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Monday News Tips - November 5, 2012
05 nov. 2012 18h00 HE
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American Heart Association
Tip Highlights:
Community-based remote monitoring program helps lower blood pressure in North Carolina
Statins reduced cardiovascular events; didn't increase diabetes in people at low...
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Stem Cells From Patients or Donors May Help Treat Diseased Hearts
05 nov. 2012 15h39 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Stem cells from the patient or a donor can be safely injected into diseased hearts.
Scarring from past heart attacks was reduced by about 30 percent on average, and some...
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Media Alert! Embargo Lifted on POISEIDON, Time Trial Results
05 nov. 2012 15h08 HE
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American Heart Association
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As of 11:10 a.m. PT/2:10 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, the American Heart Association lifted the embargo on the news release for one late breaking...
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"Good" Cholesterol Drug Doesn't Reduce Risks in Heart Patients
05 nov. 2012 14h30 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
A drug that raises high-density lipoprotein (HDL – "good") cholesterol levels didn't help reduce the risk for another heart event or stroke in patients who had recently...
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People More Likely to Take Heart Medicines in Combo Pill
05 nov. 2012 12h57 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
People with heart disease are much more likely to take preventive medications if they're combined in a single pill known as a "polypill."
When patients took medicines...
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A Multivitamin a Day Doesn't Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Men
05 nov. 2012 12h48 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Taking a multivitamin daily didn't prevent heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death among men 50 and older.
The multivitamin didn't cause harm.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5,...
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Recreational Cocaine Use Linked to Conditions That Cause Heart Attack
05 nov. 2012 12h30 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Recreational cocaine users may have higher blood pressure, stiffer arteries and thicker heart muscle walls than non-users — all of which can cause a heart...
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Short-Term Fish Oil Use Doesn't Quell Irregular Heart Rhythm After Heart Surgery
05 nov. 2012 12h23 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Short-term fish oil supplementation didn't prevent irregular heart rhythm after heart surgery.
However, supplementation didn't cause any health-related drawbacks...
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Infusing 'Good' Cholesterol Protein May Lower Risk of Subsequent Heart Attack
05 nov. 2012 11h00 HE
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American Heart Association
This news release is featured in a news conference at 8 a.m. PT on Monday, Nov. 5.
Study Highlights:
In early tests in humans, infusing the chief protein in "good" cholesterol rapidly...
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Daily Doses of a New Probiotic Reduces 'Bad' and Total Cholesterol
05 nov. 2012 11h00 HE
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American Heart Association
This news release is featured in a news conference at 8 a.m. PT on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012.
Study Highlights:
A new probiotic lowered LDL "bad" cholesterol and total cholesterol in patients...