Heart Disease

• Vegetarian Diet May Cut Heart Disease Risk

  

  Posted 3:24 PM 1/31/2013

  Jan. 31, 2013 -- The risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease is almost a third lower in vegetarians than in people who eat meat and fish, according to a new study.

  Researchers from the University of Oxford in England say the health benefits of not eating meat likely stem from having lower (More)
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• Heart Problems Tied to Early Signs of Dementia

  

  Posted 7:06 PM 1/29/2013

  Jan. 29, 2013 -- Older women with heart problems may be at greater risk for mental changes that are thought to signal the beginnings of a type of dementia, a new study shows.

  Called vascular dementia, it is a type of mental decline that's thought to be caused by (More)
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• Berry Habit May Help Women Avoid Heart Attacks

  

  Posted 7:00 PM 1/14/2013

  Jan. 14, 2013 -- Young and middle-aged women who eat blueberries and strawberries regularly may help lower their risk of a heart attack later.

  In a new study, researchers wanted to focus on whether substances known as anthocyanins are good for the (More)
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• The Best and Worst States for Your Heart

  

  Posted 4:56 PM 12/19/2012

  Dec. 19, 2012 -- Oklahoma may want to rethink parts of its official state meal -- designated by the legislature in 1988 -- which includes barbecue pork, chicken fried steak, sausage, biscuits and gravy, fried okra and squash, strawberries, black-eyed peas, grits, corn, cornbread, and pecan pie.

  A new survey released today by the CDC suggests that close to 99% of adults in the Sooner State have one or more risk factors or behaviors that increase risk for (More)
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• Healthy Diet Helps Damaged Hearts

  

  Posted 5:10 PM 12/5/2012

  Dec. 5, 2012 -- It's never too late to start reaping the benefits of a heart-healthy diet.

  A new study shows older people with established heart disease who ate the most heart-healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, and nuts had a much lower risk of dying or having another (More)
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• Aromatherapy Linked to Benefits and Harms

  

  Posted 4:16 PM 11/29/2012

  Nov. 29, 2012 -- A little aromatherapy may relieve stress, but long exposures to vaporized essential oils may actually harm your health, a small new study suggests.

  Researchers in Taiwan set up an experiment that was (More)
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• Unemployment Takes Toll on the Heart

  

  Posted 7:02 PM 11/19/2012

  Nov. 19, 2012 -- Unemployment and a history of job loss may raise the risk for heart attack, a new study suggests.

  The risk of heart attack may be highest during the first year of unemployment. And the more jobs a person loses, the higher the risk, the study shows.

  The findings are published in the Archives of Internal (More)
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• Transcendental Meditation May Lower Heart Risk

  

  Posted 7:05 PM 11/13/2012

  Nov. 13, 2012 -- Transcendental Meditation is good for the heart, according to a new study.

  The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health. It found that African-Americans with (More)
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• Heart Deaths Spike in Winter -- Despite Temperature

  

  Posted 8:52 PM 11/6/2012

  Nov. 6, 2012 (Los Angeles) -- Winter can be deadly, at least when it comes to matters of the heart.

  Whether you live in a place that is hot year-round, like Arizona, or in a state with cold winters, like Pennsylvania, you're more likely to die of heart-related problems in the winter, according to a new study presented today at the American Heart Association's (More)
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• 4 Signs of Aging That May Show Higher Heart Risk

  

  Posted 7:48 PM 11/6/2012

  Nov. 6, 2012 (Los Angeles) -- A receding hairline and certain other signs of aging may be far more than cosmetic problems. They can be signs of poor heart health.

  Danish researchers found that people with four signs of aging -- receding hairline at the temples, baldness at the head's crown, earlobe crease, and yellow fatty deposits around the eyelid -- were 57% more likely (More)
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