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 People eating high-quality snacks were more likely to have a healthy weightBy Shaun Wooller Published: 16:37 EDT, 24 September 2023 | Updated: 17:50 EDT, 24 September 2023 <!-- <!-- --><!-- !-->>-->!-->-->!-->!-->!-->-->!-->>-->!-->>-->!-->>-->!-->>-->!-->>-->!--><!-->!-->>-->!-->-->!--><!-->!-->>-->!-->>-->!-->>-->!-->!-->…

A Maryland man with a terminal heart disease has become the second-ever patient to receive a genetically modified pig heart. This week, Lawrence Faucette, 58, underwent transplant surgery after being deemed ineligible for a human heart…

Biscuits before bed may be off the menu.For a quarter of people are undoing the benefits of healthy meals by snacking unhealthily, a study has suggested. Researchers from London, who monitored the eating habits of more than 850 people,…

People who felt safe were 10% less likely to die from cardiovascular diseasesThe study showed people who felt safe were 9% less like to die from all causesBy Louis Goss Updated: 21:03 EDT, 24 August 2023 <!-- !-->>!-->-->!-->>!-->>!-->>!-->>-->!-->!-->…

My husband had an operation on his heart last year due to angina. He is on blood thinners, statins and medication for high blood pressure. But he also drinks a lot, most days, and I worry that he has a problem. Should I try to get him to…

AFL champion and Fitzroy legend Matthew Rendell is fighting for life after suffering a heart attackMatt Rendell is in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospitalFormer AFL great suffered a heart attack over the weekendThe…

Almost 100,000 people have died needlessly from heart attack and stroke since the start of the pandemic, according to a report.The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said ongoing disruption to the NHS and the fallout from Covid has left the…

A wine a day really does keep the doctor at bay: Light drinkers are less likely to suffer heart problems, study findsScientists studied brain scans of 754 people taken for cancer surveillanceIt is the first study to indicate…

Millions have an abnormal heart rhythm or arrythmia — and many don't even realise it.The most common type is atrial fibrillation (AF), which causes an irregular and often unusually fast heartbeat and drastically raises the risk of a…

Women with irregular menstrual periods appear to face a significantly higher risk of heart disease, a study suggests.Up to a fifth of American women of reproductive age – roughly 12 million of them – deal with an abnormal period that…