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| Chocolate May Reduce Stroke Risk |
| Harvard researchers have found that eating two squares of dark chocolate per day may reduce people's risk of suffering a hemorrhagic stroke by more than 50 percent. |
| Wine May Fight Weight Gain in Women |
| One drink a day may help women avoid weight gain, a new study has found. |
| Challenging the Brain May Help People with MS, Autism, Stroke |
| Scientists have found that remedial reading training for children who are poor readers causes the growth of white matter tracts in the brain, a finding that suggests behavioral training can spur brain growth in people with neurological conditions such as stroke damage, multiple sclerosis, or autism. |
| 14 Heart-Health Numbers You Should Know |
| Most people are aware that their blood pressure and cholesterol levels can give important information about their heart, but experts say there are other numbers that can be just as revealing about a person's cardiovascular health. |
| Happy Marriages Reduce Men's Stroke Risk |
| According to a new study, men who are unhappily married or single are more likely to die from a stroke than men who are happily married. |
| House Votes to Repeal Antitrust Exemption for Insurers |
| Democrats believe repealing the exemption will lead to increased competition between insurance companies and reduced costs for consumers. |
| Tests for Clotting Drugs Little Help: Study |
| A Dutch study has found that tests to identify people who could develop bleeding problems when given anti-clotting drugs such as Plavix before surgery have limited value and are not ready for common use. |
| Hospitals That Follow Stroke Guidelines Boost Stroke Survival Rates |
| People who suffer a stroke and are taken to a hospital that follows specific stroke guidelines have a better chance of surviving than patients taken to other hospitals, a new study has found. |
| Heart Stem Cells Closer to Being Used in Humans |
| Though stem cell treatments are still in their beginning stages, scientists say they are moving closer to being able to use these experimental therapies to treat cardiovascular disease in humans. |
| Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Heart Attack Risks Early On |
| Results from a new study suggest that hormone replacement therapy does not reduce women's risk of developing heart disease when taken to reduce symptoms of menopause, and it may in fact increase women's heart attack risk in their first two years of taking it. |
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