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Some cancer patients have high risk of heart disease The Daily Comet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:14 AM PDT Published: Monday, April 26, 2010 at 11:39 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 26, 2010 at 11:39 a.m. Time and time again Americans are taught that heart disease is the No. 1 killer. But, just about everybody that comes in for an annual exam fears a cancer diagnosis most. A new device helps monitor low-level physical activity with a cell phone PhysOrg Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:14 AM PDT About two thirds of the American population is overweight or obese, putting them at higher risk for health problems such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. The obesity epidemic in America is the result of poor eating habits, genetics, and a lack of exercise. It's therefore difficult for public health officials to get people to make a conscious effort to control their weight. Heart screening scheduled for Main Line teen-aged athletes Main Line Suburban Life Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:06 AM PDT A heart screening is scheduled for teen-aged athletes in four Main Line school districts â€" Great Valley, Haverford, Radnor and Tredyffrin on Saturday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, 625 Montgomery Avenue, Bryn Mawr. Grapes May Help Heart, Cut Diabetes KITV Honolulu Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:05 AM PDT Animals given grapes in their diets have better health, researchers say. Gene expression test reduces need for invasive heart muscle biopsy PhysOrg Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:59 AM PDT Monitoring rejection in heart transplantation patients with a simple blood test co-developed by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center physician-scientist Dr. Mario Deng in 2005 can safely reduce their need for invasive heart-muscle biopsies, a new study has found. Rajasthan Guv passes away New Kerala Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:55 AM PDT New Delhi, April 26: Rajasthan Governor Prabha Rau died at the AIIMS here on Monday following a heart attack. She was 74. Factors of hormone metabolism may make African-Americans more susceptible: Study News-Medical-Net Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:48 AM PDT High blood pressure also called hypertension is a major health problem that when left untreated can lead to heart disease, stroke and kidney failure. African Americans are more likely to develop high blood pressure and develop it earlier in life than Caucasians. But the reasons for the heightened risk in African Americans still remained largely unknown, although new evidence may provide some ... Marathons and the Heart: Baby Aspirin, No Sprinting Wall Street Journal Blogs Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:45 AM PDT The evidence alone would suggest training for a marathon yet not actually running it, but that doesn't "take into account the tremendous psychological and emotional attraction of this sport." Greenberg’s Constant Concern For City Recalled Downtown Gazette Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:28 AM PDT Charles “Chuck” Greenberg, a prominent Long Beach attorney, died on Sunday, April 11, after a lengthy battle with heart disease. He was 76. Rainy Relay The Daily News Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:23 AM PDT Washington Parish showed it’s heart Friday, and as a result the coffers of the American Cancer Society are more than $57,000 richer today.

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