Risk factors for cardiac disease

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The Cardiac Risk Factors
The risk factors for heart disease

Does Stress Really Cause Heart Disease?
Does stress really cause heart disease? Evidence shows that, while some kinds of stress are natural and healthy, other kinds of stress can promote heart disease

Low Fats, or Low Carbs?
Low fat diets vs low carbohydrate diets - is there common ground?

Rimonabant Helps With Weight Loss and Smoking Cessation
Rimonabant helps with weight loss, lipids, and smoking cessation

A Drug for Weight Loss and Smoking That Really Works?
Rimonabant - a new drug for weight loss and smoking cessation

Diabetics Should Take Statins
New guidelines recommend that patients with type II diabetes should take statins

New Controversy over CRP as a Risk Factor
How much a risk factor is CRP?

Walnuts in the Heart Healthy Diet
Adding walnuts to the diet can improve cardiac health

Eating Fish - Healthy, or Toxic?
Eating fish is heart healthy, but avoiding mercury toxicity requires knowing which fish are safe.

US Task Force Says No to Heart Disease Screening
The US Preventative Services Task Force says not to screen for heart disease in asymptomatic indivieuals

Moderate Alcohol Reduces CRP Levels
Moderate alcohol reduces inflammation in the elderly

Fat R Us
Survey shows Americans becoming more obese

Metabolic Syndrome a Major Risk Factor
Metabolic syndrome increases cardiovascular risk

New Recommendations on Obesity
Recommendations on screening for obesity

What To Do If You Are At High Risk For Heart Disease
What to do if you have high risk for heart disease

An Uh Oh for Atkins?
Children on a low-carb diet had worsened lipid profile

Atkins Vindicated?
Has the contoversial Atkins low carbohydrate diet been vindicated by new data?

Docs Drop the Ball on Risk Assessment
While risk assessment is easy, doctors are failing to do it

Say Nuts to Heart Disease
Eating nuts can help prevent heart disease

CRP Levels - As Important as Cholesterol?
CRP levels may be as predictive as cholesterol for cardiac risk

Alcohol and the Heart
Should doctors tell their patients about the benefits of alcohol?

Are Antioxidants Bad for the Heart?
A new study suggests that antioxidants may actually be harmful

Peanuts are Also Good for the Heart
Peanuts are also good for the heart