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| Study Shows How Stress Triggers Immune System |
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Conflict fires up molecules related to inflammation which contributes to cardiovascular disease risk |
| Grief Is a Real Heartbreaker, Study Finds |
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Stress, anxiety may increase heart attack risk in the weeks after a loved one's death |
| Health Tip: Better Manage Stress |
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Suggestions to help keep it under control |
| Health Tip: When Stress Becomes Dangerous |
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Signs you should call your doctor |
| Too Much Vitamin D Could Be Harmful to Heart |
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Higher-than-normal levels can increase cardiac inflammation, study found |
| Health Tip: Stick With Your Healthy New Year's Resolutions |
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Don't let them slide |
| Need to Exercise More? Think How It Will Help You Now |
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Shifting from long-term to short-term gains will resonate better, experts say |
| Health Tip: Set an Exercise Schedule |
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To help adhere to your fitness routine |
| Marathoners at Slim Risk of Cardiac Arrest |
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10-year study found distance running safe for most participants |
| Heart Experts Make Boosting Bystander CPR a Priority |
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911 dispatchers asked to talk callers through life-saving procedure after witnessing cardiac arrest |
| Dr. Mark Urman on KCBS about new CPR Guidelines |
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| Health Tip: Get More Veggies Into Your Diet |
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Here are some ways to add them to snacks and meals |
| How to Keep From Overeating When Eating Out |
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Try ordering a la carte and skipping foods that aren't your favorites, study says |
| Health Tip: Make Low-Cholesterol Salad Choices |
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Watch those toppings |
| Car, TV Ownership Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack |
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But getting active during work and leisure hours can lower the odds, study finds |
| Health Tip: Spot the Symptoms of Heart Attack |
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Here's what to watch for |
| What is a Myocardial Infarction? |
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Learn more about what a heart attack is |
| Heart Disease Still is the Number One Killer of Americans |
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Find out about the latest technology in our office to assess your risk of heart attack or stroke |
| Heart Disease Risk Assessment |
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Use this tool to help assess your risk of having a heart attack in the next decade. Carotid IMT testing might be particularly helpful to better assess your status if your risk score is between 6% - 20%. |
| Low-Dose Aspirin to Prevent First Heart Attack or Stroke? Not So Fast in Those at Low-Risk |
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Modest benefits might not outweigh bleeding risk in those who are not at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, evidence review suggests |
| Less Salt, More Veggies in School Lunches: USDA |
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New rules call for healthier foods but some say changes don't go far enough |
| Kids' Snacks Can Be Healthy and Inexpensive |
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New study at YMCAs finds food combinations that satisfy budgets, nutrition guidelines |
| Too Much Fructose Sweetener Tied to Heart Risks in Teens |
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Study finds high consumption associated with early signs of diabetes, other health issues |
| Avoid Getting Scorched by 'Hot Yoga' |
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High temperature could be dangerous for people with certain medical conditions (including heart disease), expert cautions |
| 'Upper Normal' Blood Pressure Linked to Heart Risk in Men |
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Those with levels in the high end of the normal range may later develop irregular heartbeat, study says |
| What is Hypertension? |
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Learn more about high blood pressure and how to best treat it |
| Americans Aren't Getting Any Skinnier |
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But, the good news is the overall rate of obesity is stabilizing, researchers report |
| More, Faster Weight Loss Seen With Gastric Bypass Than Banding |
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But the surgeon performing the operation also makes a difference, an expert says |
| Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test |
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To check heart function |
| Women Suffer From Sleep Apnea, Raised Heart Risks, Too |
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Spanish study also finds that breathing apparatus helps them as much as it helps men |
| Sleep Apnea May Be Tied to 'Silent' Strokes, Study Finds |
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Other research also suggests rapid memory loss may be linked to a fatal brain attack |
| Even When Silent, Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Stroke Risk |
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Study found people with pacemakers experienced atrial fibrillation without realizing it |
| New Blood Thinner Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk |
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But benefits of Pradaxa still outweigh risks for those with atrial fibrillation, experts say |
| Experimental Drug Might Beat Aspirin in Preventing Repeat Strokes: Study |
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It's not yet FDA-approved, but apixaban cut clot risk caused by abnormal heartbeat |
| What is atrial fibrillation? |
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Learn more about the most common arrythmia as we age |
| Lipitor patent ends; generic drug available: What now? |
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Lipitor patients may be switched to a generic or may continue to get Lipitor (and for less), depending on insurance company deals with Pfizer. Here's a guide (LA Times). |
| Statins Cost Four Times More in U.S. Than in U.K. |
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Use of generic versions of the cholesterol-lowering drugs in Britain may be a factor, study says |
| Study Hints That Statins Might Fight Breast Cancer |
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But laboratory finding on tumor suppression hasn't been proven in real-world setting, researcher said |
| Endovascular Graft Approved for Tears of Aorta |
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The body's largest artery |
| Surgeons Offer Advice on Avoiding Varicose Veins |
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Tips include maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, elevating legs when resting |
| Dr Caren and Dr Urman among the best cardiologists in Los Angeles |
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They both have been selected by their peers to the prestigious Super Doctors list |
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