disease and death, a new study shows.
Earlier studies had found an association between high blood pressure and high levels of salt consumption and low levels of potassium intake. The combination [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47094&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adherence to Angioplasty/Stent Guidelines Lacking: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/11/adherence-to-angioplastystent-guidelines-lacking-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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MONDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many U.S. hospitals don&#8217;t follow recently revised guidelines for the appropriate use of balloon angioplasty and stenting in patients who have a blocked coronary artery after a heart attack, a new study finds.
A U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute study released in 2006, called the Occluded Artery Trial [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47087&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Coordinated Cooling Effort After Cardiac Arrest Can Improve Outcomes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/11/coordinated-cooling-effort-after-cardiac-arrest-can-improve-outcomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Cooling cardiac arrest patients can reduce the risk of lasting neurological damage, but this lifesaving treatment remains largely underutilized, a new study says.
Many local hospitals don&#8217;t have the proper systems in place, and the cooling treatment must start within hours of a cardiac arrest to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47085&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Satisfaction With Life Seems Good for the Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/06/satisfaction-with-life-seems-good-for-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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WEDNESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Being satisfied with your life can be good for your heart.
That&#8217;s the finding of a new study that included almost 8,000 British civil servants, average age 49, who were asked about their satisfaction in seven areas of their lives: romantic relationships, leisure activities, job, family, sex, standard of living [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46927&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Finds Most Urgent Angioplasties Warranted]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/05/study-finds-most-urgent-angioplasties-warranted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research shows that most urgent angioplasty procedures performed in the United States are warranted, but the same can&#8217;t be said for those done on a non-emergency basis.
Reviewing data on more than a half million angioplasty procedures, researchers deemed the artery-opening procedure appropriate when performed for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46938&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Medical Futility Trend Seen in Neonatal Deaths]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/05/medical-futility-trend-seen-in-neonatal-deaths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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TUESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Most deaths that occur in neonatal intensive care units at U.S. hospitals are due to withdrawal of life support and the withholding of lifesaving measures, a new study reveals.
Neonatal infants (younger than 28 days old) account for the majority of childhood deaths in the United States, and most of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46906&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Program Shrinks Time-to-Treatment for Heart Attack: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/28/program-shrinks-time-to-treatment-for-heart-attack-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The time it takes to transfer heart attack patients to hospitals that provide emergency coronary angioplasty was greatly reduced when a statewide transfer program was launched in North Carolina, a new study finds.
It included 436 patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most lethal form of heart attack that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46741&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Hints at Why Heart Disease Is More Deadly for Blacks]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/28/study-hints-at-why-heart-disease-is-more-deadly-for-blacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
A new study hints at one reason that black Americans are at a higher risk of death from heart disease than whites: Blacks appear to have higher levels of a certain type of plaque that builds up in arteries and is not detected in standard screening.
This so-called &#8220;non-calcified plaque&#8221; &#8212; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46733&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Blood Thinner Beats Plavix When Paired With Low-Dose Aspirin]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/27/new-blood-thinner-beats-plavix-when-paired-with-low-dose-aspirin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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MONDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Brilinta, an experimental anti-clotting medication currently awaiting U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, performed better than the industry standard, Plavix, when used in tandem with low-dose aspirin, a new study finds.
Heart patients who took Brilinta (ticagrelor) with low-dose aspirin (less than 300 milligrams) had fewer cardiovascular complications than those [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46687&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hospital Delays Tied to Racial Divide in Heart Attack Care]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/23/hospital-delays-tied-to-racial-divide-in-heart-attack-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Among heart attack patients, black Americans generally wait longer than whites to undergo revascularization procedures to restore blood flow to their hearts, according to a new study.
But this difference is because of hospital quality, not the race of individual patients, the University of Michigan Health System researchers said.

Heart attack [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46598&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Delays in Hospital Transfers for Heart Attack Patients May Raise Death Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/21/delays-in-hospital-transfers-for-heart-attack-patients-may-raise-death-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Only 11 percent of patients who experience a potentially deadly type of heart attack and who need to be transferred to another hospital for procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement are transferred within the recommended time of 30 minutes.
Instead, a new study finds the average time patients [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46513&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Men&#8217;s Waistlines Could Be Key to Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/20/mens-waistlines-could-be-key-to-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
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MONDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Men can gain significant health benefits from watching their waist size and, if necessary, losing some flab around the middle, the American Dietetic Association says.
&#8220;Just as it&#8217;s important to know your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and weight numbers, men need to know their waist circumference. So, get out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46431&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gene Study Sheds Light on Often Fatal Heart Condition]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/17/gene-study-sheds-light-on-often-fatal-heart-condition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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FRIDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers have pinpointed a genetic risk factor for a potentially fatal heart problem called thoracic aortic dissection.
The life-threatening condition was the cause of the sudden death of actor John Ritter in 2003 at the age of 54.

Now, genetics researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46400&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smoking-Cessation Drug Chantix Linked to Heart Problems]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/16/smoking-cessation-drug-chantix-linked-to-heart-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The quit-smoking drug Chantix may lead to a small but increased risk of heart problems in people with cardiovascular disease, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
In a study of 700 smokers with cardiovascular disease who were undergoing treatment with Chantix or a placebo, researchers saw a small [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46368&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[HRT May Reduce Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/16/hrt-may-reduce-risk-of-peripheral-artery-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congestive Heart Failure]]></category>
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THURSDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) appears to help protect postmenopausal women against the development of peripheral artery disease, new research indicates.
The risk reduction for peripheral artery disease, or PAD, was found even though the group of women on HRT were more likely to  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46356&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Medical Groups Update Heart, Blood Pressure Care Guidelines]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/13/medical-groups-update-heart-blood-pressure-care-guidelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Patient-focused outcomes are emphasized in 10 updated performance measures for people with coronary artery disease and hypertension that were released Monday by a trio of major U.S. medical groups.
&#8220;These measures are primarily intended for the use of individual practitioners and group practices in their efforts to improve the care [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46151&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Attack Victims Face Greater Risk of Dying When Ambulances Are Diverted]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/12/heart-attack-victims-face-greater-risk-of-dying-when-ambulances-are-diverted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Heart attack patients whose ambulances are diverted from the nearest ER to another one further away are at greater risk of dying &#8212; not just soon after the heart attack, but for up to a year after the intervention, a new study finds.
Researchers examined data from 13,860 Medicare patients [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46084&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Women May Be Getting Unneeded Heart Imaging Tests]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/10/women-may-be-getting-unneeded-heart-imaging-tests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRIDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women are more likely than men to be referred for unnecessary nuclear stress tests, a new study contends.
A nuclear stress test, also called myocardial perfusion imaging, is an imaging technique that measures blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and during periods of stress, such as exercise. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46078&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mental Illness Linked to Greater Risk of Death After Heart Attack]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/03/mental-illness-linked-to-greater-risk-of-death-after-heart-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, JUNE 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with mental illness are more likely to die following a heart attack or serious cardiac event, a new study finds.
One explanation for this increased risk is that people with mental illness are 14 percent less likely to receive lifesaving treatments for their heart condition, researchers found.

Those treatments included [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45759&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Male Heart Disease May Be Linked to Mom&#8217;s Lifetime Nutrition]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/02/male-heart-disease-may-be-linked-to-moms-lifetime-nutrition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A man&#8217;s heart disease risk after the age of 40 may be linked, at least in part, to his mother&#8217;s body size and placenta size when he was born, a new study suggests.
&#8220;Chronic disease is the product of a mother&#8217;s lifetime nutrition and the early growth of her child,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45632&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can Removing Tonsils, Appendix Boost Early Heart Attack Risk?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/01/can-removing-tonsils-appendix-boost-early-heart-attack-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Although the tonsils and appendix are not considered vital to the body, Swedish researchers have found that people who had them taken out before the age of 20 may be at a slightly greater risk of an early heart attack. 
The new study linked the role of the appendix [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45598&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fear of Dying During Heart Attack May Make Matters Worse]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/01/fear-of-dying-during-heart-attack-may-make-matters-worse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who become very afraid of dying in the moments during and days after a heart attack also seem to have more inflammation, an indicator that they may, in the long run, do worse than patients who are less fearful, a small British study suggests.
The finding, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45638&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experts Say Stroke Care Differs for U.S. Minorities]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/26/experts-say-stroke-care-differs-for-u-s-minorities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 17:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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THURSDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Wide differences in care for people who&#8217;ve had a stroke still exist between whites and ethnic minorities in the United States, according to a joint report issued by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
&#8220;We see disparities in every aspect of stroke care, from lack of awareness of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45511&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Heart Patients With Stents]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/26/omega-3-fatty-acids-may-help-heart-patients-with-stents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Combining omega-3 fatty acids with blood-thinning drugs may reduce the risk of heart attacks in patients who&#8217;ve had stents placed in their coronary arteries, a new European study suggests.
While other research suggests that foods rich in omega-3s, including fatty fish such as salmon, help reduce the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45509&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CT Heart Scans No Benefit to Patients Without Symptoms]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/23/ct-heart-scans-no-benefit-to-patients-without-symptoms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 22:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For people who show no symptoms of heart disease, there is little short-term benefit to having their heart vessels scanned for plaque buildup, a new study suggests.
While interesting, new technologies such as CT angiography haven&#8217;t demonstrated in clinical trials that they are useful for asymptomatic patients. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45356&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Younger Docs More Likely to Prescribe Drugs for Heart Disease: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/23/younger-docs-more-likely-to-prescribe-drugs-for-heart-disease-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 22:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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MONDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Older doctors are more likely to recommend lifestyle changes for patients with heart disease risk factors, while younger doctors are more likely to prescribe medications, a new study finds.
But despite seeing doctors that prescribed more medications, the patients of younger doctors had no better control of their heart disease risk [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45348&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Standard Heart Drugs Won&#8217;t Ease Pulmonary Hypertension]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/18/standard-heart-drugs-wont-ease-pulmonary-hypertension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 13:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Although commonly used to treat heart disease, aspirin and simvastatin offer no benefit to patients suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, a progressive disease characterized by increased blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, according to new research. 
In a study funded by the U.S. National Institutes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45230&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scans of Egyptian Mummies Show Heart Disease Was Ancient Malady]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/17/scans-of-egyptian-mummies-show-heart-disease-was-ancient-malady/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 16:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Modern technology reveals that ancient Egyptians, including a princess of noble blood, suffered from coronary artery disease, according to a new report.
 The Horus study, which used whole-body computerized tomography (CT) scanning to visualize the arteries of 52 ancient Egyptian mummies, found that atherosclerosis &#8212; plaque build-up in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45147&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fewer Medicare Patients Hospitalized for Heart Trouble]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/11/fewer-medicare-patients-hospitalized-for-heart-trouble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 17:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Over the last decade, the number of Medicare patients hospitalized for cardiac issues dropped, accounting for a smaller slice of the 10-year hospitalization rate than non-heart related issues, new research indicates.
The finding stems from the largest effort launched in the past decade (1998 to 2008) to gauge Medicare hospitalization [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45037&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Research Suggests 1 in 7 Strokes Happen During Sleep]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/10/research-suggests-1-in-7-strokes-happen-during-sleep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 14:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; About 14 percent of strokes happen while people are sleeping, lowering the chance that they&#8217;ll be able to get to the hospital in time for a potentially brain-saving treatment, a new study suggests. 
&#8220;Because the only treatment for ischemic stroke must be given within a few hours after the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44920&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Heart Transplant Outcomes Seen at High-Volume Centers]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/09/best-heart-transplant-outcomes-seen-at-high-volume-centers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 17:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Hospitals that perform a large number of heart transplants are the best places for older, sicker patients to receive a new heart, according to new research.
In the study, Johns Hopkins researchers analyzed data from all 17,211 heart transplants done in the United States between January 2000 and December 2009. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44917&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gastric Bypass May Help Prevent Heart Disease in Teens: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/09/gastric-bypass-may-help-prevent-heart-disease-in-teens-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Adults who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery show improvement in biochemical cardiac risk factors, but teens that have the procedure may realize even greater heart health benefits, according to new research. 
In Roux-en-Y surgery, a very common gastric bypass procedure, surgical connections around the bowel help decrease stomach capacity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44950&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[What&#8217;s Good for Your Heart Is Good for Your Brain]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/07/whats-good-for-your-heart-is-good-for-your-brain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 15:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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SATURDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Some simple precautions and activities can help keep your mind sharp and your brain healthy throughout your life, an expert says.
Genes and chance certainly play a role in memory loss, brain tumors, strokes and other brain disorders, Dr. Keith L. Black, chairman of the department of neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44905&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Care for Irregular Heartbeat Costs U.S. Billions: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/04/care-for-irregular-heartbeat-costs-u-s-billions-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 14:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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TUESDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; It costs $26 billion a year to treat U.S. patients with the heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation, according to a new study.
That total includes $6 billion for atrial fibrillation care, $9.9 billion for other cardiovascular risk factors or disease and $10.1 billion for non-cardiovascular medical problems, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44781&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Huh? Low-Salt Diet Ups Risk of Fatal Heart Attack?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/03/low-sodium-heart-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 21:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors and public health officials have been telling us for years that eating too much sodium can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke by raising blood pressure to unsafe levels. So how to explain a new study that suggests low salt intake actually increases the risk of dying from those causes?
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		<title><![CDATA[Frequent Business Travel Tough on the Heart, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/03/frequent-business-travel-tough-on-the-heart-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 15:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News)  &#8212; American workers forced to travel often on business aren&#8217;t doing their hearts any favor, a new study suggests. 
A team of U.S. researchers found that people who travel for business 20 days or more per month are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease than &#8220;light&#8221; travelers who were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44730&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Challenges Link Between Salt and Heart Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/03/study-challenges-link-between-salt-and-heart-disease-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The prevailing wisdom that high salt intake raises cardiovascular risks is being challenged by a new European study that suggests the opposite.
The Polish and Belgian researchers acknowledge that all of the study volunteers were younger and white, and that may have skewed the results.

Analyzing urine sodium [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44779&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Challenges Link Between Salt and Heart Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/03/study-challenges-link-between-salt-and-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The prevailing wisdom that high salt intake raises cardiovascular risks is being challenged by a new European study that suggests the opposite.
The Polish and Belgian researchers acknowledge that all of the study volunteers were younger and white, and that may have skewed the results.

Analyzing urine sodium [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44777&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Waist Size Predicts Heart-Disease Death Better Than Weight]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/02/waist-size-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 20:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waist size provides a far more accurate way to predict a heart patient&#8217;s chances of dying at an early age from a heart attack or other causes, according to a new study.
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		<title><![CDATA[Belly Fat + Heart Disease Can Be Deadly: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/02/belly-fat-heart-disease-can-be-deadly-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 15:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Even normal-weight people with belly fat and heart disease have an increased risk of death compared to folks whose fat is concentrated elsewhere, a large, new study reports.
A &#8220;beer belly&#8221; or &#8220;muffin top&#8221; is as significant a risk factor as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day or having [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44726&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Survey Finds Many Young Adults Oblivious to Heart Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/02/survey-finds-many-young-adults-oblivious-to-heart-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 15:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new U.S. survey finds that nine out of 10 college-age adults think they&#8217;re living a healthy lifestyle, even as experts warn that that&#8217;s not the case and current lifestyles will have consequences for health down the road.
In fact, too much fast food, too much alcohol [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44692&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Morning Heart Attacks Cause More Damage, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/28/morning-heart-attacks-cause-more-damage-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; If you suffer a heart attack in the morning, it is likely to be more severe than having one at any other time of day, a Spanish research team reports.
In fact, if the heart attack happens between 6 a.m. and noon, it is likely to damage [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44601&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experts Offer New Guidance for Blood Pressure Control in Elderly]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/25/experts-offer-new-guidance-for-blood-pressure-control-in-elderly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Elderly Americans are at high risk for high blood pressure and related health problems and death, but lifestyle changes and proper use of medicines can reduce these risks, says a clinical guidance statement released Monday by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.
&#8220;As we age, high [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44496&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[To Get Americans Healthier, U.S. Targets the Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/22/to-get-americans-healthier-u-s-targets-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; U.S. health officials and the American Heart Association have put forth an ambitious set of goals for reducing deaths from heart attack, stroke and coronary heart disease.
The goals go further than just setting targets for limiting death and illness, however. They place even greater emphasis on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44440&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nurse Practitioner Counsels Lifestyle Changes as Key to Heart Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/22/nurse-practitioner-counsels-lifestyle-changes-as-key-to-heart-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRIDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Lynne Braun spends a lot of her time trying to encourage people to do right by their hearts and their health.
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
Braun, who works as a nurse practitioner at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and teaches at the university&#8217;s College of Nursing, helps counsel people who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44438&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Women Taking Calcium Supplements May Risk Heart Health, Researchers Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/19/women-taking-calcium-supplements-may-risk-heart-health-researchers-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; More evidence is emerging that women who take calcium supplements to prevent bone deterioration may, in fact, be risking their heart health. 
But even when added to previous studies with similar findings, the new conclusions don&#8217;t necessarily mark a death knell for calcium supplements, say the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44373&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lifestyle Changes Can Slash Blood Fat Levels, Experts Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/18/lifestyle-changes-can-slash-blood-fat-levels-experts-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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MONDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Healthy lifestyle changes can significantly lower elevated levels of triglycerides, a type of blood fat associated with heart disease and other health problems, says an American Heart Association scientific statement released Monday.
About one-third (31 percent) of adults in the United States have elevated triglyceride levels, defined as more than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44353&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Short Bursts of Exercise Good for the Heart: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/08/short-bursts-of-exercise-good-for-the-heart-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; All exercise is the same, right? Not so fast, suggests a small study of teens out of Scotland that found that high-intensity exercise may be better than endurance training for preventing cardiovascular disease because it can be done in less time.
The study included 57 adolescent schoolchildren (47 boys and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44225&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heavy Teens at Increased Risk of Heart Disease Years Later]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/06/teen-weight-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teenage boys who are even slightly overweight face an increased risk of heart disease later in life, even if they slim down as adults, according to a new study.
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		<title><![CDATA[Implantable Device May Lower Tough-to-Treat Hypertension]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/05/implantable-device-may-lower-tough-to-treat-hypertension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; For people with hard-to-control blood pressure, a new implantable device shows promise, researchers report.
The device, surgically placed just below the collarbone, sends a four- to six-volt electrical jolt to the carotid arteries. This is said to lower blood pressure through a process known as baroreflex activation therapy.

The researchers were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43749&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two Different Heart Drugs May Work Equally Well for High-Risk Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/05/two-different-heart-drugs-may-work-equally-well-for-high-risk-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with high blood pressure and impaired glucose tolerance seem to fare equally well when given two separate types of heart drugs, new research suggests.
Although an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) and a calcium channel blocker were both effective in this patient population, one difference did [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43731&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Long Hours at Work May Boost Heart-Attack Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/04/work-hours-heart-attack-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While you may consider yourself lucky to be working long hours—or working at all—in the current economy, your diligence may be undermining your health in the long run.
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Many Hours at Work Might Harm the Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/04/too-many-hours-at-work-might-harm-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Ellin HolohanHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) &#8212; It may be time to add a long workday to the list of risk factors for heart disease.
A new study has found that office workers in England significantly increased their chances of having a heart attack by working more hours than their peers.

The study, conducted by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43658&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mummies Show Heart Disease Is an Ancient Problem]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/03/mummies-show-heart-disease-is-an-ancient-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The earliest known case of coronary artery disease has been found in the 3,550-year-old mummy of an Egyptian princess. She lived between 1580 and 1550 B.C., and died in her early 40s, say researchers.
Their investigation with whole-body CT scans found that this wasn&#8217;t a unique case. About 45 percent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43572&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yoga May Also Calm a Dangerous Irregular Heartbeat]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/02/yoga-may-also-calm-a-dangerous-irregular-heartbeat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
SATURDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In a small preliminary study, the ancient art of yoga appeared to halve the number of episodes of a potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation.
Three sessions of yoga a week also improved quality of life, lowering levels of the anxiety and depression which often [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43579&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Laughter Not Only Feels Good, It&#8217;s Good for the Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/01/laughter-not-only-feels-good-its-good-for-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Having a good laugh on April Fool&#8217;s Day or any other day of the year helps relieve stress and benefits your blood vessels, an expert says.
&#8220;Laughter increases blood flow and improves the function of blood vessels. Reducing stress is especially beneficial for persons who have hypertension [high blood pressure],&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43627&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nerve Block Treatment May Ease Stubborn High Blood Pressure]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/29/nerve-block-treatment-may-ease-stubborn-high-blood-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A technique that interrupts nerve signals between the kidneys and brain dropped blood pressure to normal levels in 39 percent of patients with drug-resistant hypertension, according to a small new study led by French researchers.
At 24 international sites, 106 patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure (hypertension) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43486&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Just-Approved Defibrillators Limit Unnecessary Shocks]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/29/just-approved-defibrillators-limit-unnecessary-shocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TUESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Defibrillator maker Medtronic says its new line of Protecta devices has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The devices incorporate &#8220;Smart Shock&#8221; technology that recognizes when irregular heartbeats are life-threatening and delivers therapeutic shocks
&#8220;only when appropriate,&#8221; Medtronic said in a news release.

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		<title><![CDATA[Conflicts of Interest Cloud Heart Treatment Guidelines: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/28/conflicts-of-interest-cloud-heart-treatment-guidelines-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; More than half of the nearly 500 writers and reviewers of recent cardiology clinical practice guidelines reported a conflict of interest due to ties with drug makers and other companies, a new study finds.
The findings are troubling because clinical practice guidelines (CPGS) are often adopted as the standard of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43490&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Laughter, Music May Lower Blood Pressure]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/25/laughter-music-blood-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to your favorite tunes or funny jokes could lower your blood pressure, perhaps even as much as cutting salt from your diet or dropping 10 pounds, according to the preliminary results of a small study presented today at an American Heart Association meeting in Atlanta.
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		<title><![CDATA[Dark Chocolate May Harbor Benefits for the Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/24/dark-chocolate-may-harbor-benefits-for-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; If you can handle the fat and calories, there may be a health benefit to enjoying dark chocolate on occasion. New research suggests that the cocoa ingredient may lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels while preventing diabetes and improving the health of blood vessels. 
So why not chow down [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43352&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Mini Strokes&#8217; Linked to Doubled Heart Attack Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/24/mini-strokes-linked-to-doubled-heart-attack-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Having a &#8220;mini stroke,&#8221; known as a transient-ischemic attack (TIA), appears to double the risk for a heart attack later,  according to Mayo Clinic researchers.
Although TIA symptoms may last only a few minutes, they are a warning of coronary heart disease that may be unrecognized, said Dr. Larry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43377&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study: Mercury in Fish Poses No Heart Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/23/mercury-fish-heart-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mercury exposure from eating fish doesn&#8217;t appear to raise the risk of heart disease and stroke, as some research has suggested.
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		<title><![CDATA[Risks May Outweigh Benefits for Blood Pressure Drug Combo]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/22/risks-may-outweigh-benefits-for-blood-pressure-drug-combo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many older people struggling with high blood pressure are being inappropriately and unnecessarily prescribed a combination blood pressure medications, a team of Canadian researchers warns.
And, they caution, the often unwarranted dual protocol can have serious consequences: an increased risk for kidney failure and even death.

The two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43288&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fiber May Lessen Lifetime Risk for Heart Problems]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/22/fiber-may-lessen-lifetime-risk-for-heart-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that middle-age and younger adults who eat high amounts of fiber are less likely to suffer from heart disease over their lives. 
The findings add to existing research that links high-fiber diets to lower rates of high blood pressure, obesity and high cholesterol. 

Researchers from Northwestern [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43272&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Whole Grain Cereal May Help Control Blood Pressure]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/22/whole-grain-cereal-may-help-control-blood-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Eating breakfast cereal &#8212; especially whole grain cereal &#8212; may reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
&#8220;We found about a 20 percent decreased risk of developing hypertension in those who consumed whole grain breakfasts cereals at least seven times a week,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43268&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart-Attack Risk Spikes After Sex, Exercise]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/22/heart-attack-sex-exercise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exercising or having sex roughly triples a person&#8217;s risk of heart attack in the hours immediately afterward, especially if the person does those activities infrequently.
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		<title><![CDATA[Severe Blood Clots Should be Treated Aggressively: Heart Docs]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/21/severe-blood-clots-should-be-treated-aggressively-heart-docs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The American Heart Association is urging doctors to treat the worst cases of potentially life-threatening blood clots that form in the legs&#8217; deep veins more aggressively.
These clots can break loose and travel to the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism, which can be fatal.

Each year in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43298&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Involvement Helps Stroke Patients With Rehab]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/09/family-involvement-helps-stroke-patients-with-rehab/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Stroke survivors recover their physical abilities more quickly if family members are involved in their exercise therapy, a new European study suggests.
The study of 40 male and female stroke survivors found that adding family-assisted exercise therapy to routine post-stroke physical therapy improved patients&#8217; motor function, balance, distance walked, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43076&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blood Pressure Drug Does Not Help Those With Atrial Fibrillation]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/09/blood-pressure-drug-does-not-help-those-with-atrial-fibrillation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The blood pressure-lowering drug Avapro doesn&#8217;t seem to prevent heart disease and stroke in patients suffering from the irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, a new Canadian study finds.
People with atrial fibrillation are at risk for heart disease and stroke, and lowering blood pressure is one way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43070&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Irregular Heart Beat Plus Stroke May Increase Dementia Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/07/irregular-heart-beat-plus-stroke-may-increase-dementia-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who suffer a stroke and also have an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation may be at greater risk of developing dementia than stroke survivors without the heart condition, British researchers report.
The likelihood of atrial fibrillation increases with age, and it is a significant risk [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42985&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scientists Link 13 New Gene Regions to Heart Disease Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/06/scientists-link-13-new-gene-regions-to-heart-disease-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SUNDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  In what may be the largest global investigation of its kind, scientists have implicated 13 new gene regions in the onset of heart vessel plaque build-up, a condition that often leads to fatal heart attacks.
The discovery doubles the number of gene regions linked to the development of coronary [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42937&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Potassium-Rich Foods May Cut Stroke, Heart Disease Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/04/potassium-rich-foods-may-cut-stroke-heart-disease-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A diet rich in foods that are loaded with potassium can reduce your risk for a stroke by 21 percent and may also lower your risk of heart disease, a new study suggests.
Good sources of potassium include bananas and other fruits and vegetables, as well as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42946&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Teens With Congenital Heart Disease Need Help Moving to Adult Care]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/02/teens-with-congenital-heart-disease-need-help-moving-to-adult-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Early adolescence is the time that patients with congenital heart disease should start preparing for the move from pediatric to adult medical care, says a new American Heart Association scientific statement.
Congenital heart disease, which occurs before birth, is the most common type of birth defect. Most of these heart [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42889&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do Sugary Drinks Boost Blood Pressure?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/28/sugary-drinks-blood-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another reason to cut back on soda and other sugary drinks: A new study suggests that even one sweetened drink per day may contribute to higher blood pressure.
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		<title><![CDATA[Edarbi Approved for High Blood Pressure]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/28/edarbi-approved-for-high-blood-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Edarbi (azilsartan medoxomil) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with high blood pressure (hypertension).
Clinical trials showed Edarbi was more effective in lowering high blood pressure over 24 hours than two previously FDA-approved drugs, Diovan (valsartan) and Benicar (olmesartan), the agency said in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42778&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Severe Heart Attack No More Deadly to Women Than Men]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/24/severe-heart-attack-no-more-deadly-to-women-than-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Gender does not appear to have any impact on the risk of dying following a severe heart attack, new research indicates.
The study authors observed that female heart attack patients who undergo in-hospital procedures such an angioplasty are, in fact, more likely to subsequently die than male patients.

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		<title><![CDATA[Coffee, Sex, Smog Can All Trigger Heart Attack, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/23/coffee-sex-smog-can-all-trigger-heart-attack-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A major analysis of data on potential triggers for heart attacks finds that many of the substances and activities Americans indulge in every day &#8212; coffee, alcohol, sex, even breathing &#8212; can all help spur an attack.
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		<title><![CDATA[Whole Grain Fiber Linked to Longer Life]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/14/fiber-longer-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eating a diet rich in fiber—especially the kind of fiber found in whole grains—reduces the risk of dying at an early age from a range of causes, a new government study suggests.
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		<title><![CDATA[Stars Strut on the Runway for Women&#8217;s Heart Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/10/stars-strut-on-the-runway-for-womens-heart-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Actress Denise Richards wowed the crowd in scarlet, while Today show host Ann Curry hit the catwalk in fire-engine red. Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s best-friend-forever, talk show host Gayle King, sashayed in a cherry Donna Karan number, while hip-hop star Eve rocked out in crimson.
Taking part Wednesday night in the annual [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42125&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Super Bowl May Trigger Heart Attacks]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/31/super-bowl-heart-attacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday&#8217;s Super Bowl could prove to be a real heartbreaker for some fans of the losing team. A new study suggests that the emotional stress fans feel after a loss may trigger fatal heart attacks, especially in people who already have heart disease.
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		<title><![CDATA[Gene Mutation May Protect Blacks From Heart Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/27/gene-mutation-may-protect-blacks-from-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; About one-fourth of all black men and women carry a genetic mutation that dramatically reduces their risk for coronary artery disease, new research reveals.
The mutation is found on a gene that has been linked to a higher risk for heart disease among other races, the investigators noted. But their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41858&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Heart Disease Costs Expected to Soar]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/24/u-s-heart-disease-costs-expected-to-soar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The cost of treating heart disease and stroke in the United States is expected to triple in the next 20 years, to $818 billion, a new report says.
According to the American Heart Association, which issued the policy statement, this $545 billion increase in costs for treating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41771&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lowering BP Can Help Cut Women&#8217;s Heart Disease Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/24/lowering-bp-can-help-cut-womens-heart-disease-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Many middle-aged women could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by lowering their blood pressure, researchers say.
High systolic blood pressure (the pressure when the heart contracts) is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease and its common outcomes &#8212; heart attack, heart failure and stroke &#8212; in middle-aged [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41757&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Daily Fruit, Veggies May Cut Risk of Heart Disease Death]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/19/daily-fruit-veggies-may-cut-risk-of-heart-disease-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Along with all the other well-known reasons to eat more fruits and vegetables, new research indicates that doing so may reduce your risk of dying from heart disease.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 300,000 people from eight European countries, aged 40 to 85, who took part in the European [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41651&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Five Steps to a Healthier Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/15/five-steps-to-a-healthier-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Five simple steps can help lower your risk of heart disease, says a leading expert on preventive cardiology.
About 58 million Americans have heart disease and more needs to be done to educate people about risk factors and prevention, said Dr. Holly Anderson, director of education and outreach at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41546&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taking Short Breaks From Sitting May Help Waistline and Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/12/taking-short-breaks-from-sitting-may-help-waistline-and-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; If you sit all day at an office and worry about its effect on your weight and health, take a few breaks.
That&#8217;s the advice from a new study that finds that people who sit for extended periods of time without taking short breaks are at higher [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41485&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Much TV Time May Hurt Your Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/10/tv-sitting-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spending lots of free time glued to the TV or computer screen can hurt your heart and shorten your life, no matter how much exercise you get when you&#8217;re not riding the couch, a new study suggests.
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		<title><![CDATA[Sugary Drinks, Foods Might Put Teens at Risk for Heart Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/10/sugary-drinks-foods-might-put-teens-at-risk-for-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Teens whose diets include lots of sugary drinks and foods show physical signs that they are at increased risk for heart disease as adults, researchers from Emory University report.
Among 2,157 teens who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the average amount of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41413&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Team-Based Treatment Helps Those With Cluster of Chronic Illnesses]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/12/29/team-based-treatment-helps-those-with-cluster-of-chronic-illnesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A treatment team headed by an experienced nurse improved the health of patients suffering from multiple chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and depression.
A study appearing in the Dec. 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reports improvements in the four areas of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41160&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Roundup: 2010 Advances in Heart Disease and Stroke Care]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/12/28/roundup-2010-advances-in-heart-disease-and-stroke-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; 2010 was a year that enjoyed continued advances in the treatment of heart disease and stroke, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
&#8220;We have come far in the past decade, reducing heart disease deaths by more than 27 percent and stroke deaths by more than 44 percent,&#8221; American [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41156&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Demands, Worry Linked to Chest Pain]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/12/22/family-demands-worry-chest-pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Tamkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No man (or woman) is an island, and it&#8217;s well known that social ties are good for your health. Social connections have been linked with greater longevity, and just living with someone else may lower heart disease risk. But a new study suggests that if those relationships—particularly with your partner—are stressful, it may be bad for your heart.
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