Tag: heart
member name: Anthony Komaroff, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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July 17, 2007 02:54 PM EDT --
From 1993 to 2001, Bill Clinton held the most high pressure job in the world. He had access to the best medical care: How many of us have our own personal doctor at our side most of the day? His health . . .
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June 24, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
A few months ago in this space I said that until about 10 years ago, experts thought they knew all there was to know about vitamin D: its job was to help keep bones strong, and most people got all . . .
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July 03, 2008 01:43 PM EDT --
High levels of HDL ("good" cholesterol) protect against heart disease and stroke. A new study indicates it also may protect against memory loss. For more information about memory and aging, . . .
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October 27, 2008 03:22 PM EDT --
Do you want to hear an amazing science fiction story? A heart attack destroyed a quarter of the cells in a 60 year-old man’s heart, causing heart failure. It was impossible for the man to walk across . . .
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March 05, 2009 01:34 PM EST --
A couple of months ago on this blog, I made the case that stress isn’t always bad for us (“ Is Stress Really Bad for You ?”). From birth, we are all hard-wired to respond to a sudden, acute stressor—like . . .
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August 01, 2008 10:55 AM EDT --
Japanese men in Japan have less heart disease than Japanese men in the U.S. and other men in the U.S., because they eat more fish.
For more information on eating for health, see Healthy Eating: . . .
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October 17, 2008 10:48 AM EDT --
The VP is one of over 2 million Americans with atrial fibrillation, a potentially dangerous heart rhythm.
For more health information and tips from Harvard Medical School, sign up for HEALTHbeat , . . .
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