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• Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study

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• Newer Blood Thinners May Outperform Old Standbys

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• Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure

  Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Tried-and-true diuretics maintain their status as the best first-line treatment ...

• Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant

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• Lifelong Exercise Keeps Seniors Young at Heart

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• MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy

  Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that having multiple sclerosis puts pregnant women ...

• Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Smoke

  Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Secondhand smoke harms the cardiovascular health of children, especially toddlers ...

• Benefits of Eating Fish May Depend on Preparation

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- You'll get more heart-healthy benefits from omega-3 fatty acids if ...

• Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A new small study raises the prospect, but doesn't prove, ...

• Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- For people with heart failure, high doses of the drug ...

• Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Combining the antacid Prilosec with the popular blood thinner Plavix ...

• Incidence of High Cholesterol Drops in U.S.

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The good news is that a new report shows the ...

• Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Surging obesity rates, especially among children, may be putting the ...

• Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women

  TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A motivational women-only cardiac rehabilitation program helped reduce symptoms ...

• Stem Cells May Improve Heart Bypass Results

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• The Mummies' Curse: Heart Disease

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Hardening of the arteries may have more of a family ...

• Viagra Helpful for Children With Heart Defect

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, boosts ...