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Health: Library - 27 February 2003
What is heart disease, how is it treated and how can you prevent it?
Health Minutes - 06 October 2008
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs)preserve quality of life in people with heart rhythm disturbances.
Health: The Pulse - 25 September 2008
Mixed messages abound about coconut and health. Is it a fatty treat, to be eaten with care? Or a miracle food, as some websites claim?
Health Minutes - 22 September 2008
Some experts say blood fats other than cholesterol are better at assessing your true risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Health: Talking Health - 06 August 2008
Are you a butter or margarine person?
Health: The Pulse - 31 July 2008
Half of all Australians over 65 have a chronic illness. What makes some succumb to despair, and others adjust and even improve their lives?
Health Minutes - 21 July 2008
Findings from Norway have good news and bad news for people with diabetes. Death rates are down, but they're still high.
Health Minutes - 21 July 2008
Should a person thinking of taking up competitive sport have their heart checked first? Experts are divided.
Health Minutes - 21 July 2008
Being strong might predict a longer life. Muscle strength seems to protect against cancer and all combined causes of death, say researchers.
Health Minutes - 07 July 2008
CT angiography enables doctors to obtain quite detailed pictures of the coronary arteries. But it's unlikely to be of any benefit in people with no symptoms.
Health Minutes - 09 June 2008
A large study of people with risk factors for coronary heart disease has found that taking vitamins made no difference.
Health Minutes - 09 June 2008
It's worth treating blood pressure in the elderly; it reduces heart attack and stroke risk, say researchers.
Health: Healthy Living - 03 June 2008
Forget your unhealthy past - change your ways now and there's still plenty to gain!
Health Minutes - 02 June 2008
A bruit - a kind of blowing noise heard via stethoscope over the carotid arteries in the neck - may indicate a raised risk of heart disease.
Health Minutes - 02 June 2008
Swedish researchers have refined the way a person's risk for heart attack is calculated.
Health: Healthy Living - 27 May 2008
Go on have an egg; it's not the dietary evil we once thought.
Health Minutes - 19 May 2008
Genetic testing to see whether a certain drug will work in a particular person is expensive, and may not be as successful as was hoped.
Health Minutes - 19 May 2008
A clinical trial looking at the use of home defibrillators showed no improvement in survival rates in people who'd had a cardiac arrest.
Health Minutes - 19 May 2008
One in four people have a hole in the heart called a patent foramen ovale; evidence suggests it might be a source of strokes and possibly dementia.
Health Minutes - 19 May 2008
Half of all strokes and heart attacks worldwide are caused by raised blood pressure, and the problem is worse in low- to middle-income countries.
Health: Talking Health - 14 May 2008
Do you ever use the 'health' argument to justify your chocolate consumption?
Health Minutes - 29 April 2008
Thousands of Australians are on low-dose aspirin or other anti-platelet medications. But many may be aspirin resistant, with potentially serious consequences.
Health: The Pulse - 24 April 2008
The kiss of life isn't as important as chest compressions in resuscitating someone with a cardiac arrest, say American experts.
Health: The Pulse - 24 April 2008
The kiss of life is less important than chest compressions in resuscitating someone with a cardiac arrest, say American experts. But Australian experts are not so sure.
Health: The Pulse - 17 April 2008
How can health workers improve communication with Indigenous patients? One way is to tell stories together.
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