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Clock-shifts affect risk of heart attack
Oct 30, 2008 |
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Adjusting the clocks to summer time on the last Sunday in March increases the risk of myocardial infarction in the following week. In return, putting the clocks back in the autumn reduces the risk, albeit to a lesser extent. ...
Eating whole grains lowers heart failure risk, according to new study
Oct 27, 2008 |
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About 5 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure (HF). While some reports indicate that changes to diet can reduce HF risk, few large, prospective studies have been conducted. In a new study researchers ...
US suicide rate increasing: Largest increase seen in middle-aged white women
Oct 21, 2008 |
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The rate of suicide in the United States is increasing for the first time in a decade, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy. The increase ...
Global warming threatens Australia's iconic kangaroos
Oct 15, 2008 |
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As concerns about the effects of global warming continue to mount, a new study published in the December issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology finds that an increase in average temperature of only two degrees Celsiu ...
Aspirin and atherosclerosis
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Aspirin has become one of the most widely used medications in the world, owing to its ability to reduce pain, fevers, inflammation, and blood clotting. In animal studies, aspirin has also been shown to prevent atherosclerosis, ...
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