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Fried Food Doesn&#39;t Cause Heart Attacks
 Fried Food Doesn't 
 Cause Heart Attacks 
New Study
Jan 25, 2012 12:04 PM CST

Fried Food Doesn't Cause Heart Attacks

...Assuming it's fried in olive oil or sunflower oil

(Newser) - Good news grease lovers: Fry your food right, and you might not die of a heart attack after all. A new study in the British Medical Journal has upended conventional wisdom by finding no correlation between how often participants ate fried foods and how likely they were to develop heart...

Heart Patients Told Sex Is Safe—but Not Affairs

Risk of dying during sex miniscule for most patients, study finds

(Newser) - Having sex is safe for the vast majority of heart patients as long as they use a little common sense, according to a report from the American Heart Association. Fewer than 1% of heart attacks are linked to sex and patients cleared for physical activity and capable of climbing two...

Save Your Heart: Walk Before the Big Meal

Exercise 12 hours before eating lessens spike in dangerous fats

(Newser) - The best time to walk off a gut-busting Thanksgiving dinner is at least 12 hours before you eat it, researchers say. Studies have found that light exercise, like a half-hour walk, done 12 to 16 hours before a big meal significantly reduces the post-meal spike in a type of fat...

Beer Can Be Good For Your Heart, New Study Shows
 Beer Can Be 
 Good For 
 Your Heart 
study says
Nov 18, 2011 11:38 AM CST

Beer Can Be Good For Your Heart

...at least in moderation

(Newser) - Bottoms up, beer lovers, because wine fans aren’t the only ones who get to rationalize their drinking habits anymore! Researchers examining 16 studies involving some 200,000 participants have concluded that drinking about a pint of beer a day reduces your risk of heart disease by an average of...

Doctors Giving Too Many Angioplasties

Study finds common heart treatment overused

(Newser) - Doctors are performing too many angioplasty procedures on patients who haven’t had heart attacks, according to a new study. Around 600,000 angioplasties are performed each year, of which roughly 70% are performed on heart attack victims. Those are fine, the study concludes, but of the remaining 30%, half...

Macho Man Savage Was Dead Before Car Crash

Autopsy reveals heart disease killed him

(Newser) - The autopsy results are in for Randy "Macho Man" Savage, and they confirm that he was done in by heart disease, not his car accident. The 58-year-old pro wrestling icon had an enlarged heart and severe blockage of his arteries, reports the Tampa Tribune . The injuries from the crash...

Boosting &#39;Good&#39; Cholesterol Doesn&#39;t Help, May Hurt
Boosting 'Good' Cholesterol Doesn't Help, May Hurt
study says
May 27, 2011 1:30 PM CDT

Boosting 'Good' Cholesterol Doesn't Help, May Hurt

Test of drug niacin halted when results became clear

(Newser) - Raising your “good” HDL cholesterol might not be such a good idea. A federally funded study into the effectiveness of the HDL booster niacin has been abruptly cut off, after it became clear that the drug did nothing to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke—and in...

Heart Disease Dates Back to Ancient Princess

Scientists discover clogged arteries in 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummy

(Newser) - Heart disease definitely didn't begin with the Big Mac: An Egyptian princess who lived more than 3,500 years ago is the oldest known person to have had clogged arteries, dispelling the myth that heart disease is a product of modern society, a new study says. Ahmose-Meryet-Amon lived in...

Wait, Salt&#39;s Not So Bad Now?
 Wait, Salt's Not So Bad Now? 
study says
May 4, 2011 2:10 PM CDT

Wait, Salt's Not So Bad Now?

New study defies conventional wisdom, but experts not convinced

(Newser) - In a world with constantly changing nutritional guidelines (eggs are bad for you; no, they're good for you! ), one food has seemed to be consistently maligned: salt. But a new, and highly contested, study finds that low-salt diets do not prevent high blood pressure—and actually increase the...

Working More Than 8 Hours Could Kill You

...but so could unemployment

(Newser) - Should you need another reason to call it quits at 4:59pm today: A new study has found that people who clock 11 or more hours of work a day are 67% more likely to have or die from a heart attack over a 12-year period. A group of 7,...

Teen Drops Dead After First Kiss
Teen Drops Dead
After First Kiss
Feb 11, 2011 5:00 AM CST

Teen Drops Dead After First Kiss

Rare heart condition claims life after exciting embrace

(Newser) - A British teenager slumped dying on her boyfriend's couch seconds after their first kiss, apparently from the thrill of it, according to authorities. Jemma Benjamin,18, died of sudden adult death syndrome, an extremely rare heart condition. As the couple finished kissing, Jemma's "eyes drooped" and she began frothing...

USDA: Eggs Actually Aren't Cholesterol Bombs

Oh, and they're high in vitamin D, too

(Newser) - The USDA backtracked yesterday on that whole "eggs can be bad for you" thing: Turns out eggs are actually lower in cholesterol and higher in vitamin D than previously thought. Specifically, 14% lower in cholesterol and 64% higher in vitamin D, the department announced in a press release . One...

Your Fireplace Could Give You Cancer
 Your Fireplace Could 
 Give You Cancer 
study says
Feb 7, 2011 1:14 PM CST

Your Fireplace Could Give You Cancer

Particles in smoke are as bad as car exhaust, say scientists

(Newser) - Ahh, fireplaces: cozy, romantic, and … as bad for you as car exhaust fumes? Apparently so: New research reveals that breathing in the smoke from open fires or wood-burning stoves can lead to cancer, and heart and lung disease. The airborne particles in the smoke are particularly harmful because they’...

Rabid Football Fan? The Super Bowl Could Kill You

Loss at the big game associated with increase in heart deaths

(Newser) - Whether you’re a Steelers fan or a Packers fan, try not to get too excited about the Super Bowl—or you could end up … dead. Scientists found that a Super Bowl loss is associated with a spike in heart-related deaths, while a win is associated with a decrease...

Black Women Can Have Bigger Waists, Still Be Healthy

By two measures, black women could be bigger without raising health risk

(Newser) - Black women can have larger waistlines and be larger in general than white women and still be relatively healthy, according to new research.The study of 6,400 volunteers examined abdominal obesity and body-mass index and found that black women had higher thresholds than white women for both measures before...

Dick Cheney Considering Heart Transplant
Dick Cheney Weighs
Heart Transplant
Jan 18, 2011 1:20 AM CST

Dick Cheney Weighs Heart Transplant

But he still has enough energy to zing President Obama

(Newser) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney needs a new heart and may soon join a transplant list, he revealed in his first interview since major surgery. He's suffering from "end-stage" heart disease and will make a decision soon whether or not to go ahead with a transplant. In the meantime,...

Snoring, Sleep Problems Predict Increased Heart Risk

Those who can't sleep often end up at a greater risk

(Newser) - Not sleeping soundly, or quietly for that matter? It might not only be annoying, but dangerous. Those who snore loudly, have difficulty falling asleep, or wake up feeling tired may be at increased risk of developing heart disease and a host of other medical problems, a new study shows. Snoring...

Frequent Sex Helps Men Live Longer ...

... As long as they're not cheating on their partners, study finds

(Newser) - A healthy and faithful sex life may help men live longer . Italian researchers surveyed 4,000 men and found that those who had an active sex life with a steady partner had fewer heart problems, less depression, increased levels of testosterone, and better metabolism. But be warned: Cheaters negated the...

Calcium Pills Tied to Jump in Heart Attack Risk: Study

Supplements don't prevent fractures, either

(Newser) - Calcium supplements may make heart attacks more likely in older patients, a new study suggests. Researchers looking to confirm calcium supplements' ability to prevent bone fractures instead found the patients taking the supplements were 30% more likely to suffer a heart attack, the BBC reports. And it turns out the...

Avandia Woes Mount Ahead of FDA Hearing

Agency flags flawed study, may ban diabetes drug

(Newser) - As the FDA prepares to consider whether to ban Avandia, agency scientists have discovered another problem with the diabetes drug: flaws that disqualify a clinical study sponsored by its maker. The trial, organized by GlaxoSmithKline, sought to evaluate the relative heart risks of Avandia and two other diabetes drugs, but...

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