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February 1, 2012
Omega-3s tied to lower risk of heart arrhythmia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of some 3,000 older adults, those with the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood were 30 percent less likely to develop an irregular heartbeat over the next 14 years than peers with the lowest blood levels of omega-3s.
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January 19, 2012
Tall? That may be good news for your heart: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Tall men are less likely than shorter ones to develop heart failure, suggests a new study of U.S. doctors.
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December 23, 2011
Many stent patients get rehospitalized: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A New York State study of 40,000 patients getting stents inserted to open up blocked arteries found that almost one in six of them were readmitted to the hospital within a month of the procedure, often for heart conditions and chest pain.
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December 8, 2011
Heart disease tied to regret after prostate therapy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with heart problems are more likely to regret prostate cancer treatment than others, according to a recent study.
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December 6, 2011
Prostate cancer hormonal therapy cuts deaths: report
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For men with aggressive prostate cancer, hormone-targeted therapy cuts the overall risk of death, according to a new review of past studies.
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December 2, 2011
Lots of pregnancies linked to a healthier heart
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study from a single California community, women who had been pregnant at least four times were less likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who'd never been expecting.
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November 29, 2011
Secondhand smoke tied to bad heart failure outcomes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you have chronic heart failure, being around a smoker may be bad for your physical and mental well-being, a new study suggests.
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November 25, 2011
Heart patients prefer longevity over quality of life
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When an elderly person's chronic disease is impossible to cure, many doctors might assume that patient would chose to improve the quality of his or her remaining life rather than to extend it as is. Those doctors would be mistaken most of the time, according to a new study.
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November 23, 2011
Traffic pollution may be linked to diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who live in areas with high levels of traffic-related air pollution may face a slightly increased risk of developing diabetes, Danish researchers conclude in a new study.
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November 22, 2011
Too much or too little salt tied to heart risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that in people with heart disease, eating too much salt is linked to a higher risk of heart-related hospitalizations and deaths -- but so is eating too little.
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November 21, 2011
Blacks with diverticulitis have worse outcomes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blacks need emergency surgery more often than whites for a common type of intestinal disease, and they tend to fare worse afterwards, suggests a study of older Americans on Medicare.
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October 13, 2011
Do hospitals do enough to help smokers quit?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly every smoker hospitalized in the United States is given advice or counseling on how to quit, according to a new study of hospital records.
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September 29, 2011
Kids given plasma despite no clear benefit: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many kids get plasma transfusions when there's little evidence they do much good, according to a new study.
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September 28, 2011
US hospitals face challenge to reduce readmissions
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September 23, 2011
'Telemonitoring' may not help with severe asthma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A device that allows doctors to remotely monitor children with poorly controlled asthma may not help reduce serious asthma attacks, a small study finds.
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September 19, 2011
Heart failure hits the poor extra hard
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Poor women are more likely to end up in the hospital with heart failure, even when taking other measures of health and well-being into consideration.
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September 13, 2011
CORRECTION: Study finds healthy hearts in fat bodies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Carrying extra pounds doesn't necessarily mean your heart is ailing, according to Greek researchers.
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September 13, 2011
Study finds healthy hearts in fat bodies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Carrying extra pounds doesn't necessarily mean your heart is ailing, according to Greek researchers.
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September 12, 2011
Hospital workers outspend others on medical care
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hospital employees spend 10 percent more on healthcare, consume more medical services, and are generally sicker than the rest of the U.S. workforce, according to a study released on Monday.
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September 6, 2011
EU clears stem cell trial for broken hearts
LONDON (Reuters) - An Australian company developing a stem cell treatment to prevent heart failure has been given the go-ahead for a mid-stage clinical trial in Europe, moving potential "off-the-shelf" stem cell treatments a step closer.
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September 1, 2011
SPECIAL REPORT-A pinch of doubt over salt
LONDON (Reuters) - In Britain it started with Sid, the "giant slug with a message", who slicked his way onto television screens back in 2004 as part of a government health campaign to warn people about the dangers of consuming too much salt. "Stay away from fast cars, loose women and SALT!" he screamed.
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August 24, 2011
Hypertension study prompts new diagnosis guidance
LONDON (Reuters) - Taking repeated blood pressure readings over a 24-hour period rather than a one-off measurement in the clinic is the most cost-effective way of deciding who should be prescribed drugs for hypertension, according to a study published Wednesday.
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August 23, 2011
"Hound Dog" songwriter Jerry Leiber dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Celebrated lyricist Jerry Leiber, who partnered with composer Mike Stoller to write such iconic hits as "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" and played a key role in the birth of rock 'n' roll, died on Monday at age 78.
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August 18, 2011
Stem cell team aims for spare heart parts in 5 years
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Stem cell researchers in Hong Kong and the United States are trying to grow spare parts for the human heart that may be ready for tests on people within five years, they said on Thursday.
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August 16, 2011
REFILE: Study questions important heart failure trials
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests Americans with heart failure may benefit less from recommended medications than patients in other countries.
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August 15, 2011
Study questions important heart failure trials
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests Americans with heart failure may benefit less from recommended medications than patients in other countries.
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August 10, 2011
Heart failure linked to memory problems: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older patients with heart failure had more memory problems when their heart ailments were advanced, in a new study of adults being evaluated for transplants.
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August 2, 2011
Report questions "offshoring" in U.S. heart studies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Major U.S.-sponsored clinical trials on heart disease often turn to other countries to recruit patients and a new report questions whether that undermines the evidence they generate and the health of the American clinical trial system.
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July 25, 2011
Professor calls Prince Charles, others "snake-oil salesmen"
LONDON (Reuters) - A leading professor of complementary medicine accused Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and other backers of alternative therapies on Monday of being "snake-oil salesmen" who promote products with no scientific basis.
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July 6, 2011
Rural hospitals fall short in heart, pneumonia care
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The small hospitals many rural Americans rely on for emergency care may fall short when it comes to treating heart problems and pneumonia, a new study finds.
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July 4, 2011
Who wants to live forever? Scientist sees aging cured
LONDON (Reuters) - If Aubrey de Grey's predictions are right, the first person who will live to see their 150th birthday has already been born. And the first person to live for 1,000 years could be less than 20 years younger.
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June 30, 2011
FACTBOX: World's neglected tropical diseases
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A northeastern Thailand province is preparing to test its population for a parasitic worm to detect early signs of bile duct cancer, which is caused by eating raw seafood.
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June 28, 2011
Death rates higher for patients in U.S. territories
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hospitals in the U.S. territories see more deaths after heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia than the states, according to a study out Tuesday.
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June 14, 2011
The Coasters singer Carl Gardner dies aged 83
LONDON (Reuters) - The Coasters lead singer and founding member Carl Gardner has died aged 83, the band's website announced.
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June 8, 2011
Scientists show heart can repair itself, with help
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have managed to transform a type of stem-like cell in adult mouse hearts into functioning heart muscle in research proving that the heart has dormant repair cells that can be reactivated.
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June 2, 2011
U.S. says no cancer risk from blood pressure drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Thursday that a class of widely used blood pressure drugs does not increase the risk of cancer.
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May 25, 2011
Deaths in Pfizer arthritis trial under microscope
LONDON, (Reuters) - Four deaths during a study of Pfizer's new rheumatoid arthritis pill will be pored over at a medical meeting in London this week, as doctors weigh the drug's chances of upending current clinical practice.
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May 16, 2011
Canada study says hypertension treatment improving
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The treatment of hypertension has vastly improved over the past two decades, a Canadian study has found, as awareness of the condition's risks grows and drug treatments become more prevalent for controlling high blood pressure.
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May 13, 2011
Japan doctors used Twitter to save lives after quake
HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Doctors in Japan used Twitter to reach chronically-ill patients in the wake of the devastating March earthquake and tsunami, telling them where to go to get life-saving treatment after phone networks became unusable.
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April 29, 2011
Are some blood pressure drugs easier to take?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to treating high blood pressure, people may be more likely to stick with certain types of medication than others, a new study suggests.
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April 26, 2011
HIV infection raises heart failure risk: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can increase the risk of heart failure even in patients who don't have a prior history of heart disease, a U.S. study said.
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April 25, 2011
Tai chi enhances quality of life in heart failure
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Meditative exercises like tai chi may help people with chronic heart failure feel better, U.S. researchers said Monday.
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April 14, 2011
Devices take lead in future heart disease battle
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Sophisticated devices and nonsurgical techniques look to be the wave of the future in the battle against heart disease as drugmakers produce fewer new medicines to fight the world's leading cause of death.
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April 3, 2011
Exercise preserves, builds heart muscle - study
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Consistent lifelong exercise preserves heart muscle in the elderly to levels that match or even exceed that of healthy young sedentary people, a surprising finding that underscores the value of regular exercise training, according to a new study.
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March 28, 2011
Reliable? Heart studies often exclude the elderly
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The vast majority of heart failure cases occur in adults aged 65 and older, but a report out today found that a large number of clinical trials studying the disease exclude older patients, often unnecessarily.
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March 23, 2011
Actress Elizabeth Taylor dead at 79
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor, who rose from child actor to become one of Hollywood's most talented actresses with a tumultuous life, died on Wednesday at age 79, her publicist said.
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March 22, 2011
Heart drug linked to higher breast cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women taking the heart drug digoxin have an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study of more than 2 million Danes.
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March 8, 2011
Scientists grow viable urethras from boys' cells
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Researchers have used patients' own cells to grow urinary tubes in the lab and have successfully used them to replace damaged tissue in five young boys, showing the potential power of cell-based therapies.
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March 7, 2011
Researchers find U.S. 'diabetes belt'
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Already dubbed America's "stroke belt," the southeastern U.S. just earned another dubious distinction as the nation's "diabetes belt," government researchers said Tuesday.
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March 7, 2011
Transplant patients a target of Arizona budget cuts
PEORIA, Arizona (Reuters) - A pacemaker and defibrillator fitted to carpenter Douglas Gravagna's failing heart makes even rising from the couch of his Phoenix-valley home a battle.