| DURHAM, N.C. (The News) -- There appears to be a significant connection between two of the deadliest human illnesses -- prostate cancer and heart disease -- suggesting that they may have the same causes, according to a new study led by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Consumers should avoid taking a daily dose of the antidepressant Celexa in excess of 40 milligrams, as higher doses can cause abnormal heart rhythms, the drug's Canadian distributor says.
LONDON (Canadian Press) -- The death rate from heart attacks in England has dropped by half in the last decade, a new study concludes.
MEXICO CITY (Canadian Press) -- A heart that was dropped on the ground while being transported to a hospital has been successfully transplanted into a 28-year-old hair stylist.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Good news: Sex is safe for most heart patients. If you're healthy enough to walk up two flights of stairs without chest pain or gasping for breath, you can have a love life.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- The artery that ruptured when freestyle skier Sarah Burke fell during a training run is one of the most critical blood vessels in the body, feeding oxygen-rich blood to the brain stem, neurosurgeons say.
LONDON (AP) -- A multiple sclerosis drug made by industry giant Novartis is under investigation after at least 11 patients taking the medicine died.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A routine news story took a strange turn when an ABC "Nightline" anchor had a full body scan that turned up a possible warning sign.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The University of Connecticut says a researcher known for his work on red wine's benefits to cardiovascular health falsified his data in more than 100 instances.
ATLANTA (AP) -- The top 15 causes of death in the U.S. in 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
NEW YORK, N.Y. (Canadian Press) -- It's dramatic news when a marathon runner collapses with no pulse. Now a big study finds such calamities are rare and usually due to a pre-existing heart problem.
ATLANTA (AP) -- For the first time in 45 years, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death, government health officials said Wednesday.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Physical activity during both work and leisure time appears to significantly lower the risk of heart attack, whether a person lives in Canada or Colombia, in Poland or Pakistan, research suggests.
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