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Doctors Can Predict Your Lifespan from Calcium Scans

| July 6, 2015 Comment

Doctors Can Predict Your Lifespan from Calcium Scans – According to doctors, a coronary calcium scan can help them predict how long their patients might live. People with calcium deposits in their arteries have a six times greater risk of early death from heart disease than those who don’t. Calcium deposits develop as a response […]

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A Vaccine for High Blood Pressure?

| May 28, 2015 Comment

A Vaccine for High Blood Pressure – Scientists have created an experimental vaccine that successfully reduced blood pressure in rats for six months. High blood pressure or hypertension is a condition where the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high and can lead to heart disease and stroke. Hypertension can go […]

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6 Ways Women Can Reduce Their Heart Disease Risk

| January 7, 2015 Comment

6 Ways Women Can Reduce Their Heart Disease Risk – A new study  published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows that women, particularly those in the age-group of 35-44, can reduce this risk for heart disease by making 6 changes to their lifestyle and diet. After following 70, ooo women over a period […]

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Diet Pill Contrave Approved by FDA

| September 11, 2014 Comment

A new diet pill, Contrave, has been been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The diet pill is made by Orexigen Therapeutics Inc; it’s not known when it will become available in the market. The new pill is only the third obesity drug that ‘s been approved in the past decade. FDA […]

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How to Make Sure You Get An Accurate Blood Pressure Reading

| May 14, 2014 Comment

Experts suggest ways to make sure you get an accurate blood pressure reading at the doctor’s office. Scenarios that contribute to errors in blood pressure readings include getting it done right after you get to the doctor’s after driving through traffic or walking, and without even a chance to empty your bladder. White-coat syndrome, where […]

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