Heart disease

Heart disease

• Study: Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost

  Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to ... 

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  Study: Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts

  Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new ... 

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  Study: Even ancient mummies had clogged arteries

  Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever hunt ... 

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  Poll: Few Americans know all the risks of obesity

  Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health? Carrying too many pounds may lead ... 

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  Brain image study: Fructose may spur overeating

  This is your brain on sugar — for real. Scientists have used imaging tests to show for the first time that fructose, a sugar that saturates the ... 

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  Creighton's Josh Jones: Giving up basketball hurts

  As hard as it is for Creighton's Josh Jones to give up basketball, he says it's not worth risking his life to keep playing. Doctors advised Jones to ... 

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  Cal's Rogers carries on despite heart condition

  For two years, Tierra Rogers cried herself to sleep each night as California's basketball team moved forward without her. Still grieving 20 months ...