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Anchor lead: A large study using aspirin in healthy older people increased their risk of cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Healthy elderly people given daily aspirin in a study known by the acronym ASPREE didn’t have fewer cardiovascular events, but they …
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Anchor lead: Most people shouldn’t be taking aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Aspirin really doesn’t help otherwise healthy older people avoid cardiovascular disease, a major new trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals. Erin …
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Anchor lead: Does using epinephrine help when people experience a heart attack outside the hospital? Elizabeth Tracey reports The hormone epinephrine is often used by paramedics to restart the heart in people who’ve experienced an out of hospital cardiac arrest. …
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Anchor lead: Erectile dysfunction may predict heart disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Men with erectile dysfunction may experience more cardiovascular disease than men who don’t have the condition, new research by Michael Blaha, a preventive cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues …
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Anchor lead: You’re still okay if you’re following a Mediterranean diet, Elizabeth Tracey reports The Mediterranean diet, with extra virgin olive oil or nuts, results in about a 30% reduction in cardiovascular disease risk, a recently retracted and republished study …
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Anchor lead: Should postmenopausal women have their testosterone level measured? Elizabeth Tracey reports How can we explain why women who’ve experienced menopause have a much increased risk of cardiovascular disease? The culprit may be higher testosterone levels, research by Erin …
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Anchor lead: Is high testosterone hurting women’s hearts? Elizabeth Tracey reports Women typically manifest heart disease after menopause, and for years estrogen was thought to be important. Now new research by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues …
