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"Tomato Pill" Improves Function of Blood Vessels
Jun 16, 2014'Tomato pill' may improve the function of blood vessels A daily supplement of an extract found in tomatoes may improve the function of blood vessels in patients with cardiovascular disease, according to new research from the University of ...
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A Meta-Analysis Involving 80,000 Patients Found Statins Have Few Symptomatic Side Effects
Mar 14, 2014A meta-analysis involving 80,000 patients found statins -- cholesterol-lowering drugs -- have few symptomatic side effects, researchers in Britain said. Dr. Judith Finegold of the National Heart and Lung Institute in London said an ...
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An Apple a Day Really Does Keep The Doctor Away, Research Shows
Feb 27, 2014February 17, 2014 Sophie Langley An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, research shows Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular deaths such as heart attacks and ...
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Clinicians and Patients Should Use Shared Decision-Making to Select Treatments
Feb 14, 2014Clinicians and patients should use shared decision-making to select individualized treatments based on the new guidelines to prevent cardiovascular disease, according to a commentary by three Mayo Clinic physicians published in this week's ...
Tags: cardiovascular disease, Cardiology, cholesterol guidelines
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Race and Gender Affect Whether Heart Attack Patients Still Take Recommended Medications
Jan 24, 2014THURSDAY Jan. 23, 2014, 2014 -- Race and gender affect whether heart attack patients still take recommended medications a year later, a new study finds. And black and Hispanic women are least likely to continue using the drugs meant to ...
Tags: ACE, ARBs, heart attack, patient
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Up to 30 Percent of Heart Attack Patients Suffer a New Heart Attack
Jan 21, 2014Up to 30 percent of heart attack patients suffer a new heart attack because cardiologists are unable to control inflammation inside heart arteries — the process that leads to clots rupturing and causing myocardial infarction or ...
Tags: New Technology, Heart Attacks, HDL, LDL
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Statins May Help Prevent Delirium in Critically Ill Patients Who Were Taking Drugs
Jan 17, 2014Statins may help prevent delirium in critically ill patients who were taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs before they were admitted to hospital, a new study suggests. This beneficial effect may be due to the anti-inflammatory effects of ...
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Cardiovascular Comorbidities May Be Going Under-Recognized and Undertreated in Patients
Jan 13, 2014Cardiovascular comorbidities may be going under-recognized and undertreated in patients with bipolar disorder, say UK researchers. This is despite the UK having a healthcare system that is free at the point of access, they note. "This ...
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Sanford Health Will Gift The Organization $125 Million to Establish Sanford Imagenetics
Jan 9, 2014Sanford Health announced today Denny Sanford, the preeminent health care philanthropist in the United States, will gift the organization $125 million to establish Sanford Imagenetics, a first-of-its-kind program in the country that ...
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Almost 14 Percent of Australians Take Statins -- Cholesterol-Lowering Medications
Dec 27, 2013PARIS, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Almost 14 percent of Australians take statins -- cholesterol-lowering medications -- while 13 percent of Britons and Slovakians take statins, researchers says. Britain, the "statins capital" of Europe, prescribes ...
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Fewer People Should Take Medicine to Control Their High Blood Pressure
Dec 19, 2013Fewer people should take medicine to control their high blood pressure, a new set of guidelines recommends. Adults aged 60 or older should only take blood pressure medication if their blood pressure exceeds 150/90, which sets a higher bar ...
Tags: Health News, New Blood Pressure Guidelines, Bar for Taking Medications
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Cardiology Released Prevention Guidelines to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke
Nov 15, 2013The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released new U.S. cardiovascular prevention guidelines to prevent heart attack and stroke. "These new guidelines represent the best of what scientific research can tell us ...
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New Guidelines Tell Us About How to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
Nov 15, 2013The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released new U.S. cardiovascular prevention guidelines to prevent heart attack and stroke. "These new guidelines represent the best of what scientific research can tell us ...
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Doctors Should Aim on Heart Disease, Diabetes and Osteoporosis for HIV Patients
Nov 15, 2013Those with HIV are living normal lifespans and their doctors should aim on preventive care for heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis, U.S. researchers say. The Human Immunodeficiency Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases ...
Tags: HIV, heart diease, HIV-infected, diabete, cancer
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Until Now, Evidence That The Mediterranean Diet Reduced The Risk of Heart Disease Was Weak
Nov 14, 2013About 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits ...
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