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Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- AstraZeneca Plc’s Crestor may prevent heart disease in people with normal cholesterol, and not just in those who suffer from high lipid levels, according to U.S. regulators evaluating whether to expand use of the medicine.
Mothers who breastfeed seem to have a lower long-term risk of developing a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease than women who bottle-feed, a new study suggests.
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - For Jacki D'Alexander, there's a greater purpose driving her new business. "My dad had passed away about a year and half ago from heart disease, and he'd been suffering for about seven years with heart problems. I decided I wanted to pay tribute to him," D'Alexander said.
THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- New research points to the possibility of a genetic link between vitamin D and heart disease.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois state employees with diabetes, heart disease, lung problems or nerve disorders will get medication help in a new test project.
Associated Press - December 9, 2009 1:44 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois state employees with diabetes, heart disease, lung problems or nerve disorders will get medication help in a new test...
Two Opelousas-area cardiologists have achieved new levels of certification in the areas of treatment and diagnosis of heart disease.
Genetic difference in the way some African-Americans process glucose may explain why they are disproportionately susceptible to diabetes and heart disease, scientists at UNC-Chapel Hill report today.
What do obesity, diabetes, heart disease and depression have in common? Believe it or not, they are all risks for people with sleep deprivation. Audience members learned some surprising facts about sleep during a recent lecture held at Provena Mercy Medical Center.The event, "The ABCs of getting your ZZZZZs," featured a number of speakers and a tour of the Provena Mercy Medical Center Sleep ...
World War II Buffalo Soldier was member of a segregated infantry unit stationed in Italy that inspired book and film Willie Henry Greene, a retired Westinghouse employee and decorated World War II combat veteran, died of heart disease Nov. 26 at St. Agnes Hospital. The Mount Winans resident was 85.
(ARA) - Did you know there are more bacteria in one person's mouth than there are people on earth? For people with severe gum disease, new science suggests that these bacteria may be linked to other serious health issues such as diabetes, heart disease or pneumonia.
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