Subscribe to this tag Determining the Best Way to Prevent Sudden Death in Athletes
By
Katherine Hobson
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On Fitness - November 6, 2009
There's a debate over whether adding an ECG to pre-competition exams is a wise move.
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Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly
Health - November 5, 2009
And excess consumption of saturated fats raises obesity risk, researchers find
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Phosphorus Levels May Predict Heart Disease
Health - November 5, 2009
Even a slight elevation was linked to coronary artery calcification in study
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Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
Health - November 3, 2009
But no one's suggesting the drugs should be stopped
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Chronic Inflammation: Reduce It to Protect Your Health
By
Deborah Kotz
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Health - November 2, 2009
Inflammation is linked to diabetes, depression, heart disease, and cancer; what you can do about it.
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Stroke Centers May Offer Best Shot at Recovery
Health - October 29, 2009
Specialty facilities are more apt to give needed treatment, and faster, study finds
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Migraine With Aura Can Double Stroke Risk
Health - October 27, 2009
Young women who smoke and use birth control pills are most susceptible, researchers say
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All New Dialysis Patients at Increased Risk of Death
Health - October 27, 2009
Higher mortality rates not restricted to those with cardiovascular disease, study finds
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Where You Put on Pounds May Influence Clot Risk
Health - October 26, 2009
Big hips in women, wide waists in men spell trouble, study finds
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Heart Disease Gender Gap Narrows
Health - October 26, 2009
Middle-aged women have more heart attacks than in past, but are more likely to survive, studies show
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Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later
Health - October 26, 2009
Physical activity may not protect heart from complications of extra weight, study finds
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Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Health - October 21, 2009
Deaths also more common among those with chronic diseases, study finds
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Blood Protein May Predict Heart Attack But Not Stroke
Health - October 21, 2009
More study needed into how CRP levels influence risk
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Sperm Donor Passed on Sudden Death Heart Defect
Science - October 21, 2009
A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children.
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Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time
Health - October 20, 2009
Drug given within 4.5 hours still benefits patients, study shows
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Heart Failure Treatment Underused
Health - October 20, 2009
Two-thirds of patients in U.S. hospitals fail to get recommended therapy, study finds
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Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones
Health - October 20, 2009
Accelerated skeletal maturation may be early sign, researchers say
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Timing of Oxygen After a Stoke May Matter
Health - October 19, 2009
Treatment while blood flow is blocked protects tissue, animal study finds
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Micardis Given Wider Approval
Health - October 19, 2009
For cardiac patients who can't take an ACE inhibitor
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Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
Health - October 18, 2009
Despite potential heart benefits, other risks await, experts warn
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Race, Insurance May Affect Testing of Kids in ER
Health - October 16, 2009
Study finds more done for youths with chest pain who are white and have private coverage
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Heart Test Deemed OK Before Kidney Transplant
Health - October 15, 2009
Coronary angiography does not harm kidneys and helps guide decisions, study finds
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Stem Cells Grow Heart Tissue in Lab
Health - October 15, 2009
New technique described as a Band-Aid for damaged muscle
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Smoking Bans Reduce Heart Attacks: Study
Health - October 15, 2009
Report could get more states to pass laws to curtail secondhand smoke, experts say
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Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Health - October 14, 2009
Quality of life declined in nursing home residents who received artificial kidney treatment: study
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