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W.Va. lawmakers concerned about health budget cuts Charleston Daily Mail Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:18 PM PST CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Proposed cuts to West Virginias health budget will weaken efforts to improve the states severe problems with obesity, smoking and other problems, lawmakers said Monday.Some programs, like the CARDIAC Project, which aims to reduce heart... CAMC offers lifestyle improvement program The Charleston Gazette Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:15 PM PST CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Those looking to make improvements to their lifestyle while discovering a new path to heart health and overall well-being can look to a new program being taught at Charleston Area Medical Center. The Spectrum, a six-week program based ... Herbal remedies, heart drugs don't mix: review Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:14 PM PST Taking ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort and other widely used herbal supplements may be risky for people on heart disease medication, especially the elderly, according to a medical review released on Monday. Herbal remedies may put heart patients at risk: review CTV.ca Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:13 PM PST Herbal remedies, such as St. John's wort, gingko biloba -- even garlic, may be putting patients on heart medications at serious risk, doctors are warning. Could Your Favorite TV Shows Be Harmful to Your Heart? First Coast News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:11 PM PST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Americans love tv. "I tend to watch TV all evening long. I catch the news in the morning and news at lunchtime and then in the evening -- from about 7 to bedtime I watch TV," a Massachusetts man said. Vail Valley health: Active lifestyle doesn't remove risk of heart disease The Vail Trail Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:10 PM PST VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - If we received an inch of snow in Vail for every time I heard, "I don't need to worry about heart disease, I'm active," we could ski all year. The truth is that an active lifestyle doesn't make you exempt from heart disease. There are numerous other variables that weigh far more heavily than that: a family history of heart disease, high blood pressure, high levels of LDL ... Gossip Girl CW Arkansas Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:04 PM PST Heart disease is the nation's leading cause of death. What can you do to reduce the risk of heart disease? Herbal Remedies Can Cause Cardiac Problems HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:03 PM PST MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The growing number of Americans who are taking traditional herbal medications for heart problems are unaware of the dangers those treatments pose, a new report says. Women need to take action to protect their heart health WHAS TV11 Louisville Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:01 PM PST (WHAS11) - February marks American Heart Month and research shows more American women are dying from heart disease.   Cardiovascular disease kills one American woman every minute.   The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has begun something called ‘The Heart Truth’; a call to action for women to protect their heart health.   Christine Steiger says heart disease is one thing that she is all ... Quitting smoking could halve US heart deaths: WHO AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:59 PM PST Half of the 400,000 deaths from coronary heart disease predicted in the United States in 2010 could be avoided if people ate healthier food and stopped smoking, according to research published Monday.

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