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Blood pressure medication recall: What you need to know
The Food and Drug Administration has recently recalled a number of blood pressure medications after discovering that they contained potential
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Human hearts evolved for endurance: Hearts of sedentary individuals appear more ‘ape-like’
Major physical changes occurred in the human heart as people shifted from hunting and foraging to farming and modern life.
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Heating pads may lower blood pressure in people with high blood pressure when lying down
Applying a heating pad overnight may help people with supine hypertension, a condition that causes their blood pressure to increase
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Decline in sports-related sudden cardiac death linked with rise in bystander resuscitation
Fewer sports-related sudden cardiac arrest victims die nowadays, a trend linked with increased bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), reports a study
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The Heart Foundation Recommends We Eat More Cheese And Less Meat
Great news, cheese lovers. We can officially chow down on cheddar without increasing our risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Bullet shape, velocity determine blood spatter patterns
Blood spatters are hydrodynamic signatures of violent crimes, often revealing when an event occurred and where the perpetrator and victim
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Long-term declines in heart disease and stroke deaths are stalling
Heart disease and stroke mortality rates have almost stopped declining in many high-income countries, including Australia, and are even increasing
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Strong evidence for causal link between obesity and multiple diseases
A new study, led by Professor Elina Hyppönen from UniSA’s Australian Centre for Precision Health, presents the strongest evidence yet
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New method enables more extensive preclinical testing of heart drugs and therapies
Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human
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