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Key to heart health: have babies

A new study has reported that women who had been pregnant at least four times were less likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who...
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UCLA estrogen study provides insight into the metabolic syndrome

On September 6, UCLA researchers announced that they had found that the loss of a key estrogen regulator may lead to the development of the...
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UCLA researchers discover new drug to treat ovarian cancer

On November 1, 2010, researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center reported that a drug being tested to treat atherosclerosis ...
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Live the lifestyle of your hunter-gatherer ancestors and promote heart health

According to two new studies published May 21, 2012 in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, hunter-gatherers and forager...
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Cardiologist challenges cholesterol theory

“His heart stopped beating.” That’s the most frequent answer I hear from Miriam Goldberg when I inquire as to the cause of death...
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Tiny tangerines fight obesity, diabetes and heart disease

You might think that tangerines are just a great treat but new research shows that they also have potent health effects. Researchers from The...
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Triglycerides and cardiovascular disease

  • Triglyceride
  • April 26, 2011
Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of men and women in the US. Despite the fact that over 150 million lipid panels are done annually, the...
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Do CT angiograms of the heart arteries prevent heart attacks?

Last year there was a five-page article in the New York Times talking about CT angiograms of the heart arteries, commonly referred to as coronary...
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Atherosclerosis determined as the main cause of mortality in America

(Feb 28, 2011) Metabolic syndrome is recognized as the main factor for vascular and “all-causes” mortality in America. It has been long...
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Side effects of statin drugs for lowering cholesterol

Statin drugs, which include mevacor, pravachol, lipitor and crestor,block the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and effectively lower the LDL ...
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