Heart group: Cut back — way back — on extra sugar

A spoonful of sugar? Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it's time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says.

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Heart patients should be screened for depression

Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.

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Monitors urged for all with high blood pressure

Everyone with high blood pressure — some 72 million Americans — should own a home monitor and do regular pressure checks, the American Heart Association and other groups urged Thursday in an unprecedented endorsement of a medical device for consumers.

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Heart exam, EKG recommended before children get ADHD drugs

Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.

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Experts Now Recommend Hands-Only CPR

You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing and just press on the chest to save a life. In a major change, the American Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR — rapid, deep presses on the victim's chest until help arrives — works just as well as standard CPR for sudden cardiac arrest in adults.

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Cocaine May Cause Heart Attack Symptoms

Younger ER patients with heart attack symptoms should be asked if they've recently used cocaine, which can cause similar chest pain, the American Heart Association warns doctors. For these patients, honesty can be a matter of life or death: Some heart attack treatments can be deadly to someone using cocaine.

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Salty Snacks Mean More Sodas for Kids

Kids who load up on salty meals and snacks get thirsty, and too often they turn to calorie-filled sodas. So maybe cutting back on the salt is a good way to cut the calories. That's the idea coming from a British study published Wednesday in an American Heart Association journal.

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'Good Fat' OK for Heart Attack Patients

A Mediterranean-style diet high in olive oil and other "healthy" fats is just as good as the classic American Heart Association low-fat diet for the 8 million Americans who have suffered a heart attack and want to prevent a repeat, new research suggests.

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Most U.S. Women Face Heart, Stroke Risk

Nearly all American women are in danger of heart disease or stroke and should be more aggressive about lowering their risk — including asking their doctors about daily aspirin use, the American Heart Association said Monday in new guidelines.

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Heart Disease Still Big Problem in South

West Virginia is making slight yet discernible progress in reducing deaths from heart disease, but it remains one of the states hit hardest by the nation's No. 1 killer. Mississippi tops the list.

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"The moderate drinkers tend to do everything right — they exercise, they don't smoke, they eat right and they drink moderately," said Kaye Middleton Fillmore, a retired sociologist from the University of California, San Francisco, who has criticized the research.

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t's a little scary when the government steps in to ban restaurants from cooking with an ingredient still found in foods sold at the grocery store.

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Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs such as Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.

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The American Heart Association released guidelines that recommend cardiac screen and an electrocardiogram (EKG) for patients that will be started on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication.

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The singer suffers from the heart condition pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.

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An investigation undertaken by the Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System and Boston University, and funded in large part by the NIMH, has found that an online self-treatment program was successful at treating post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in survivors o …

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As more soldiers return home from Iraq, researchers continue to study the problems that hinder veterans' lives after war. The largest and most comprehensive study of suicide among depressed veterans provides new information about those most at risk.

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Strawberries are not only delicious and nutrient-rich, new research from Harvard Medical School found that they may offer cardiovascular disease protection.

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Microsoft is starting its long-anticipated drive into the consumer health care market by offering free personal health records on the Web and pursuing a strategy that borrows from the company's successful formula in personal computer software.

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A biomedical engineer at Purdue University has developed a new method to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation that promises to be more effective than standard CPR because it increases nourishing blood flow through the heart by 25 percent over the current method.

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Here why Mc Donald's fail in 2008

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If you have tried all type of diets and feel frustrated with your weight performances, then read this "easy to read" article where i compare all "real" effects and benefits of the most know diet plans.

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"Literary readers are much more likely to be involved in cultural, sports and volunteer activities than are non-readers."

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Low levels of testosterone may increase the long-term risk of death in men over 50 years old, according to researchers with the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

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Yolanda King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, collapsed and died after making a speech. She was 51....

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SUNDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- For years, doctors have been fighting the perception that heart disease is a mainly male affliction.

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Smokers in Virginia and Maryland were put on notice yesterday that the days of enjoying a cigarette after a good meal or with a cocktail may be numbered. Virginia Gov. Timothy M.

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After reading the article from the Latest AMA Study: Antioxidant Supplements May Kill You! I have to share the opposite of opions from NewsTarget.com that suggest otherwise. Count me into the public that has turned.

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Cox-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex, Vioxx and Bextra were once seen as wonder drugs that reduced pain and inflammation without causing the stomach problems of earlier drugs.

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Do you know the five best things you can do for your heart? Find out now. Here's what Renee has to say about avoiding a heart attack.

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Daily Drink or Two Cuts Heart Attack Risk

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Close to 107 million U.S. adults have cholesterol levels of 200 mg/dL or higher, a level that the American Heart Association says increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.

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Close to 107 million U.S. adults have cholesterol levels of 200 mg/dL or higher, a level that the American Heart Association says increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.

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It's barely January, but there's no doubt what one of 2007's hottest food additives will be: omega-3. The name may sound like a sci-fi film, but omega-3 — fatty acids found, for example, in fish and some nuts and oils — are increasingly being added to other foods, often via  …

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