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High Risk of Stroke for Frequent Red Meat Eaters
Type: Breakthroughs
A high-protein diet might benefit health in some ways, but depending on what kind of protein a person consumes, it could raise their stroke risk too. A new study suggests that eating red meat frequently ups the likelihood of having a stroke while...
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Reduce the Risk of Stroke with Citrus Fruits
Type: Articles
Eating citrus fruits, such as oranges and grapefruit, because may lower women's risk of developing stroke because of the flavonone they contain, according to a new study. Flavonoids are a group of compounds found in fruits, vegetables, dark...
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Sleep Apnea may lead to Silent Strokes
Type: Articles
The obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked with a high risk of having silent strokes. Millions of people suffer from this sleep disorder. People with sleep apnea stop breathing for 10 to 20 seconds or longer and this can happen at least 20 to 30...
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Cardiologists Repair The Heart Through The Wrist
Type: Articles
A new approach to common cardiac procedures called transradial angiography might lead to reduced patient complications and recovery time and decreased hospital costs.
Cardiologists at the University of Illinois and Jesse Brown VA medical...
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New Heart Procedure Eliminates X-Ray Exposure
Type: Breakthroughs
A growing body of research continues to warn of the potential long-term effects of radiation exposure for patients and medical providers during such imaging procedures as x-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans, both of which are traditionally...
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Surviving a Heart Attack, Succumbing to Heart Failure
Type: Articles
More and more Americans are living with chronic ailments like coronary artery disease, hypertension and diabetes, with many surviving multiple heart attacks. But as the population ages, the number of men and women with heart failure, a weakening...
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U.S. Report Links Smoking Bans and Heart Health
Type: Articles
Smoking bans in places like restaurants, offices and public buildings reduce cases of heart attacks and heart disease, according to a report released Thursday by a federally commissioned panel of scientists.
The report, issued by the...
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Bypass surgery safer with heart-lung pump: study
Type: Breakthroughs
Doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating was thought to result in fewer complications, but a new U.S. study suggests going on a heart-lung machine is actually the safer approach.
Traditionally, heart bypass patients are hooked up...
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