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5/1/2013
Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
Posted 3:00 PM 5/1/2013 by By Karen Pallarito
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- As states prepare to expand Medicaid in 2014, a new study provides insight into how that health insurance coverage might affect low-income adults and what it means for access to care and the cost of care.
The study found that having Medicaid -- the (More)
Antibiotic Azithromycin Won't Harm Healthy Hearts: Study
Mediterranean Diet Benefits Heart, Even Without Weight Loss: Study
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
4/30/2013
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
Posted 12:00 PM 4/30/2013 by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to secondhand smoke at home appears to lower teen girls' levels of the "good" cholesterol -- the substance that reduces heart disease risk, researchers report.
The new study included more than 1,000 male and female teens, aged 17, in Australia (More)
Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients
Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
4/29/2013
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
Posted 5:00 PM 4/29/2013 by Robert Preidt
MONDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Men who are obese in their early 20s have a significantly increased risk of dying or of having serious health problems such as diabetes and heart disease by the time they reach age 55, a new long-term study indicates.
Researchers tracked the health of (More)
4/25/2013
More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
Posted 5:00 PM 4/25/2013 by By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born with serious congenital heart defects are more likely to survive now than they were in the late 1970s, a new study finds. There is still plenty of room for improvement, however, the researchers added.
Over a 26-year period, they tracked (More)
4/24/2013
'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk
Posted 3:00 PM 4/24/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- A blood test that assesses levels of a compound produced in the stomach appears to be a strong indicator of whether there will be heart trouble down the road, researchers report.
The higher the levels of the compound -- called trimethylamine-N-oxide (More)
Diabetes Self-Care Improves Slowly, U.S. Report Finds
Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
4/22/2013
HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
Posted 2:00 PM 4/22/2013 by Robert Preidt
MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term use of powerful drug cocktails known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may help protect the hearts of children and teens infected with HIV, a new study reports.
HAART is a form of antiretroviral therapy that is widely used to (More)
Health Tip: Lower Your Blood Pressure
4/18/2013
Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies
Posted 12:00 PM 4/18/2013 by Robert Preidt
THURSDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Demanding physical work may boost a person's risk of heart disease, two new studies suggest.
"Physicians know that high stress can be associated with increased risk of heart disease," said one expert not connected to the study, Dr. Lawrence Phillips (More)
4/17/2013
Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
Posted 3:00 PM 4/17/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas
WEDNESDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have decoded the DNA of the western painted turtle in the hopes that a greater understanding of these reptiles could one day improve treatment for people who suffer a heart attack or stroke.
The researchers identified 19 genes in the (More)
Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
4/16/2013
Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
Posted 3:00 PM 4/16/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas
TUESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Advanced fibrosis -- or progressive scarring of the liver -- is tied to higher death rates from a type of fatty liver disease found in people who drink little or no alcohol, according to a new study.
This increased mortality is primarily due to (More)
Heart Scarring May Be More Dangerous Than Thought, Study Suggests
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
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