Data shows the pill may reduce heart disease
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PHILADELPHIA - Oct. 22, 2004 â-omen who take birth control pills have a lower risk of heart disease, heart attack, and no increased risk of breast cancer according to a new study based on data from the Women&#39;s Health Initiative.
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The Pill does not boost a woman&#39;s risk of developing cancer and, for a majority of women, may even reduce that hazard, according to a long-term study published online on Wednesday.
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(CBS 5 NEWS) - New information was released that once again calls into question the health risks of birth control pills. This past October, two major studies concluded that oral contraceptives lower the risk
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Researchers have found a compound in the blueberry that lowers cholesterol just as effectively as commercial drugs, with the added advantage of fewer side effects, according to a new study by the US Department of Agriculture.
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NEW ORLEANS Nov 9, 2004 - An experimental pill that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has gathered even more stardust.
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The impotence drug Viagra may also  help prevent the abnormal growth of the heart seen in some  types of heart disease, researchers reported on Sunday.
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BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer - results contrary to many previous findings.
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A contraceptive drug that avoids the side effects of hormonal birth control is on the horizon, say scientists.
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Duke researchers recently uncovered that an immediate and aggressive dosing regime of statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, successfully reduces the future risk of heart attacks.
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Some people who occasionally have upsetting bouts of irregular heartbeats may be able to treat themselves and avoid a trip to the emergency room by popping a pill, much as those with chest pain do now with nitroglycerin, new research suggests.
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Vegetable oils found in leafy green vegetables, nuts and flaxseed reduce a woman's risk of dying from heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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The Pill, can reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease, a new study finds. Researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit used information from 162,000 women in the most comprehensive study on long term contraception.
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The FDA said Wednesday that fish and other foods and dietary supplements can claim they reduce the risk of heart disease, even though the scientific evidence is still unfolding.
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The anti-impotence drug could be a good treatment for heart failure, US researchers believe.
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The heart benefits of taking so-called  statin drugs to reduce cholesterol might be offset by a  slightly increased risk of cancer, although the evidence is by  no means clear, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday.
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The heart benefits of taking so-called statin drugs to reduce cholesterol might be offset by a slightly increased risk of cancer, although the evidence is by no means clear, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday.
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Not content with having a drug that might merely fight obesity and smoking, the company developing this eagerly anticipated pill will soon launch studies to see if it can treat and prevent clogged arteries and heart disease.