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Cardiovascular Disease Heart Disease Linked to Impaired Cognition and Later Dementia - July 22, 2008 This 'lifelong' view of developing dementia, which stresses the importance of risk factors in midlife, also found that the earlier in life heart disease was diagnosed, the worse the person's later cognitive performance, Archana Singh-Manoux, Ph.D., of University College London and INSERM in Villejuif Cedex, France, and colleagues reported in the European Heart Journal. Women & Cardiovascular Disease - June 18, 2008 Imagine having chest pain and trouble breathing, but your doctor can't figure out what's wrong. It happens to more women than you think, because they often have different symptoms than men when it comes to cardiovascular disease. Preventing Heart Disease in Women Approximately one woman dies every minute from heart disease in this country, and the rate of decline in heart disease overall has been less prevalent among women.1 Every year since 1984 more women have died of heart disease than men, yet many women are still unaware of their biggest health threat.  The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's Red Dress/Heart Truth campaign, which began in 2001, and the American Heart Association's Go Red campaign, which began in 2004, were both developed to educate and increase women's awareness of heart disease. Cholesterol tied to heart disease, but not stroke – November 30th, 2007 High cholesterol is a major risk factor for death from heart disease, but its impact on stroke death is less clear, concludes a new study in a finding that startled even the researchers. Low testosterone levels indicate increased risk of CV death in men – November 30th, 2007 High endogenous levels of testosterone in men are associated with low mortality from all causes, cardiovascular causes, and cancer, a new study shows, and the authors suggest that low testosterone may be a predictive marker for those at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Study: Direct link between sleep disorder, heart disease - September 30, 2007 The quality of your sleep decides the health of your heart. A clear connection has now been established between snoring and heart diseases. Heart disease: shock facts - September 4, 2007 Right now, the total direct and indirect costs related to death and disability from heart disease and stroke in this country exceed a whopping R8 billion per year. UT Southwestern study links heart disease and pot belly - August 16, 2007 A UT Southwestern Medical Center study, to be published in the Aug. 21 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, identifies that roll of fat around your waist (or lack of it) as an important determiner of your risk for heart disease. Statin Cancer Risk Outweighed by Benefits - July 25, 2007 Those who take statins may be putting themselves at a slightly increased risk of cancer, a new study released Monday finds.

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