| Inventor of Partial Artificial Heart Dies |
| Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
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| DeBakey was best-known for his trailblazing efforts in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 12:00 AM - (CDT) |
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| Statins for 10 Year-Olds? |
| Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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| Doctors in Great Britain have already prescribed statins to children with the FH gene, which predicts early heart attacks. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 10:26 AM - (CDT) |
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| Cardiac Tips for July 4th |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2008 |
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| This summer, we have come up with several heart-healthy picnic entries even you cardiologists would approve of, that are good both on the grill and in the oven to serve either hot or cold. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 12:00 AM - (CDT) |
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| Duke Study Reveals Benefits of Cardiovascular Health |
| Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
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| A Duke University study determined that moderate exercise cubs the symptoms of metabolic syndrome, thus cutting the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 12:00 AM - (CDT) |
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| Russert Tragedy Strikes a Chord |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
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| The news last Friday came as an utter shock to me. Tim Russert died of a massive heart attack at age 58. The cause? Plaque ripping and causing a blood clot. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 12:00 AM - (CDT) |
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| Type II Diabetes: Sugar Intake Link Not So Sweet |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
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| Cardiovascular disease accounts for 65 percent of patient deaths among people with type 2 diabetes. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 12:00 AM - (CDT) |
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| Hall-of-Famer Aims to Strike Out High Cholesterol |
| Wednesday, June 4, 2008 |
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| Baseball hall-of-famer Jim Palmer is in his third season as spokesman for Strike Out High Cholesterol, a national cholesterol education program. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 08:51 AM - (CDT) |
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| Do You Live in a Heart-Healthy City? |
| Thursday, May 29, 2008 |
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| Go Red for Women, in a study released recently, rated the best and least “Heart-Friendly" cities for women in the United States. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 09:58 AM - (CDT) |
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| Eliminating Fat Content |
| Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
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| The fat in ice cream is enough to send the recovering cardiac patient down the wrong path. But that doesn't mean you have to deprive yourself. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 08:34 AM - (CDT) |
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| Men at Greater Cardiovascular Risk |
| Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
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| As boys and girls gain weight during adolescence (the genders are similar in body composition through age 11), changes differ largely by gender. |
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| Posted By Jed Weisberger At 09:50 AM - (CDT) |
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