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31. 'Dancing With the Stars' celebrity Shannen Doherty attends Perez Hiltons ...
http://health.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978137347&grpId=3659174697243100

2010-03-31 09:04:43
Description: Beverly Hills 90210 wild child Shannen Doherty is currently a celebrity on 'Dancing With the Stars' and also attended celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton's 32nd birthday bash in Hollywood on Saturday. Shannen Doherty joined 'DWTS' so that she could make her father happy as he recently had a stroke. She seems to be a natural dancer and quite impressed the judges last week with her moves.

32. Study Finds Chocolate Could Reduce Heart Risk
http://www.kwtx.com/health/headlines/89543652.html

2010-03-30 15:04:06
Description: A new German study suggest that eating a small amount of chocolate every day could reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by 40 percent. German researchers followed nearly 20,000 people over eight years and found those who had an average of six grams of chocolate per day, which is about one square of a chocolate bar, had a 39 percent lower risk of either a heart attack or stroke.

33. Kraft to cut salt in its foods
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100317/NEWS01/303170014/Kraft-to-cut-salt-in-its-foods

2010-03-17 15:04:04
Description: PORTLAND, Ore. — Kraft Foods Inc. said today that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers. The changes at Kraft, the largest U.S. food maker, will affect more than 1,000 products and eliminate more than 10 million pounds of salt each year, the company said. Kraft and other food makers have cut their use of sodium in recent years. Among other cuts, the company said this latest move will cut the salt in Oscar Mayer Bologna by 17 percent, Easy Mac Cups by 20 percent and Velveeta by 10 percent. "We are reducing sodium because it's good for consumers and, if done properly, it's good for business," Rhonda Jordan, president of health & wellness at Kraft Foods, said in a statement. "A growing number of consumers are concerned about their sodium intake, and we want to help them translate their intentions into actions." Health experts generally agree Americans eat too much salt and the vast majority of it comes from processed food. The excess is dangerous because salt contributes to high blood pressure, which can lead to stroke, kidney disease, heart disease or heart failure.

34. Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5heipYlSXtbD75x0boSFcD2P-Iq6gD9EFOUE00

2010-03-16 09:04:17
Description: Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital. The drug is warfarin, sold as Coumadin and in generic form. About 2 million Americans start on it each year to prevent blood clots after surgery or for other medical conditions. However, the world's most common blood thinner is also one of its most dangerous drugs. One person's ideal dose can be 10 times that of another's. Even certain foods can throw it off. Too much warfarin can lead to bleeding, too little can lead to clots, and either one can kill. Up to 20 percent of patients wind up in the hospital in their first six months on the drug. Several companies sell tests for the two genes that control how warfarin is metabolized. But doctors wonder: Is it worth a $250-to-$400 test to guide the dose of a drug that costs less than $6 a month? A new study, presented Tuesday at an American College of Cardiology conference, suggests it is.

35. ED, Heart Disease May Be Deadly Duo
http://www.webmd.com/erectile-dysfunction/news/20100315/ed-heart-disease-may-be-deadly-duo

2010-03-16 08:26:50
Description: Erectile dysfunction is a major warning sign for cardiovascular disease and early death.death. The finding comes from placebo-controlled studies comparing randomly selected men with ED and cardiovascular disease and men without ED. The men with ED and cardiovascular disease were: 1.9 times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease Twice as likely to have a heart attack 1.2 times more likely to be hospitalized for heart failure 1.1 times more likely to have a stroke

36. More Evidence That Swings in Blood Pressure Raise Stroke Risk
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/637008.html

2010-03-14 18:02:44
Description: SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) --Following on recent, similar research, a large five-year study points to fluctuations in blood pressure over time as a key indicator of stroke risk. In the study, British researchers tracked the health of more than 19,000 patients taking either beta blockers or calcium channel blocker medication to curb high blood pressure. Patients who placed in the highest 10 percent in terms of swings in blood pressure between doctor visits had about four times the risk of stroke compared to those with the least variable blood pressure, the researchers reported.

37. 10 minutes of fast sprints beat 10 hours of cycling
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/817371-10-minutes-of-fast-sprints-beat-10-hours-of-cycling

2010-03-14 15:03:38
Description: A set of ten one-minute sprints on an exercise bike three times a week holds the same benefits as ten hours of ‘conventional’ distance cycling. High-intensity exercise at 95 per cent of your maximum heart rate is an efficient way of avoiding heart disease, obesity and stroke, say researchers at McMaster University in Canada.

38. Aggressive BP control not effective, possibly harmful, in patients with diabetes
http://www.endocrinetoday.com/view.aspx?rid=61928

2010-03-14 12:02:35
Description: ATLANTA – Tight systolic blood pressure control in high-risk patients with diabetes appears to be no more effective in avoiding myocardial infarction, stroke or death compared with standard BP treatment, and may be hazardous when BP is lowered below 110 mm Hg, according to new data from the INVEST trial.

39. Is the pill making you ill?
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/fabulous/features/753697/Serious-side-effects-are-turning-an-increas
ing-number-of-women-off-the-Pill.html

2010-03-13 12:02:36
Description: It's always been hailed as the hassle-free contraception, but serious side effects are turning an increasing number of women off the Pill. As the Pill celebrates its 50th birthday this year, it's still hitting the headlines - but for all the wrong reasons. Recent studies have shown that, in some cases, the contraceptive pill is actually playing havoc with our bodies, from increasing the risks of some cancers, stroke and headaches, to affecting our sex drive and even altering the kind of men we find attractive.

40. FDA warning: some patients cannot process Plavix
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/1310ap_us_plavix_fda_warning.html

2010-03-12 12:03:25
Description: WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner. The FDA said in a statement Friday that certain patients with a genetic variation cannot metabolize the drug, putting them at increased risk for heart attack and stroke.