Health Tip: Women and Heart Disease
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(HealthDayNews) -- Twice as many women die from heart disease each year as from all types of cancer combined, including breast cancer, Duke University Medical Center says.
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A special type of X-ray used to diagnose heart disease may cause cancer in women and young adults and should be used with caution, U.S. doctors reported on Tuesday.
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Researchers have confirmed what women have believed for years: Marriage can be good for a man&#39;s health. They found that men who remarried rather than stayed widowed or divorced improved their diet, with more vegetables and less alcohol.
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It's official. A glass of wine a day keeps heart risk at bay -- at least for women.
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Air pollution might help cause heart disease and strokes in older women, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Folate, a vitamin already known for its power to prevent birth defects, also appears to reduce the risk of high blood pressure for women both young and old.
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Forget the Polypill. To learn how to reduce your risk of heart disease and live six years longer, pick up a copy of The British Medical Journal.
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Obese women can ward off heart disease if they exercise. But they place themselves at a higher risk of diabetes if they don&#39;t lose weight.
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The type of progestin used in hormone therapy for menopausal women could affect heart attack severity, says a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center study on monkeys.
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NEW YORK  - New research indicates that few  high-risk women are achieving the optimal cholesterol levels  set forth in recent guidelines by the American Heart  Association (AHA). Moreover, only about one third of eligible  women are receiving cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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Even though heart disease is the top  killer of U.S. women and men, doctors are giving women short  shrift when it come to preventive care, according to studies  published on Tuesday.
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Curbing inflammation of the arteries appears to be just as important for fighting heart disease as lowering cholesterol, according to a pair of new studies.
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If you eat lots of fruit and vegetables you will reduce your risk of developing heart disease, but you will not alter your cancer risk, say Harvard researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Counseling and self-help programs can help people with heart disease quit smoking, according to a review of published studies.
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Women who experience high blood pressure  while pregnant are more likely to develop a coronary-related  heart problem later in life than other women, researchers said  on Monday.
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A doctor's gender could determine how early heart disease is detected in women, researchers said on Thursday.
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Nearly all American women are in danger of heart disease or stroke and should be more aggressive about lowering their risk &#151; including asking their doctors about daily aspirin use, the American Heart Association said Monday in new guidelines.