No change in heart disease risk in U.S.
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NEW YORK  - The risk of developing coronary   heart disease (CHD) among U.S. adults did not changed much   during roughly the last decade, report researchers from the   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta in Journal   of the American College of Cardiology this month.
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Implanting defibrillators in patients just weeks after a heart attack does not improve their chances of survival, according to an international study.
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The FDA has found almost no evidence that tomatoes or the antioxidant lycopene have any effect in cancer prevention.
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The causes of heart disease are surprisingly the same in every region and race, and stress seems to play a more important role in heart attacks than previously recognized, a major new study has found.
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but not nearly enough is being done to educate people about how they can lessen their vulnerability, experts said Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - In a new study, a 12-week  program designed to change unhealthy lifestyles helped adults  with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood  sugar reach their goal risk-factor levels without using drug  therapy.
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Stress tests aimed at detecting blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in America. Once each minute in this country, someone dies from it. And, all too often, early symptoms go unrecognized until too late.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- There are clear medical benefits for prescribing cholesterol-reducing statin drugs for people who don't have cardiovascular disease but are at moderate risk of heart attack, stroke or other events, new research indicates.
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A brisk trot on the treadmill can clarify the cardiovascular risk for men who don&#39;t have heart disease but who do have risk factors pointing toward future trouble, a new study says.
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A treadmill stress test can predict heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men without symptoms, US researchers report.
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US heart specialists are avoiding potentially risky procedures because they could affect their mortality rates, research suggests, amid fears the same thing could happen in the UK.
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A high-dose regimen of Merck&#39;s cholesterol drug Zocor offered no conclusive benefits over a low-cholesterol diet and a lower dose of Zocor in preventing a recurrence of cardiac events
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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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Taking a folic acid supplement does not cut the risk of heart disease or stroke in people with a history of cardiovascular ailments, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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It's not enough to reduce "bad" cholesterol to prevent heart attacks because a substance called CRP also must be kept low, doctors said on Wednesday in a finding that could save tens of thousands of lives.
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Even in middle age, adopting a healthy lifestyle can lower the risk for heart disease and premature death within years of changing habits, researchers reported on Thursday.