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Why are younger adults developing this common heart condition?: New research suggests that A-fib may be more prevalent, and more dangerous ...
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Why are younger adults developing this common heart condition?
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Blood-soaked military horses break free, injure at least 5 people while running amok near Buckingham Palace
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Blood-soaked military horses break free, injure at least 5 people while ...
Quick Glance: London Chaos: Military Horses Run Wild
  • Five military horses bolted during an exercise near Buckingham Palace, causing chaos in central London streets.

  • The horses were spooked by noise from a construction site, threw off their riders, and collided with vehicles.

  • Three injured soldiers were hospitalized, but none of the injuries were life-threatening.

  • The horses were captured shortly after and taken back to the barracks for medical tests.
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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig ...
Quick Glance: Revolutionary Transplant: Heart Pump and Pig Kidney
  • The first transplant surgery combining a mechanical heart pump and a gene-edited pig kidney was successfully performed at NYU Langone Health.

  • The patient, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano from New Jersey, received the heart pump and pig kidney due to heart failure and end-stage kidney disease.

  • Experts view xenotransplants as crucial to addressing organ shortages by transplanting animal organs into humans.

  • Gene editing aims to prevent the human immune system from rejecting the animal organs, facilitating successful transplantations.
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In one study, researchers found that people who usually slept fewer than 6 hours a night were twice as likely to have a heart attack as those who slept 6 to 8.
Heart Attack Triggers You Might Not Expect: You know that obesity and high blood pressure can raise your risk for a heart attack, but WebMD's slideshow ...
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Heart Attack Triggers You Might Not Expect
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Are You Getting Enough Magnesium for Your Health?: You need magnesium to keep your heart healthy, bones strong, and blood sugar stable. WebMD explains how half ...
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Are You Getting Enough Magnesium for Your Health?
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Climbing stairs may improve heart health, promote longevity: Researchers say climbing stairs instead of taking an elevator improves heart health by combining ...
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Climbing stairs may improve heart health, promote longevity
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Survivor season 1 star Sonja Christopher dead at 87: Survivor US star Sonja Christopher has died aged 87, her fellow contestant Liz Wilcox announced.
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Survivor season 1 star Sonja Christopher dead at 87
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Did you know that sitting for too long could lead to varicose veins? Other reasons why sitting is bad for your health:
Why Sitting Too Much Is Bad for Your Health: Sit all day at the office? You might want to rethink that. Long hours in the chair are bad for your health ...
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Why Sitting Too Much Is Bad for Your Health
Quick Glance: Dangers of Excessive Sitting
  • Prolonged sitting is linked to heart diseases, diabetes, and premature death.

  • Studies indicate that prolonged sitting is associated with health issues such as dementia and cancer.

  • Exercise and taking regular breaks from sitting are crucial for health.

  • Experts recommend ergonomic adjustments for prolonged sitting to minimize risks like deep vein thrombosis.
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British newborn with heart condition airlifted to Rome for treatment: A one-month-old British boy with a serious heart condition has been airlifted to a hospital ...
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British newborn with heart condition airlifted to Rome for treatment
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How Insomnia Can Affect Your Health: Insomnia-related health problems range from "brain fog" to a higher risk of diabetes ...
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How Insomnia Can Affect Your Health
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Cardiac death in young athletes: The important questions and answers: Marathon runner Adrian Lehmann suffered a heart attack seemingly out of nowhere ...
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Cardiac death in young athletes: The important questions and answers
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2024 Mater Heart Run that will cover ten counties launched: Dr. Mary Ngui said the turnout from partners was beyond expectation. She also added that such efforts ...
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2024 Mater Heart Run that will cover ten counties launched
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Expert from Kiel on high blood pressure: Tips for prevention: High blood pressure is also widespread in Schleswig-Holstein. An expert from Kiel University ...
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Expert from Kiel on high blood pressure: Tips for prevention
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Baby, one month old, airlifted from Bristol hospital to Rome for life-saving surgery
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Baby, one month old, airlifted from Bristol hospital to Rome for ...
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Wegovy Medicare Coverage Expands to Millions With Heart Disease: Medicare’s recent decision to cover Novo Nordisk A/S’s blockbuster obesity shot Wegovy for heart ...
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Wegovy Medicare Coverage Expands to Millions With Heart Disease
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Mum 'told she had asthma after suffering shortness of breath dies of cancer': Mum-of-two Katie Dowling was given the all-clear from breast cancer but then ...
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Mum 'told she had asthma after suffering shortness of breath dies of ...
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Homes Under the Hammer's Martin Roberts on near fatal heart issue: Martin Roberts has opened up about his near fatal heart problem and how it has left him with ...
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Homes Under the Hammer's Martin Roberts on near fatal heart issue
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Scientific Breakthrough Could Tackle Depression and Heart Disease: Researchers in Finland have identified a "gene module" that contributes to the development of ...
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Scientific Breakthrough Could Tackle Depression and Heart Disease
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Orange knitted hearts hidden around town: Jemma Redden's mum knitted the hearts to mark MS Awareness Week
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Orange knitted hearts hidden around town
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Scientists find that AFib may be more common in younger people than thought: Not only is AFib more common under 65 years of age than previously thought but it ...
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Scientists find that AFib may be more common in younger people than ...
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Cannabis: Does smoking weed increase the risk of heart failure?: Little is known about the long-term consequences of marijuana consumption for the heart and ...
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Cannabis: Does smoking weed increase the risk of heart failure?
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Healthy diet can influence cardiac risks in breast cancer survivors: Oakland/California - The increased risk of cardiovascular disease after successful breast ...
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Healthy diet can influence cardiac risks in breast cancer survivors
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Slideshow: 12 Surprising Clues of Heart Disease: Discover some unexpected symptoms that could signal heart trouble. Often, related conditions can raise your risk ...
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Slideshow: 12 Surprising Clues of Heart Disease
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Man's life saved by partner and his neighbour after horrific incident on toilet: Chris Rowell was in a coma for three days
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Man's life saved by partner and his neighbour after horrific incident on ...
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FDA Recalls Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries: Two medical devices that mechanically pump blood to the heart have caused hundreds of injuries and more ...
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FDA Recalls Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries
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Thousands raised taking on the London Marathon: A man put in a marathon fundraising effort, hitting the streets of London in support of the British Heart ...
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Thousands raised taking on the London Marathon
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Healthy wine? Unfortunately no: A “glass for the heart”: relevant studies were sloppy and partly financed by the alcohol industry.
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Healthy wine? Unfortunately no
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Chest pain: Why it is not always about the heart: Chest pain has many possible causes all of which need medical attention and care
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Chest pain: Why it is not always about the heart