Tag: Heart Attacks

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    It’s heart attack season

    Circumstances differ person to person, specialist says, but likely culprits include medication lapses and stress.

    4 minutes
    Elliot Marshall Antman.
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    Omega-3 fish oil rises to top in analysis of studies

    Harvard study finds that greater cardiovascular benefits may be achieved at higher doses of omega-3 fish oil supplementation.

    3 minutes
    Capsules of fish oil
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    Solving the problem of shape-shifters

    Investigators at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may have found a way to solve a problem that has plagued ligand-mimicking integrin inhibitors, a group of drugs that have the potential to treat conditions ranging from heart attacks to cancer metastasis.

    2 minutes
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    Replacing those saturated fats

    In a new study, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health find that replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated ones is likely to help reduce the risk of heart disease.

    4 minutes