have been taking Crestor (10 mg) for several years. Now my insurance company tells me it is dropping Crestor from its preferred drug list and suggests I replace it with Lipitor. Will this be okay?
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Research from the Women’s Health Initiative found a strong correlation between a woman’s level of optimism or cynicism and risk or heart disease, cancer, or death from any cause.
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In the first month after surviving a heart attack, people are four times more likely to have a cardiac arrest than in the following months.
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Dark chocolate is supposed to be good for the heart. But how do I know which chocolate is “dark”? Some labels list percent dark chocolate, others percent cocoa solids. Can you help me pick the best one?
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Certain medications used to treat anemia may increase the risk of heart attack, while the FDA concluded that the heartburn drugs Prilosec and Nexium are not harmful to the heart.
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A study found that women who consumed a greater percentage of their daily calcium intake from dietary sources had a higher bone mineral density than women who got more of their calcium from a supplement.
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Losing muscle mass and strength is part of the aging process, but people who follow a program of low-resistance strength training combined with aerobic exercise are more likely to stay fit and healthy as they age.
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I’ve been hearing a lot about C-reactive protein and heart attacks. I want to stay healthy, but I’m 73 years old, and there seems to be a new worry in every newspaper I read. At my age, does this protein make any difference?
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People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have difficulty breathing in the form of either bronchitis, emphysema, or a combination of the two. The majority of cases are caused by smoking, and incidence of COPD is rising among Americans.
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A study found that people who maintained a positive approach to life in their thoughts and feelings, referred to as high emotional vitality, had a lower risk of heart disease.
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