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• Chocolate May Make Some Strokes Less Likely

  WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- In news that's sure to delight chocolate lovers, a ...

• Workplace Wellness Programs Work

  TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Workplace wellness programs help employees lose weight and reduce ...

• Coffee Is Generally Heart-Friendly

  TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Coffee drinkers can take heart from a series of ...

• Study Questions Value of Test for Peripheral Artery Disease

  MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new Scottish study raises questions about the value ...

• Secondhand Smoke Starts Damaging Arteries in Childhood

  TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Kids exposed to secondhand smoke face a higher risk ...

• Hormone Outperforms Insulin in Diabetic Mice

  MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting that treatment with a hormone linked ...

• Future Heart Disease May Be in Store for Obese Kids

  MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children as young as 3 could harbor a ...

• Routine Heart Tests for Athletes Would Save Lives

  MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that routine electrocardiogram testing of ...

• Cutting Salt Could Prevent Almost 500,000 Heart Attacks

  MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- A combined government-industry initiative to reduce U.S. sodium consumption ...

• Clot Buster More Critical for Female Stroke Victims

  MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Female stroke patients who aren't given the clot-busting drug ...

• Popular Diet Plans Can Unclog Arteries

  MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Any one of three heart-healthy diets -- low-fat, low-carbohydrate, ...

• Stents May Be Effective Weapon Against Stroke

  FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Both stents and conventional surgery appear to be equally ...

• Cutting Off Blood Flow to Heart Cuts Damage During Heart Attack

  FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting off the flow of blood to the heart ...

• New Clues to Lupus' Link With Heart Disease

  FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- An increase in certain types of immune system antibodies ...

• Current Blood Thinners Face Tough Competition

  FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- New studies provide more proof that the mainstays of ...

• Fatigue May Predict Heart Attack in Dialysis Patients

  THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Fatigue in dialysis patients may be a warning sign ...

• Wii-Gaming Could Aid Stroke Rehab

  THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Recovering stroke patients whose physical therapy regimen is built ...

• Heart Stem Cells Move Closer to Human Treatments

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are moving ahead -- although sometimes ploddingly -- ...

• Black Women at Higher Risk of Birth-Related Heart Problem

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Black women are much more likely than whites to ...