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SimpleScience@Heart: Heart-healthy behavior reduces cancer, too

Following seven healthy behaviors to prevent heart disease can also help you ward off cancer. For each American Heart Association Life’s Simple 7 steps that you follow, your risk for cancer drops. In a new study, those adhering to one …

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Go green for a healthy St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day usually centers around corned beef and cabbage, shamrocks, leprechauns, and green beer. What a fun time of the year. Here are some tips for making

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SimpleScience@Heart: Green tea, coffee may help lower stroke risk

Green tea and coffee may help lower your risk of having a stroke, especially when both are a regular part of your diet. In a Japanese study, people who

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SimpleScience@Heart: Walking trumps massage for improving life after stroke

Stroke survivors should consider a regular stroll around their neighborhood instead of routine trips to a masseuse. A new study shows that stroke survivors who walked three times a

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Ramp Up Your Workout Motivation

 Has your workout become routine and boring?   Lack of motivation seems to be one of the biggest barriers for a lot of people who are exercising and eating

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SimpleScience@Heart: Death of a sibling can cause real heart ache

If your sibling dies, it might be a good idea for you to get a medical check-up – and to stay on top of your health for years

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Healthy Black Bean & Jalapeno Soup For Cold Season

There's been a nationwide outbreak of flu in the past few weeks. Our family has been spared as we all got our flu shots in October, but we

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SimpleScience@Heart Stem cell “homing” signal may help treat heart failure patients

In the first human study of its kind, scientists used gene therapy that acts like a “homing” signal for stem cells to treat heart failure patients. The treatment involves

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Heart Healthy Choices & Happiness

Five years ago I got a call from my dad. He didn't want to worry me, but he wanted to let me know that he needed to have

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Have a heart-healthy Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day is a day full of candy hearts, red roses, cards and sometimes even surprises from those who love you. But the best part of Valentine’s Day