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  • Practical Prevention: 60 minutes to a Healthier Heart
    ... is ten times the number of women that die from breast cancer . Yet, according to a Gallup poll, four-out-of-five women are not ... References: Bedinghaus J. Coronary artery disease prevention: what's different for women? Am Fam Physician 2001 Apr ...
  • Cardiac Tamponade (Tamponade, Pericardial Tamponade)
    ... caused by injury Ruptured heart muscle Cancer in or near the heart Risk Factors These ... Injury to the heart End-stage lung cancer Kidney failure Radiation therapy to the chest ... or cut part of the pericardium Prevention This condition usually cannot be prevented. However, ...
  • Mitral Regurgitation (Mitral Insufficiency)
    ... , muscular dystrophies, malnutrition, cancer , and a long list of inflammatory and metabolic ... certain drugs (eg, lithium, sulfonamides, cancer chemotherapy , phenothiazines) ... the particular nature of the valve. Prevention To help reduce your chance of getting mitral ...
  • Cholesterol Drug May Be Big Lifesaver
    ... were hailed as a watershed event in heart disease prevention. Doctors said the study might lead as many as 7 million more ... Zenica ? Statin drugs have been shown to cause liver cancer and deterioate muscles . When do we learn? The Study When ...
  • Pericarditis
    ... arthritis or lupus Cancer that has spread from a tumor near the heart Kidney failure ... , may last longer or tend to recur. Prevention There is no known way to prevent pericarditis. ...
  • Congestive Heart Failure
    ... digitalis-containing medications in certain settings Cancer chemotherapy Arrhythmia Heart valve disease Heart ... cases of congestive heart failure. Prevention To prevent congestive heart failure or to prevent the ...
  • Smoking: Not Just Harmful to Your Lungs and Heart... How Cigarettes Affect Nearly Every Part of Your Body
    ... a day nearly triples the risk of dying from lung cancer or heart disease. Furthermore, smoking greatly increases ... National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp ...
  • The Benefits and Risks of Aspirin
    ... about taking this medicine. Aspirin and Cancer Currently, researchers are studying possible links between aspirin ... aren’t sure whether to promote daily aspirin for the prevention of colon cancer . Dr. Baron notes that to prevent colon ...
  • Boomers Are Living Longer, but Not Healthier
    ... government study shows deaths from heart disease, cancer and stroke continue to drop, but it also shows that half of Americans ... 50s and early 60s are a crucial time to focus on disease prevention," said Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers ...
  • Fight Heart Disease With Beans
    ... symptoms such as hot flashes, as well as prevent breast cancer and osteoporosis . Now, researchers would like to add the prevention of heart attack to the list of benefits of the bean. Heart ...
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