EATING more than one egg a day raises the risk of heart attack or stroke because they are packed with cholesterol. A new 31-year study
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Tag: Heart disease
First CPR dummies with breasts invented to help first aiders feel more comfortable touching women’s chests
CPR training dummies are getting boobs to help save women’s lives when they suffer a cardiac arrest. A new product, the Womanikin, is putting breasts
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Scientists develop thumb-sized plasters that can help repair the heart after an attack
SCIENTISTS have developed thumb-sized plasters that can help repair the heart after an attack. The patches, sewn in place during surgery, contain stem cells programmed
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Drinking 25 cups of coffee a day is ‘like drinking one and may not harm heart’, scientists say
DRINKING 25 cups of coffee a day may not harm the heart, scientists say. Such a mammoth consumption could be no more dangerous than downing
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From fizzy drinks to ready meals… how just 4 portions of processed food a day could kill you
EATING ready meals washed down with fizzy drinks increases your risk of dying young, experts have warned. People who ate more than four servings of
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Training for a first marathon reverses ageing of blood vessels and cuts stroke risk by a tenth
TRAINING for a first marathon reverses the ageing of blood vessels and cuts the risk of stroke by a tenth, a study found. Novice runners
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Your resting heartbeat can predict if you’re at risk of dying young, doctors warn
HAVING a resting heart rate of 75 beats per minute or higher doubles the risk of dying young, a study suggests. Blokes whose heart rate
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Six artificial sweeteners in diet drinks are ‘TOXIC to your gut bacteria’
THERE’S nothing quite like an ice-cold Coke on a warm day. But in recent years, scientists and nutritionists have warned that our love of fizzy
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Living in heavily polluted areas raises the risk of mental illness and psychotic disorders in children, study finds
LIVING in a polluted area increases the risk of kids experiencing severe mental conditions, a study suggests. Kids exposed to filthy air were up to
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70,000 deaths every year are linked to couch potato lifestyle costing NHS £700m, experts warn
DESK jobs and lazy nights in front of the TV kills nearly 70,000 a year and costs the NHS £700million, a study says. Experts are
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