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Lifestyle changes for a healthy heart
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 24 (ANI): Heart diseases have entwined our lives. Scientific research tells us that any mitigation of this problem would require corrective actions to be undertaken decades in advance.
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Women with heart diseases should give birth within 40 weeks
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Aug 26 (ANI): Pregnant women with heart disease are recommended to give birth no later than 40 weeks of gestation.
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Simple leg exercises can reduce negative effects on heart and blood vessel
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 21 (ANI): Did you know how beneficial are simple leg exercises while lying down? A sedentary lifestyle can cause an impairment of transportation of blood in the body which in turn may increase the risk of diseases in the heart and blood vessels.
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Whose heart is more at risk: men or women?
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Heart diseases have emerged as the leading cause for fatalities in men and women world over and also in India. The risk of heart diseases to both sexes is grave, but heart diseases affect men and women differently.
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Teens need vigorous exercise to cut heart risk later in life
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 12 (ANI): Turns out, teenagers who engage in high-intensity exercise have lower blood pressure which ultimately may lead to a lower risk of developing heart diseases later in life.
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Rotational shifts are disrupting your metabolism
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 10 (ANI): Changes in work shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases the risk of obesity and diabetes and other metabolic disorders, which ultimately also raises the risk of heart diseases, stroke and cancer.
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Experts call for screening of heart defects among newborns
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): According to the National Family Health Survey, the infant mortality rate (IMR) in India stands at 34 per 1000 live births. About 10 percent of these infant deaths can be attributed to congenital heart diseases (CHD) alone.
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Effective treatment for co-morbid cardiovascular risk in COPD patients
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): COPD is no longer 'just a disease of the lungs'. Many COPD patients develop heart diseases that lead to higher mortality. A new study gives hope of a better treatment protocol.
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Vaping cause DNA mutation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Jan. 31 (ANI): It has come to light that vaping could mutate DNA and likely increase the risk of cancer and heart diseases.
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Two fizzy drinks a week might increase the risk of diabetes, heart disease
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI): Just two cans of fizzy drinks are enough to increase the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, according to a new research.
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Monitoring BP during pregnancy can avert future risk of heart diseases
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): As per recent statistics, about 7% to 10% of pregnant women experience pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH).
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Afternoon heart surgery has lower risks of surgery, study finds
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
London [U.K.], October 29 (ANI): Open heart surgery is a surgical procedure to treat certain types of heart diseases.
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