Vices 'combine' to harm the heart
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Smoking and drinking coffee act together to have a harmful effect on arteries and blood flow, say researchers.
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Two new studies shed light on the role obesity may play in causing heart attacks and, surprisingly, keeping them from being fatal.
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NEW YORK  - Research suggests a link between a disease of the heart muscle called cardiomyopathy and use of methamphetamine -- a powerfully addictive illegal stimulant drug, also known as meth, crank, crystal, and speed.
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Â·  Study shows cut in risk of cardiovascular disease Â·  Remedy could save a million lives in five years
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Across the country, doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that popular drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose potentially serious heart risks.
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If your brother or sister had a heart attack or has heart disease, researchers at Johns Hopkins say you&#39;re 2.5 to three times more likely to have coronary atherosclerosis.
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Painkillers suspected of causing fatal heart disease may act by starting the process of hardening the arteries, researchers proposed on Thursday.
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Patients showing signs of heart disease are at nearly double the risk of also having colon cancer, perhaps because unhealthy habits and inflammation are at the root of both, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Two leading heart experts called for  urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling  drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart  attack in some people.
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An autopsy of rapper Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard reveals his death by heart attack was due to &quot;intoxication by the combined effects of cocaine and [the painkiller] Tramadol,&quot; according to Grace Burgess, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner&#39;s office.
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Physicians and researchers estimate that Vioxx, a pain reliever found to increase cardiovascular risks, may have caused as many as 55,000 deaths in the United States.
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If your brother or sister was diagnosed with heart problems early in life, then your chances of developing cardiac disease are even greater than if your mother or father had it, according to a new study released yesterday.
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A new study may help older people and their doctors decide how to treat a very common and dangerous problem Â a bulging abdominal artery threatening to burst.
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According to the British Medical Journal, a study published in &#39;Tobacco Control&#39; has revealed that smokers aged below 40 are five times more prone to suffering from a heart attack than non smokers of the same age.
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They're the latest fad in medicine, but a new study shows that they may slightly increase the risk of developing potentially fatal clots
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According to a study in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine, air pollution not only causes long-term health problems, but might also trigger heart attacks.
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People who occasionally have upsetting bouts of irregular heartbeats may be able to avoid a trip to the emergency room by popping a pill, much as those with chest pain do now with nitroglycerin, new research suggests.