Heart tests for at-risk families
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Screening relatives of middle-aged people who suffer heart attacks would save lives, say experts.
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MONDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- If you&#39;re the child of parents who lived to 85 or more, your risk for heart disease in middle age is significantly lower than children of parents who died earlier, researchers report.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 14--About 1,100 families in Wichita are being encouraged to get blood tests for their children because their water may be contaminated with lead.
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(National-NBC) Dec. 8, 2004 - A new test monitors blood cells in the fingertip to help doctors detect the earliest stages of heart disease.
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Cape Town - It is not only obese men in developed countries who fall prey to heart disease due to stress. Nowadays, even women and children run the risk of dying from heart failure or a stroke.
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MUNICH, Germany -- A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.
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Researchers say they have pinpointed six common genetic variations that may cause heart disease and the discovery may help to predict who is at greatest risk.
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Children as young as 15 months should be screened for high cholesterol in an attempt to cut the number of Britons suffering from heart disease, doctors say today.
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NEW YORK  - During pregnancy, a blood test  called alpha-fetoprotein can determine a woman's risk of having  a child with birth defects. Now, new research suggests that  this test can also predict a deadly problem that occurs after  birth -- sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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NEW YORK  - Women with congenital heart disease who become pregnant face a heightened risk that their infant may be premature or not survive long, according to a report from the Netherlands.
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A treadmill stress test can predict heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men without symptoms, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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A pilot screening programme carried out on 11-14-year-olds, involving detailed tests on their circulation system, has revealed that although the children appeared healthy, one in five already had defective ...
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When it comes to testing blood pressure, researchers say it may be easy to do it at home -- but they urge people to make sure their health doesn&#39;t suffer as a result.
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A treadmill stress test can predict heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men without symptoms, United States researchers reported on Monday.
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During pregnancy, a blood test called alpha-fetoprotein can determine a woman's risk of having a child with birth defects. Now, new research suggests that this test can also predict a deadly problem that occurs after birth -- sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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The best tool for predicting the  risk of heart disease may be a tape measure, researchers said  on Tuesday.
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If a pregnant woman has a poor diet it may increase her child's chances of having heart disease, scientists say.