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Western diet increases heart risk globally
HAMILTON, Ontario, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The typical Western diet -- fried foods, salty snacks, meat -- accounts for some 30 percent of heart attack risk across the world, Canadian researchers said.
ATLANTA, July 16 (UPI) -- Better treatments have improved survival in people with coronary heart disease, but not necessarily their quality of life, U.S. researchers say.
NEW YORK, May 23 (UPI) -- People with hypertension should routinely monitor their blood pressure at home to help manage the disease, three U.S. health non-profits recommend.
WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs can increase heart rate and blood pressure so children should have hearts checked, U.S. guidelines say.
DETROIT, March 18 (UPI) -- Doctors treating chest pain in patients who are young or have no obvious heart disease risk factors should ask about cocaine use, a U.S. study recommends.
BOSTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. study found that 50 percent of heart patients significantly under use medications to prevent recurrence of heart attacks mainly because of cost.
JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- High blood pressure kills significantly more U.S. women than men and is two to three times more common in women who take oral contraceptives, a study said.
MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Not a big waist alone, but a big waist in relation to smaller hips, has been linked to a higher risk of heart disease, British researchers found.
BOSTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Drinking one or more soft drinks a day -- even diet -- may increase the risk of developing metabolic risk factors for heart disease, says a U.S. study.
DALLAS, March 23 (UPI) -- New guidelines from the American heart Association suggest prescribing cholesterol lowering statin drugs to children.
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