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		<title>This vs. That: Trail Mix vs. Granola Bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trail mix vs. Granola bar
So you’re going hiking for the day, and you want to pack an easy, tasty snack to keep yourself refueled.  Which should you take along with you – trail mix or a granola bar?
Answer: While both can be high in calories, and you should be mindful of how much you’re consuming, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stem Cell Injection Into Heart Can Reduce Chronic Chest Pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patients who suffer from chronic chest pain may benefit from an injection of stem cells into the heart, according to a new study.
Currently 850,000 Americans have chest pains that do not subside even with medicine, angioplasty or surgery, researchers say.
However, results from an experimental treatment indicate that stem cell injections can reduce the number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Disease and Stroke Rates Closely Tied to National Income</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An analysis of heart disease and stroke statistics collected from 192 countries by the World Health Organization shows that the relative burden of the two diseases is closely linked to national income.
University of California researchers found that developing countries tend to suffer more death and disability by stroke than heart disease.  Meanwhile, the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Single Hormone Can Predict Which Kidney Patients Need Early Intervention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colorado researchers have found that high levels of a specific hormone can predict which kidney patients will develop heart problems, require dialysis or die prematurely.
&#8220;This discovery allows us to predict at-risk patients before they require dialysis,&#8221; said lead researcher Michel Chonchol, MD. &#8220;That&#8217;s critical because approximately 23 percent of patients on dialysis die in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Marriage is Good for the Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regular exercise, low salt intake, clear arteries and…a good marriage?
Researchers say that all of these factors have a huge impact on heart health.  Put into numbers, happily wedded people who undergo coronary bypass surgery are more than three times as likely to be alive 15 years later as their unmarried counterparts.
&#8220;There is something in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Cardiac CT Can Lower Radiation Exposure in Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New cardiac CT techniques deliver images that are equal in accuracy but expose children to much lower radiation doses than traditional scans, according to scientists.
The new technology, called coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA), is expected &#8220;significantly decrease&#8221; the need for anesthesia and the invasive access risk of coronary imaging, according to researchers.
CTA images, they explained, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Type 1 Diabetes May Increase Risk of Heart Disease in Young Adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it’s long been known that type 2 diabetes and heart disease can go hand in hand, new research indicates that adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes may have a greater risk of cardiac problems as well.
Researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health and the Cincinnati Children&#8217;s Hospital Medical Center studied 162 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast CT Scan May Predict Individual&#8217;s Risk of Dying Early from Diabetes</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/fast-ct-scan-may-predict-individuals-risk-of-dying-early-from-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Off the heels of a test that claims to be able to predict early death from heart disease, a new test says it can predict early death from diabetes.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers have followed nearly 1,500 patients as part of a diabetes heart study for a period of 13 years.  As original study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnant Mother&#8217;s Exercise Improves Baby&#8217;s Heart Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moms-to-be, listen up.  Prenatal yoga is not only good for your health – new research suggests it’s also good for your baby’s heart.
A new study indicates that exercising during pregnancy might be the earliest intervention strategy there is for mother to improve their child’s heart health after birth.
&#8220;It is my hope that these findings will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basketball Players Suffer the Highest Rate of Sudden Cardiac Death Among Student Athletes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study indicates that about 1 in every 44,000 NCAA athletes dies of a cardiac problem every year, with the highest rates occurring among basketball players, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Experts say the results are higher than they had expected and recommend increased screening of players to reduce the death rate.
About 400,000 students in [...]]]></description>
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