BLOOD CELLS MAY HEAL BLOOD VESSELS
Atlanta, Gorgia - August 13, 2010
Isolating cells from a patient's blood or bone marrow that nourish blood vessels may be a safer and less arduous route to treatment of cardiovascular disease than obtaining rare stem cells.
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EVIDENCE THAT CHILI PEPPERS FIGHT FAT
KYUNGBUK KOREA , July 21, 2010
Capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body.
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RED WINE MAY PREVENT SOME BLINDING DISEASES
ST. LOUIS, June 24, 2010
Resveratrol - found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants - stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the eye.
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HIGH FRUCTOSE, TRANS FATS LEAD TO LIVER DISEASE
CINCINNATI, June 22, 2010
Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have discovered that a diet with high levels of fructose - levels equivalent to that in high fructose corn syrup - and of trans fats leads to significant fatty liver disease.
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SEXUAL ACTIVITY DECLINES FOR HEART ATTACK PATIENTS
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2010
Sexual activity declines in the year after heart attack for patients who don't get instructions from their doctors about when it's safe to resume sex.
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CHOLESTEROL CRYSTALS INCITE INFLAMMATION IN CORONARY ARTERIES
EAST LANSING, Mich. - MAY 18, 2010
Cholesterol crystals, known to be a catalyst for heart attacks and strokes, also cause cells to send out danger signals that can lead to the inflammation and hardening of arteries.
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MALE OBESITY LINKED TO LOW TESTOSTERONE LEVELS
BUFFALO, N.Y. - MAY 3, 2010
Obesity, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes, now appears to be associated with another health problem, but one that affects men only - low testosterone levels.
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PROBIOTICS HELP PREMATURE INFANTS GAIN WEIGHT
MAY 1, 2010
Extremely low birthweight infants (ELBW) who received feedings supplemented with probiotics had better weight gain than infants who were not given the supplements.
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PHOSPHOROUS IN SODAS ACCELERATES AGING
APRIL 26, 2010
New research in the FASEB Journal shows that high levels of phosphate in sodas and processed foods accelerate the aging process in mice and contribute to age associated complications such as chronic kidney disease.
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DIET HIGH IN B-VITAMINS LOWERS HEART RISKS
APRIL 23, 2010
Eating more foods containing the B vitamins folate and B-6 lowers the risk of death from stroke and heart disease for women and may reduce the risk of heart failure in men, according to Japanese research reported in Stroke.
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RED WINE MAY SHIELD BRAIN FROM STROKE DAMAGE
APRIL 21, 2010
Researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have discovered the way in which red wine consumption may protect the brain from damage following a stroke.
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V A D GIVES MAN CHANCE AT ACTIVE LIFE
APRIL 8, 2010 (SALT LAKE CITY)
After receiving only the fourth U.S. implant of a new generation, Utah made ventricular assist (VAD ) device, an Idaho man with heart failure is looking forward to resuming an active life following an operation on March 17 at University of Utah Hospital.
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MAPLE SYRUP, ANTI-OXIDANT AND MORE
MARCH 22, 2010 (KINGSTON, R.I.)
URI pharmacy researcher finds beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup.
Most are disease fighting anti-oxidants.
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NEW METHOD TO GROW ARTERIES COULD LEAD TO "BIOLOGICAL BYPASS" FOR HEART DISEASE
MARCH 8, 2010 (Yale University)
A new method of growing arteries could lead to a "biological bypass"-or a non-invasive way to treat coronary artery disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report with their colleagues in the April issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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EXPLORING ECHINACEA'S ENIGMATIC ORIGINS
MARCH 6, 2010 (Ames, Iowa)
An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist is helping to sort through the jumbled genetics of Echinacea, the coneflower known for its blossoms - and its potential for treating infections, inflammation, and other human ailments.
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CHOLESTEROL'S LINK TO HEART DISEASE GETS CLEARER
DISCOVERY POINTS TO NEW TREATMENT FOR ANEURYSMS: UBC-PROVIDENCE RESEARCH
JANUARY 27, 2010
New research findings from a team at the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) - a potentially fatal disease that currently has no pharmacological treatments.
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A GIMMICK FREE WEIGHT LOSS PILL IN THE WORKS
NEW STROKE THERAPY SUCCESSFUL IN RATS
JANUARY 12, 2010
People with impaired mobility after a stroke soon may have a therapy that restores limb function long after the injury, if a supplemental protein works as well in humans as it does in paralyzed rats.
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IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM THE FOOD SUPPLY
JANUARY 2, 2010
The Heart and Stroke Foundation calls on the federal government to live up to the commitment made two years ago to regulate trans fats in Canada's food supply, based on Health Canada's final set of monitoring results released today.
"Canada's trans fat verdict is in," says Sally Brown, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. "This fourth and final round of monitoring has demonstrated that levels of heart clogging trans fats are still far too prevalent in our food.
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