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• Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Heart Disease

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- If your levels of vitamin D are too low, you ...

• Moderate-Fat Diet May Be Better at Reducing Heart Risks

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A moderate-fat diet may work better than a low-fat regimen ...

• Medical Tests Hit Heart Patients With High Doses of Radiation

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients arriving at the hospital typically receive the ...

• Why Watching TV Sports Increases Heart Attacks

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Reduced blood flow to the heart may help explain why ...

• Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- People taking the acid reflux drugs Prilosec or Protonix in ...

• Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- While overall care of heart attack patients in the United ...

• Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new, inexpensive screening method could help reduce the risk ...

• Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-clotting drug dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa) may be more effective ...

• Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Men, especially black men, are at a relatively high risk ...

• Families Could Benefit From Gene Tests in Sudden Cardiac Death Victims

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic testing of people who've suffered sudden unexplained death is ...

• Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The over-activity of a gene known to boost a woman's ...

• Rapid Cooling Might Help Heart Attack Patients

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Rapid cooling of heart attack patients may boost their chance ...

• New Wiring Adds Risk When Replacing Pacemaker

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Replacing or adding wiring increases the risk of major complications ...

• New Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new study raises more questions about ezetimibe (Zetia), a ...

• For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better

  Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Highlighting the importance of staying fit in old age, a ...

• Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries

  Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from blocked renal arteries fare just as well ...

• Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier

  Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- To get down to a healthy weight, obese and overweight ...

• The Revolving Door of Heart Failure Hospitalization

  Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Almost a quarter of the people on Medicare who are ...

• Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes

  Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to several common pathogens may increase the risk of ...