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Heart Docs Are Popping Statins Even If Their Cholesterol Isn’t All That High. Should You?

Heart Docs Are Popping Statins Even If Their Cholesterol Isn’t All That High. Should You?

In his mid-30s, cardiologist and Men’s Health advisor Christopher Kelly, MD, noticed that quite a few of his colleagues in cardiology were taking statins—even though they didn’t have sky-high cholesterol. Dr. Kelly himself was pretty healthy. His cholesterol wasn’t A+ low—it was only somewhat elevated. But he had a family history of heart trouble and he knew the data on …

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Study finds healthy habits have long-term effects for heart health

Study finds healthy habits have long-term effects for heart health

The healthy habits people adopt and stick with in their 20s and 30s have a massive and direct impact on their risk of a heart attack or stroke decades later, a landmark study says. Young adults who fail to keep heart-healthy practices can see their risk of future heart disease skyrocket by as much as 10 times as they age, …

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The Most Common Signs of a Heart Attack – The New York Times

The Most Common Signs of a Heart Attack  The New York Times Doctor reveals the one silent sign that can appear days before a heart attack strikes  Times of India Cardiologist Reveals 2 Unusual Heart Attack Symptoms He Suffered  TODAY.com Four subtle signs you may need a heart health check-up  echo live The five common signs of a heart attack you want to watch …

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Daily ‘exercise snacks’ linked to better heart and lung function

Daily ‘exercise snacks’ linked to better heart and lung function

Share on PinterestTo boost heart and lung health, swap the couch for ‘exercise snacks’, researchers advise. Image credit: Bisual Studio/Stocksy Getting enough exercise is an essential part of keeping healthy and active, particularly as you get older, but many people struggle to fit exercise into their daily routines. Now, researchers have found that ‘exercise snacks’ — short bursts of physical …

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Almost all heart attack victims have one of these four warning signs

Almost all heart attack victims have one of these four warning signs

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Almost all people who suffer from a heart attack have at least one risk factor beforehand that exceeds healthy levels, new research has found.  In a study, published in the Journal …

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