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New research suggests that weightlifting alone promotes healthy hearts. Harvard University researchers studied the role that different types of exercise play on heart disease risk. Among more than 44,000 men who participated in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, those who lifted weights for 30 minutes or more a week showed a risk reduction of 23 percent. Loud Snoring Linked to Stroke Risk An Italian study helps confirm that heavy snorers may be at increased risk of stroke. "The results indicate that snoring is not only a nuisance, it is a sleeping disorder that increases a person's risk for stroke," said Professor Virgilio Gallai of Perugia University, where the study was conducted. Winning Health Recipe of the Month Broiled Fish with Three Peppers AEDs Going Global Following a growing trend in the United States, an international airport in Germany has become the first location in continental Europe to make defibrillators available for public use. Cardiac Death Risk in Women The gender gap in sudden cardiac death risk is narrowing, new study findings show. Previous research indicated that men who survive a heart attack were four times as likely as their female counterparts to die suddenly from heart-related causes. However, recent data from a study of about 6,000 heart attack survivors reveal that men are now at only 30 percent greater risk than women to suffer sudden cardiac death. New Device Monitors Heart Function Implantable heart monitors may someday help physicians detect the presence of worsening heart disease hours to days before the onset of symptoms. HeartPOD consists of a permanently implanted sensor system and a handheld computer module. Researchers say the experimental system will allow physicians to adjust medication dosages in response to signals sent from the implant to the computer by wireless transmission. Keeping Fit with Fiber Most Americans need to bulk up--their diets, that is. Studies show that the average person consumes only about half the amount of fiber recommended to help fight obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Tips to Reduce Triglycerides You have your cholesterol levels under control, but now your doctor says your triglycerides are still high. Triglycerides, like cholesterol, are blood fats. Research suggests that high levels increase risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. And very high levels (see chart) put you at risk for pancreatitis, a life-threatening inflammation of the pancreas. Unique Therapy Propels Blood to the Heart Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP)--a promising new therapy for angina--is now FDA cleared for treatment of heart failure. The Heart of Heartbeat International "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself," wrote author Joseph Campbell. Hormones Safe with Statin Therapy A new study suggests that neither the use of statins nor low blood cholesterol levels significantly affected reproductive hormone levels in women. Reproductive hormones are derived from cholesterol, and some investigators have been concerned that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may also reduce levels of these important hormones, thus causing premenopausal women to be less fertile.
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