http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Heart & Vascular Health News, updated continuously. en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:01:05 PST Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_heart_intelligence.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_heart_intelligenceTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:11:07 PSTReuters - Intelligence comes second only to smoking as a predictor of heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, suggesting public health campaigns may need to be designed for people with lower IQs if they are to work.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_religious_healthier.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_religious_healthierMon, 08 Feb 2010 12:29:55 PSTReuters - A number of studies over the past two decades have shown that religious people tend to be healthier. But a new study suggests that when it comes to heart disease and clogged arteries, attending religious services or having spiritual experiences may not protect against heart attacks and strokes.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/superbowlstresscansparkheartattacks.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/superbowlstresscansparkheartattacksFri, 05 Feb 2010 20:49:20 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- When the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts take the field for Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, emotions will be running high, so high that some fans can run the risk of a heart attack and even death.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_heart_spanish.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_heart_spanishThu, 04 Feb 2010 13:17:35 PSTReuters - Drinking alcohol seems to protect the hearts of Spanish men, but not Spanish women, findings from a large study suggest.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_fat_heart.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_fat_heartThu, 04 Feb 2010 08:19:11 PSTReuters - The saturated fat found mainly in meat and dairy products has a bad reputation, but a new analysis of published studies finds no clear link between people's intake of saturated fat and their risk of developing heart disease.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_heart_disease_americans.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_heart_disease_americansMon, 01 Feb 2010 07:47:19 PSTReuters - Decades of progress in the United States on cutting cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking are being stalled by rising obesity rates, and heart disease will kill around 400,000 Americans this year, experts said on Monday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_mediterranean_heart.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_mediterranean_heartWed, 27 Jan 2010 13:14:39 PSTReuters - New research from Spain confirms the benefit of a Mediterranean diet to a healthy heart.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/earlyekgseemstoimproveoddsafterheartattack.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/earlyekgseemstoimproveoddsafterheartattackMon, 25 Jan 2010 20:48:52 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that people with chest pain who are given an electrocardiogram by paramedics before reaching the hospital don't wait as long to receive treatment to open their arteries.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/fdawarnsofheartriskswithdietdrug.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/fdawarnsofheartriskswithdietdrugThu, 21 Jan 2010 20:50:06 PSTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The weight-loss pill Meridia should not be used by people with a history of heart problems because the drug can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke in such people, U.S. drug regulators said Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_salt.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_saltThu, 21 Jan 2010 06:56:46 PSTReuters - Shaving 3 grams off the daily salt intake of Americans could prevent up to 66,000 strokes, 99,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths in the United States, while saving $24 billion in health costs per year, researchers reported on Wednesday.