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If you exercise and diet to maintain a normal weight, all your efforts will be worth it. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center say the more overweight you are, the younger you will be when heart disease strikes.
Children and adolescents who survive cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease as young adults, according to a new large study.
BRADENTON — A Bradenton man who died Sept. 28 after being hit by a Taser fired by a Bradenton Police Department officer, died from cocaine toxicity and heart disease, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Measuring body mass index or waist size in overweight people can accurately predict the risk of heart disease, Dutch scientists said on Monday.
BRADENTON — Derrick Humbert, who died Sept. 28 after being hit by a Taser fired by a Bradenton Police Department officer, died from cocaine toxicity and heart disease, according to the medical examiner’s office.
LONDON - Measuring body mass index or waist size in overweight people can accurately predict the risk of heart disease, Dutch scientists said yesterday.
EVANSTON, Ill., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Parents tempted to keep children shining clean should perhaps ease up on the war with germs to prevent disease in adulthood, U.S. researchers suggest.
Hormone replacement therapy ( HRT ) was once believed to reduce the risk of heart disease among post-menopausal women .Rates of heart disease are lower before the menopause, suggesting a protective role of the hormone estrogen.
The ACHDC was the first medical center in the country specifically established to treat adolescents and adults and is today the largest of its kind in California. Today, the ACHDC has more than 3,000 patients in its registry.
MIAMI, FL JULY , 2009 — North Shore Medical Center has been recognized for achievement in using evidence-based guidelines to provide the best possible care to patients through The American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines SM program.
(ARA) - There are many things that can put you at risk for developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Some of these things you have the power to change - if you smoke or exercise - and some you don't - your age or family history.
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