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A1c Test Identifies Diabetes, Heart Risk

by Karin Olsens

You don’t have to fast before taking the newly recommended A1c test to screen for diabetes — and it spots early diabetes and heart disease better than the older test.

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A1c Test Identifies Diabetes, Heart Risk

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Vitamin D Supplements May Cut Heart Disease Risk

March 1, 2010 General

Vitamin D supplements may cut heart disease risk.

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Heart Disease Warning Signs Seen in 3-Year-Olds

March 1, 2010 Fat Burning Exercise

Obese children as young as age 3 show signs of inflammation similar to that linked to heart disease in adults, according to a new study.

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Osteoporosis Drug May Fight Several Diseases

February 24, 2010 Fat Burning Diets

The osteoporosis drug lasofoxifene may help postmenopausal women reduce their risk of broken bones as well as fight breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke, a study shows.

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Study: Happiness Good for the Heart

February 18, 2010 Fat Burning Diets

Just as depression may increase the risk for heart disease, happiness may protect the heart, new research finds.

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Study: Happiness Good for the Heart

February 18, 2010 Fat Burning Diets

Just as depression may increase the risk for heart disease, happiness may protect the heart, new research finds.

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New Way to Predict Women’s Heart Risk

February 16, 2010 Fat Burning Diets

New guidelines for predicting women’s heart disease risk work well, according to researchers who put the new strategy to the test.

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Hormone Heart Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women

February 16, 2010 Fat Burning Diets

Women who take combined hormone therapy for just a few years around the time of menopause appear to have a slight increase in heart disease risk, new research suggests.

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Heart Risk From Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy

February 1, 2010 Fat Burning Diets

Androgen-blocking hormone therapy for prostate cancer may raise the risk of heart disease, warns an expert panel representing heart, cancer, and urology organizations.

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1 in 5 Teens Has Unhealthy Cholesterol Levels

January 21, 2010 Fat Burning Recipes

One in five American teens has unhealthy cholesterol levels, putting them on the fast track for heart disease without urgent action, according to a new CDC report.

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