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Optimism called heart healthyCBC.caBeing upbeat and optimistic just may help protect against heart disease. Scientists have long known that Type A personalities and people who are chronically angry, anxious or depressed have a higher risk of heart attacks. Stopping to smell the flowers …Optimism protects against heart attack and stroke, study showsCBS NewsOptimism might cut [...]
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Happy? Positive outlook may be good for your heartFox NewsBe happy – it seems to be good for your heart. Scientists have long known that Type A personalities and people who are chronically angry, anxious or depressed have a higher risk of heart attacks. Now a Harvard review of the flip side of that [...]
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Think positive, keep heart healthyTimes of IndiaPositive psychological characteristics such as optimism, life satisfaction, and happiness appear to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events, a new study has found. The study conducted by Harvard School of Public Health …Positive outlook may be good for your heartTheReporter.comCheer up, and that [...]
Testosterone May Help Heart Failure Patients, Studies SuggestABC NewsTestosterone can ease shortness of breath and improve exercise endurance among patients with chronic heart failure, according to a combined analysis of four clinical trials. Some study participants experienced 50 percent improvements in their ability …Male Hormone May Help Heart Failure PatientsWebMDTestosterone May Have Benefit in Heart [...]
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Dick Cheney's new heart awakens Times' letter writersLos Angeles TimesOver the weekend, letter writers to The Times argued all sides of the healthcare law that the Supreme Court will take up this week, the LA Memorial Coliseum scandal and the too-late LA City Council vote on Wal-Mart's planned store in Chinatown.Cheney's surgery reopens debate [...]
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Analysis: Cheney waited longer than average for heart transplantReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen and Debra Sherman | CHICAGO (Reuters) – At 71, former Vice President Dick Cheney was older than average for a heart transplant and had to wait longer than the typical patient as well — 20 months compared with a year or less.Overall health, [...]
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For Cheney, Pros and Cons in New HeartNew York TimesIt was the first time he was offered a transplant in the 20 months he had been on the waiting list, and Dick Cheney, the former vice president, decided to take it, his principal cardiologist said in a telephone interview Sunday, the day after the [...]
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Pregnancy ups risk of heart attack, study saysReutersBy Debra Sherman | CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pregnancy and hormonal changes that continue 12 weeks after giving birth increase a woman's risk of heart attack, researchers said. Although the likelihood of having a heart attack during pregnancy is very low …Pregnancy increases fatal heart attack riskUSA TODAYPregnancy [...]
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Aide says Cheney had heart transplantBaxter BulletinIn this Aug. 31, 2011 file photo, former Vice President Dick Cheney is interviewed in New York. Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering after having a heart transplant. That's according to his office. It released a statement Saturday, …Aide: Dick Cheney had heart transplantABC7Chicago.comDick Cheney receives heart transplantCBS [...]
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Dick Cheney recovering at hospital after heart transplantmsnbc.comFormer Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering Saturday following a heart transplant from an anonymous donor. NBC's Jamie Gangel reports. By NBC News, msnbc.com and news services Updated at 8:23 pm ET: Former Vice President Dick Cheney was recovering …Aide says Cheney had heart transplantWRGBCheney recovering after [...]
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Merck ponders next step for troubled heart drugUSA TODAYCHICAGO (AP) – Officials at drugmaker Merck & Co. say they will take more time to decide what to do about an experimental blood thinner that gave disappointing results in a second big study. Merck had hoped vorapaxar would become an alternative to …Merck blood clot [...]
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Merck ponders next step for troubled heart drugSan Francisco Chronicle(03-24) 06:11 PDT CHICAGO, (AP) — Officials at drugmaker Merck & Co. say they will take more time to decide what to do about an experimental blood thinner that gave disappointing results in a second big study. The study was aimed at preventing repeat [...]
New York Daily News
A blood test could predict your heart attackNew York Daily NewsResearchers have found oddly-shaped blood cells in heart attack patients, indicating that a blood test could help predict whether a patient is at risk of an imminent cardiac emergency. The study by the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) …Scientists a step closer [...]
Los Angeles Times
Researchers closer to a test to predict heart attacksLos Angeles TimesUsing a blood sample to detect circulating endothelial cells that sloughed off damaged vessel walls could help save at-risk patients who had normal stress tests. Normal, healthy circulating endothelial cells, left, are smaller and more uniform than …Study of the Day: A Fast, [...]
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Soda a day may lead to heart attacks in menCBS News(CBS News) – Americans consume almost a tenth of their calories by drinking beverages packed with sugar. But, a new study out in Circulation reports that men who drink soda or other sugary substances greatly increase their risk of a heart attack.Study: One Sugary [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
Heart disease drug 'combats racism'Telegraph.co.ukA common heart disease drug may have the unusual side-effect of combating racism, a new study suggests. Despite the study's small size and limitations, the researchers believe it raises important ethical and philosophical questions.A pill that could prevent racism?New York Daily NewsNow, a pill to soften racial biasTimes of IndiaBlood pressure [...]
USA TODAY
Women's heart attacks often lack chest symptomsmsnbc.comWomen, especially younger women, are more likely than men to show up at the hospital with no chest pain or discomfort after having a heart attack — and they are also more likely to die than men of the same age, according to a US study.Heart attack chest [...]
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Heart Attack Signs Women Should KnowABC NewsTami Kimet thought she was coming down with the flu, but the 35-year-old mother of two was actually having a massive heart attack. "I thought I was just really rundown from my daughter's baptism the day before," said Kimet, who lives in Eerie, Pa.Female Heart Attack Patients Have [...]
Women More Likely To Die After Heart AttackWCVB-TVBy Ann Curley, CNN Medical Assignment Manager (CNN) — Nearly every 34 seconds someone in the United States has a heart attack, according to the American Heart Association. In fact, heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the US …and more »
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Heart attack symptoms 'differ in women'BBC NewsBy Dominic Hughes Health correspondent, BBC News Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study of more than one million people in the US. Overall men have significantly more heart …Study: Women Can Be Missing Symptoms Of [...]