Heart Health

Drug Combo Reduces Heart Attack Deaths


Patients with high blood pressure who took a diuretic and a potassium-sparing drug, reduced cardiac mortality by 40 percent.

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Heart Patients Vulnerable to Depression


Heart patients are vulnerable to depression and should be screened, and if necessary treated, to improve their recovery.

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Pistachios May Improve Heart Health


Inclusion of pistachios in a healthy diet beneficially affects cardiovascular disease risk factors in a dose-dependent manner, researchers said.

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When our health, the most precious gift we will ever have, is in jeopardy, patients and families should be able to try whatever medical and ... Read More...

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Why Having High Cholesterol Isn't Always Bad

Posted October 2, 2008 3:56 PM

Dr. Mark Hyman explains the surprising truth about cholesterol and tells you which tests you really need to determine your risk of heart disease.

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Heart Risk Linked to Common Plastic

Posted September 21, 2008 9:00 AM
The first major study of health effects in people from a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, food cans and a host of other products links it with possible risks for heart disease and diabetes. Read more...

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Heart Disease Risk Rises After Menopause

Posted September 28, 2008 7:36 PM
No one knows why so many women have heart disease symptoms that are different from those of men, but one clear risk factor is the time after midlife. "Coronary artery disease becomes very significant after menopause," said Dr. Chad Hoyt, a Lynchburg, Virginia, specialist in heart disease. "We have to be diligent about being thorough." Read more...

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Healthy Recipes

Posted June 28, 2008 7:53 PM

Do you like to eat right and have recipes to share? Or do want to start eating better but are short on ideas for what to cook? Contribute your advice here -- or find great tips, kitchen tricks and delicious dishes in this healthy recipes group!

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What Are You Doing to Help Your Heart?

Started by paulk on August 25, 2008
What are you doing to help your heart stay young? Exercising? Dieting? Reducing stress? Taking blood pressure meds? Whatever your strategies, please share them.
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