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No Amount of Cigarettes Is Safe for Your Heart
Sunday, November 01, 2009
A study published in the American Heart Association's medical journal found that even small amounts of cigarette smoke are linked to the steepest increases in risk for death from heart disease.
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Boost Your Health with Active Commuting
Thursday, October 01, 2009
If you're tired of sitting in rush hour traffic, a new study offers motivation to pedal or walk your way to work instead.
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Veggies and Grains Help Lower Blood Pressure
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
In the medical journal Circulation, researchers report a way to help lower blood pressure, and it may be as easy as eating more vegetables and grains.
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Time Widens for Giving Clot-Busting Drug for Stroke
Saturday, August 01, 2009
An advisory committee of the American Stroke Association/American Heart Association has issued a recommendation that the window of time for tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy be opened much wider. The advisory appears in the medical journal Stroke.
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Heart Failure Creates Needs for Patient and Caregiver
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
People with heart failure, and those who care for them, want more attention paid to their psychological needs, a new study finds.