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A nurse uses a stethoscope to listen for heart problems

Women with heart disease in sub-Saharan Africa face fertility risks and social stigma as their greatest challenges

Health & Medicine

Some women admit they would rather have HIV than heart disease because at least it wouldn’t interfere with fertility and family planning. They often go through high-risk pregnancies and other health complications due to pressures from their communities to have children at all cost.

London residents take a stroll in Hyde Park on an autumn day. A new study showed that taking walks in a park setting may be much more beneficial than a similar walk on a crowded city street.

When it comes to walking in a park or down a city street, a study finds not all exercise is created equal

Lifestyle
Dog running with owner

Dog owners live longer, a new study says

Health

Extended periods of sitting can present major health risks, study finds

Health & Medicine

Sitting too much can be deadly

Health & Medicine
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CT Scans Reveal Ancient Mummies with Heart Disease

Arts, Culture & Media

A new medical study of the vascular health of more than 100 mummies, some as old as 4,000-years-old, and from different geographies, has been published in the medical journal Lancet.

Getting Particular About Particulates

Research has long since demonstrated that breathing air with floating particles of fine pollution is associated with cardiovascular disease. Now, a new study by the Women’s Health Initiative is adding significant weight to the evidence.

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Emerging Science Note/Men Take Bullying to Heart

Scientists find that hostile men are more likely to suffer heart disease than hostile women.

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Environmental Health Note/ Aspirin & Heart Disease

Living on Earth’s Kathy Lutz reports on a study suggesting discontinuing aspirin therapy may lead to heart attacks for coronary patients.

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