Heart Disease News
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Middle-aged men who stayed fit were less likely to die from three common cancers after being diagnosed than those who were out of shape, research found.
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Lowering sodium intake, a drumbeat of doctors’ efforts to improve patient health, may have the opposite effect if taken to the extreme, scientists said.
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The average meal at a chain restaurant contains more than half the calories, 1.5 times as much sodium and almost all the fat that people are recommended to consume in an entire day, researchers in Canada found.
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About 10 percent of congenital heart defects may come from spontaneous rather than inherited gene mutations, according to a study that offers new insight into a condition that can range from simple to severe.
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Witnesses for Intuitive Surgical Inc. testified that heart disease, not a failed robotic procedure, killed a patient whose widow is suing the company over claims that overly aggressive marketing caused surgical errors.
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Merck & Co. won U.S. marketing approval for Liptruzet, a combination of the company’s Zetia pill and a generic version of Pfizer Inc.’s Lipitor, to lower elevated levels of bad cholesterol.
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A former Intuitive Surgical Inc. sales representative testified that two-thirds of his salary was based on how many robotic surgeries were completed in his geographic territory.
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The stress and complications from a lengthy prostate operation assisted by an Intuitive Surgical Inc. robot hastened a patient’s death from heart disease, a doctor testified.
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Harvard University scientists discovered a hormone that spurs the growth of beta cells, the body’s insulin factories, a finding that holds promise for treating diabetes in a new way.
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Losing hair at the crown of the head may signal an increased risk of heart disease in men.
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