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| Dr Urman Quoted in Article About Unproven Benefits of Fish Oil Pills |
| Eating more fish as part of a well balanced Mediterranean-style diet is more prudent than relying on omega-3 fatty acid supplements. |
| How Carbs Can Trigger Food Cravings |
| Sugary foods and drinks and other processed carbohydrates appear to stimulate hunger (NY Times) |
| Women and Heart Disease |
| Learn more about how women can reduce their risk of the number 1 killer of Americans (male and female) |
| Migraine With Aura May Be Linked to All Stroke Types |
| Study of women identifies important risk factor |
| Stroke Prevention Tips for Women |
| Manage risk factors that lie within your control |
| Poor Sleep May Worsen Heart Woes in Women, Study Finds |
| But lack of shuteye doesn't seem to have same effect on inflammation levels in men |
| Did Extreme Cola Habit Cause Woman's Irregular Heartbeat? |
| After years of drinking only soda, no water, her potassium levels dropped too low, report says |
| Health Tip: Remind Men to Focus on Health |
| Help them make it a priority |
| Don't Take Your Vitamins |
| More of antioxidants and vitamin supplements not necessarily better - and might even be harmful (NY Times) |
| Skepticism Needed When Buying Foods Labeled 'Healthy' |
| Products to avoid include veggie chips, muffins and frozen yogurt, dietitian says |
| Health Tip: Running in Hot Weather |
| Drink plenty of fluids |
| Heed the Heat During Summer Workouts |
| Expert offers tips on how to exercise smartly, avoid heat stroke |
| Scans Uncover Dangerous Hardening of Abdominal Aorta |
| MRI study found higher risk of future stroke, heart attack |
| Intense Statin Therapy Quickly Reduces Plaque Inflammation |
| Higher-dose statin therapy rapidly reduced inflammation in atherosclerotic plaque in a novel study. |
| Statins Plus Certain Antibiotics May Set Off Toxic Reaction |
| Harmful effects in older patients include muscle, kidney damage - clarithromycin and erythromycin are of concern |
| Exercise Alone May Help Those With Type 2 Diabetes |
| Small study found it helped even if no other lifestyle changes were made |
| Diet-Exercise Combo Doesn't Cut Heart Risks in Type 2 Diabetes Patients |
| But study of overweight patients found weight-loss group were less likely to land in hospital, have kidney failure or eye damage and they felt better. Problems with study design might have clouded the study findings |
| Red Meat Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk |
| Large study finds higher consumption increases risk, but experts are at odds with findings |
| Skipping Breakfast May Raise Diabetes Risk |
| Overweight women who ate morning meal had lower blood sugar, better insulin response in small study |
| Short Strolls After Meals May Lower Diabetes Risk |
| Walking 15 minutes three times a day was better for blood sugar levels than one 45-minute walk: small study |
| Health Tip: Get Active! |
| Log your progress to help stay motivated |
| Pedometers Can Keep You Moving |
| Research shows they're a low-cost motivator for sitting less, particularly for those with desk jobs |
| Saturated Fat May Make the Brain Vulnerable to Alzheimer's |
| Researchers say a small, new study shows that fat cut the body's level of a chemical that keeps Alzheimer's at bay |
| Alzheimer's Drugs May Benefit Heart, Study Finds |
| Fewer heart attacks, deaths for patients taking cholinesterase inhibitors |
| Even 'Silent' Strokes Can Harm Memory, Thinking |
| Study found many older patients showed signs of damage, even without full-blown stroke diagnosis |
| Your Stroke Risk Can Shrink With 7 Lifestyle Changes |
| Controlling blood pressure is most important, large U.S. study found |
| Drug Combo May Reduce Risk of Second Stroke: Study |
| After small or mini-stroke, aspirin plus Plavix tied to lower odds of another event |
| Health, Not Age, Affects Benefits of Implanted Heart Device |
| Issue is important to growing number of elderly living with heart disease |
| Health Tip: Help Prevent Varicose Veins |
| Avoid sitting or standing for extended periods |
| A Honey of a Heart Condition |
| Too much rhododendron-sourced sweetener caused irregular heart rhythm in Turkish father and son |