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| PCBs Linked to High Blood Pressure |
| PCBs were once used in many products, but they have been banned in the United States since 1979 because of fears they caused cancer and other health problems. |
| Traffic Pollution Boosts Sudden Cardiac Death Risk |
| Results from a new study suggest that exposure to high levels of traffic air pollution among people with heart or lung disease is associated with a risk factor for sudden cardiac death known as reduced heart rate variability (HRV). |
| Women More At Risk from Serious Angina Than Men |
| Canadian researchers have found that women who have the most severe type of angina (Class IV) are three times as likely to develop serious coronary artery disease (CAD) than men who have the same condition. |
| Stroke Risk Increases for an Hour After Drinking: Study |
| A person's risk of suffering a stroke rises for an hour after he or she drinks even a small amount of alcohol, a new study has found. |
| At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Helps Keep it Low |
| British researchers say that people who have high blood pressure can control their condition more effectively on their own at home if they undergo proper training. |
| Some Coumadin Tablets Recalled |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb has initiated a voluntary recall of three lots of physician sample blister packs of Coumadin 1 mg tablets and five lots of Coumadin 1 mg tablet hospital unit dose (HUD) blister packs. |
| Study Raises Concerns Over Heart Imaging Radiation |
| Researchers looked at five major health care markets and found that nearly one in 10 adults under the age of 64 had undergone a heart procedure that involved radiation over a three-year period. |
| Depression, Anxiety May Delay Cardiac Recovery |
| Results from a new Australian study suggest that better screening for anxiety and depression could reduce the number of deaths and hospital readmissions among cardiac patients. |
| U.S. Heart Attack Care Better Than Ever: Study |
| According to a new large-scale study, people who suffer a heart attack and undergo angioplasty and other procedures to open blocked arteries are receiving these treatments more quickly and more safely than ever before. |
| Drugmaker Recalls Some Coumadin Tablets |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb has initiated a voluntary recall of three lots of physician sample blister packs of Coumadin® 1 mg tablets and five lots, of Coumadin 1 mg tablet hospital unit dose (HUD) blister packs. |
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