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Clots, Strokes And Rashes. Is COVID-19 A Disease Of The Blood Vessels?

Nov 05, 2020
COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. To explain these widespread injuries, researchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.
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How are HIV/AIDS and Other High-Risk Populations Avoiding Coronavirus?

Mar 24, 2020

The novel coronavirus doesn’t seem to be discriminating against who it affects.

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Eating fish can protect against heart disease but many people don't eat enough to be effective. In November, an FDA panel recommended broader use of a prescription-strength fish oil drug Vascepa for people at higher risk of heart disease.
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For Your Heart, Eat Fish Or Take Pills? Now There's A Drug Equal To 8 Salmon Servings

Nov 25, 2019
A high-dose prescription fish oil pill has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. An FDA advisory panel voted in favor of expanded use of the drug.
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Few medical guidelines for heart care are based on the highest-quality evidence.
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Many Guidelines For Heart Care Rely On Weak Evidence

Mar 15, 2019
Less than 10 percent of cardiovascular guidelines to help doctors are based on the most carefully conducted scientific studies. A lot of the rest are based on much flimsier evidence.
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The Salt
Coconut oil's potential health benefits are outweighed by its heavy dose of saturated fat, most nutrition experts say. Saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Is Coconut Oil All It's Cracked Up To Be? Get The Facts On This Faddish Fat

Dec 31, 2018
In the past few years, enthusiasts have touted coconut oil as the next great health food. But it contains high levels of saturated fat, which is associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
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Research hasn't delivered a definitive answer on whether fish oil and Vitamin D supplements have health benefits, but it's clear that eating fish is beneficial.
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Should You Keep Taking Those Fish Oil And Vitamin D Pills?

Nov 15, 2018
When NPR reported on research that sheds doubt on the value of fish oil and vitamin D supplements, people had a lot of questions. So we went back to the experts to get you some answers.
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Getting physical activity every day can help maintain health throughout your life.
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New Physical Activity Guidelines Urge Americans: Move More, Sit Less

Nov 12, 2018
After 10 years, the government has updated its physical activity advice. The new message? Every little bit of movement helps you stay healthy and is better than sitting on your couch.
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Taking fish oil supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer may not be effective.
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Vitamin D And Fish Oil Supplements Disappoint In Long-Awaited Study Results

Nov 10, 2018
After years of debate, a major government funded study failed to find any overall benefit of taking widely used supplements to protect against heart disease or cancer.
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A Swiss study tracking the health of a group of children conceived via assisted reproductive technology found that a surprising number developed premature aging of their blood vessels. Now in their teens, 15 percent have hypertension.
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Do IVF And Other Infertility Tech Lead To Health Risks For The Baby? Maybe

Sep 19, 2018
A small study of teens who were conceived via assisted reproductive technology finds a significant number already have hypertension and premature "age-related changes" in their blood vessels.
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Hearts Get 'Younger,' Even At Middle Age, With Exercise

Mar 12, 2018
As early as your mid-40s, especially if you're sedentary, your heart muscle can show signs of aging, losing its youthful elasticity and power. But moderately strenuous exercise can change that.
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Sara's nephew and Wendy's son Benny painted this image of a heart that hangs in the author's home.
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Children Who Survive Congenital Heart Defects Can Face New Problems As Adults

Jan 28, 2018
It was a medical miracle: Surgery that made it possible for babies born with heart defects to live to adulthood. But for some, those mended hearts start to falter decades later.
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Jim Carrey stars as the title character the 2000 version of <em>How The Grinch Stole Christmas.</em>
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Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist

Dec 22, 2017
Not many patients have a heart that grows three sizes in a day. Cardiologist David Kass ponders what could have caused the Grinch's abrupt change of heart in the classic holiday story.
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Dog Owners Have Lower Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease, Swedish Data Suggest

Nov 20, 2017
Researchers looked at hospital visits in Sweden's public health care system and checked them against dog registration records. They found dog owners had lower rates of heart disease.
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Emily Blair, a medical assistant at the Colon, Stomach and Liver Center in Lansdowne, Va., takes a blood pressure reading for Robert Koenen. New guidelines say that patients should have their arm resting on a surface while taking a reading and both feet
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Odds Are, They're Taking Your Blood Pressure All Wrong

Nov 20, 2017
New guidelines have lowered the threshold for high blood pressure to 130/80, which makes it even more important to get an accurate reading. Here's how to increase the odds of getting it right.
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Has Salt Gotten An Unfair Shake?

Sep 03, 2017
For years, we've been told that less salt is better. But some scientists say that the world's universal seasoning has been maligned and that moderate salt intake is healthier for many people.
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How Moldy Hay And Sick Cows Led To A Lifesaving Drug

Aug 29, 2017
The blood thinner warfarin, which prevents blood clots, owes its existence to some cows who got very sick after eating spoiled hay — and to a chemist who spent years trying to figure out why.
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About 10,000 cardiac arrests happen in workplaces each year, according to the American Heart Association. Using an automatic external defibrillator can increase the chance of survival.
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Can You Find The Defibrillator At Work? Half Of People Say No

Jun 19, 2017
People who work in the hospitality and service industries were even less likely to know where to find an AED, according to a new survey. The devices can restart someone's heart after cardiac arrest.
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Even though there wouldn't necessarily be a medical professional on-site when a drone bearing an AED arrives, dispatchers could coach people through the process of using it.
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Could Drones Help Save People In Cardiac Arrest?

Jun 13, 2017
AED-carrying drones beat ambulance times to the sites of previous cardiac arrest cases in a rural area of Sweden, a study finds. But this has yet to be tried in real emergencies.
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It's not clear how living in a segregated neighborhood affects blood pressure, but stress is one potential cause, experts say.
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Leaving Segregated Neighborhoods Lowers Blacks' Blood Pressure

May 15, 2017
African-Americans experienced a drop in blood pressure when they moved from highly segregated neighborhoods to more integrated areas, according to a study that followed people's health for decades.
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Using surrogate endpoints can speed up testing of new drugs, but doesn't always find out if they actually help patients.
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Taking Shortcuts In Drug Testing Can Put Patients At Risk

Apr 04, 2017
Researchers use intermediate endpoints like how a drug lowers cholesterol to get a quick sense of whether the drug might improve health. But those shortcuts often don't show true benefits and harms.
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Pricey New Cholesterol Drug's Effect On Heart Disease Is More Modest Than Hoped

Mar 17, 2017
The injectible drug Repatha is spectacularly good at lowering cholesterol. But the first big clinical trial of its ability to prevent heart attack and stroke finds smaller benefits.
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Selker is testing whether a simple, cheap combination of three drugs can help reduce the damage caused by a heart attack.
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This Doctor Is Trying To Stop Heart Attacks In Their Tracks

Sep 23, 2016
Harry Selker has spent his life trying to come up with better ways to keep people from dying of heart attacks. Now he's intent on figuring out if a simple, cheap medication could be a game changer.
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Are We Reaching The End Of The Trend For Longer, Healthier Lives?

Sep 23, 2016
In the past 50 years, better medical care and healthier habits have greatly reduced the risk of dying young from heart disease. But the obesity epidemic threatens to reverse that happy trend.
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The coin-sized synthetic stingray (left) next to a skate<em> </em>that nature made, <em>Luecoraja erinacea</em>.
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Synthetic Stingray May Lead To A Better Artificial Heart

Jul 07, 2016
Using gold, silicone and heart cells from a rat, scientists have made a tiny artificial stingray. The engineering involved in propelling it could help make a heart that's more than a mechanical pump.
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Linda Johns, lower row center, in the first moments of her heart attack. She's with fellow authors Kristen Kittscher, Kirby Larson, Suzanne Selfors, Sara Nickerson and Jennifer Longo at Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle.
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Guess Which Woman Is Having A Heart Attack (Hint: You Can't)

Jun 04, 2016
Linda Johns was in the midst of a presentation at a Seattle bookstore when she suddenly felt intense flulike symptoms. But it wasn't flu. It was a heart attack, a type that hits healthy young women.

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