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New Blood Thinner Beats Plavix When Paired With Low-Dose Aspirin
New Blood Thinner Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk
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New Blood Thinner May Prevent Blood Clots During Cancer Treatment
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New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Heart Disease
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No Cancer Benefit From Vitamin B, Omega-3 Supplements in Heart Patients
No Proof That Gum Disease Causes Heart Disease, Experts Say
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Omega-3 Supplements No Help Against Repeat Heart Trouble: Review
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Optimism Might Cut Your Risk for Heart Attack
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Pediatricians Split on Heart Tests Before Kids' ADHD Meds
People With HIV at Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death
Physical Activity Levels Linked to Employment Status
Physically Demanding Work Raises Heart Risk in Unfit Men: Study
Poor Lung Function Linked to Heart Failure in Study
Poorer Countries Have Higher Rates of Stroke, Study Finds
Popular Antidepressants Not Always Best Choice for Seniors
Popular Blood Pressure Meds Not Linked to Cancer, FDA Says
Post-Heart Attack Exercise May Depend on Where You Live
Post-Stroke Speech Problems Inflate Cost of Treatment
Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: Study
Potatoes May Be Good for the Heart After All, Study Says
Predicting Who Will -- and Won't -- Survive a Heart Attack
Pregnancy Complications May Predict Heart Trouble Later
Procedure May Lower Complications After Leg Clots
Program Shrinks Time-to-Treatment for Heart Attack: Study
Protecting Heart May Improve Erectile Dysfunction
Psoriasis Patients May Face Higher Heart Risk
Psoriasis, High Blood Pressure May Be Linked
Quitting Smoking May Halve Risk of Oral Health Problems
Rate of Hospitalizations for Stroke Has Declined in U.S.
Regular Teeth Cleanings Could Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Research May Point to New Obesity Treatments
Restless Legs Syndrome May Boost Blood Pressure
Rheumatoid Arthritis May Raise Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder
Right Side of Heart Linked to Lung Diseases, Study Finds
Robotic Therapy May Help Some Stroke Survivors Walk
Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease Unclear
Rural Stroke Victims May Benefit From 'Virtual' Care
Rx for Heart Patients: Healthier Living, Medication
Satisfaction With Life Seems Good for the Heart
Scans of Egyptian Mummies Show Heart Disease Was Ancient Malady
Scientists Discover 'Ultra-Bad' Cholesterol
Scientists ID More Genes Linked to Heart Disease
Scientists Use Brain Waves to Eavesdrop on the Mind
Screening Alone Not Enough to Prevent Sudden Death in College Athletes
Screening for Other Health Problems May Aid COPD Survival
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
Self-Monitoring of Blood Thinner May Halve Clot Risk
Sepsis Plus Heart Rhythm Disorder Linked to Stroke, Death
Sex After Heart Attack? Doc's OK May Be Key
Sex OK for Many Heart Patients, Docs Say
Shift Workers Show Rise in Stress Hormone
Sibling Had a Stroke? Your Risk Might Rise, Too
Sickle Cell Disease Tied to 'Silent Strokes' in Children
'Silent Strokes' Linked to Memory Loss in Elderly: Study
Singing May Help Some Stroke Victims Regain Speech
Single Reading Can't Gauge Blood Pressure Control: Study
Sleep Apnea Linked to Blood Vessel Disorders in Study
Sleep Apnea May Be Tied to 'Silent' Strokes, Study Finds
Sleep Disorder Linked to Heart Rhythm Problems
Sleepy Teens More Prone to Weight Gain: Study
Slower Walking Speed Linked to Surgical Risk in Elderly
Small Study Suggests Milk, Soy Proteins Lower Blood Pressure Modestly
Small, Rural Hospitals Provide a Lower Quality of Care: Study
Smart Food Choices Key to a Healthy Barbeque
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Smoking After Heart Attack Raises Risk of Dying
Smoking Harder on Women's Arteries Than Men's, Scans Show
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Smoking May Double Risk for Stroke
Snow Shoveling Really Does Raise Heart Attack Risk: Study
Soluble Fiber Appears Key to Trimming 'Bad Fat'
Some Holiday Traditions Have Health Consequences: Expert
Some Smokers More Likely to Quit After Stroke Than Others
Some Stroke Survivors Can't Recognize Fear, Anger in Others
Specialized Stroke Centers Deliver on the Weekends
Speech Therapy Key to Stroke Rehab, But Many Miss Out
Spinal Surgery Riskier for Certain Patients, Study Finds
Spouses of Cancer Patients May Have Raised Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
Starvation in Youth Linked to Heart Risk in Adulthood
Statins Don't Raise Risk of Brain Bleeds After Stroke: Study
Statins Equally Effective in Women and Men
Statins May Boost Diabetes Risk in Older Women
Statins May Help Heart in Some Young Stroke Patients
Statins May Help Prevent Irregular Heartbeat in Elderly
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Stroke, Studies Say
Stem-Cell Trial Failed to Treat Heart Failure
Stenting, Surgery Appear Comparable for Opening Neck Artery
Stents No Better Than Medicine for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Steps Outlined to Screen All Newborns for Heart Defects
Stopping Blood Thinners Raises Stroke Risk for Patients With Irregular Heartbeat
Stopping Daily Aspirin Boosts Heart Attack Risk: Study
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix Ups Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Stress May Be Tougher on Women's Hearts Than Men's: Study
Stroke Can Impact a Child's Language, Hand-Eye Coordination
Stroke Patients May Regain Function Just as Easily at Home
Stroke Patients With Delirium Have Worse Prognosis
Stroke Risk Rises With Duration of Type 2 Diabetes: Study
Strokes Rising Among Teens, Young Adults: CDC
Strutting the Catwalk in Red, Stars Promote 'The Heart Truth'
Study Challenges Potassium Guidelines for Heart Attack Patients
Study Explores Fish Oil's Healthy Effect on Heart
Study Finds Almost 1 in 5 Young Adults Has High Blood Pressure
Study Finds Aspirin Still Best at Preventing 2nd Stroke
Study Finds Direct Link Between Obesity, Heart Disease
Study Finds Gene Behind Inherited Cases of Enlarged Heart
Study Finds Heart Failure Drug Ineffective
Study Finds Link Between Heart Failure, Brain Changes
Study Finds Link Between Low IQ, Large Waistline
Study Finds Most Urgent Angioplasties Warranted
Study Hints at Why Heart Disease Is More Deadly for Blacks
Study Links 'Body Clock' to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Looks at Stroke Risks in Teen Football Players
Study Pinpoints New Abnormality in 'Athlete's Heart'
Study Pits New Blood Thinner Against Warfarin For Irregular Heartbeat
Study Sees Link Between Psoriasis, Obesity in Kids
Study Shows How Stress Triggers Immune System
Study Ties Blood Markers to Death Risk in Heart Failure
Sudden Cardiac Arrest More Common in Poorer Neighborhoods
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Surgeon Experience Matters in Neck Artery Procedure: Study
Surgery May Boost Survival With Dangerous Heart Condition
Survival After Cardiac Arrest in ICU May Depend on Cause
Survival of Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients May Vary by Ethnicity
Survivors of Brain Hemorrhage May Experience PTSD
Taking Blood Pressure Meds at Bedtime May Be Better
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Test for Calcium Buildup May Spot Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Testosterone Supplements Might Help Patients With Heart Failure
The Fattier Your Heart, the Greater Your Heart Disease Risk
Thyroid Condition Linked to Heart Problems: Study
Today's Kids May Be Destined for Adult Heart Disease
Too Much Fructose Sweetener Tied to Heart Risks in Teens
Too Much Vitamin D Could Be Harmful to Heart
Traffic Pollution May Raise Short-Term Heart Attack Risk
Trans Fats May Raise Stroke Risk in Older Women
Treating Prehypertension Lowers Stroke Risk: Study
Trial Stopped After Niacin Brings No Benefit to Heart Patients
Two-Day Dialysis Interval Could Pose Danger: Study
U.N. Summit Seeks to Tame 'Non-Communicable Diseases'
U.S. 'Stroke Belt' May Also Be 'Sepsis Belt'
U.S. Diet Still Has Too Much Salt, CDC Warns
U.S. Health Care Spending High, But Quality Lags: Report
U.S. Health Officials Urge Lifestyle Changes to Cut Stroke Risk
U.S. Heart Disease Rates Keep Falling: CDC
U.S. Seeks to Prevent 1 Million Heart Attacks, Strokes
U.S. Southeast 'Stroke Belt' Also Shows Higher Rates of Cognitive Decline
U.S. Underestimates Long-Term Costs of Obesity, Experts Say
Ultrasound May Determine Heart Attack Risk in HIV Patients
Ultrasound of Neck Arteries May Help Gauge Stroke Risk
'Upper Normal' Blood Pressure Linked to Heart Risk in Men
Veggies, Fruit May Lower Women's Stroke Risk
Viagra May Help Children With Rare Blood Pressure Disorder
Wanted: Female Nurses for Large, Ongoing Study
Warfarin Helps Cut Stroke Risk, Researchers Report
Warning Signs for Health Problems Seen in Young Adults Born Prematurely
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Weight Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths
Weight Loss Surgery May Cut Inflammation, Disease Risk
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Widespread CPR Training Could Boost Heart Attack Survival Rates
Witnessing, Experiencing Traumatic Events May Worsen Heart Disease
Women Fare Better With Heart Failure
Women May Be Getting Unneeded Heart Imaging Tests
Women May Face Greater Heart Risk From Smoking Than Men
Women More Prone to 'Broken Heart' Syndrome: Study
Women No More Likely to Die After Angioplasty
Women Wear Red on Friday to Highlight Heart Health
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Your Neighborhood Can Affect Your Heart Health
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