40 h. ago Statins almost halve the risk of death in patients critically ill with sepsis

Statins lower cholesterol to prevent heart attacks and strokes and are taken by around 5 million adults in the UK.

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4 d. ago Doctors discover food that prevents heart disease and diabetes... and 90% of Americans don't eat enough of it

A group of American researchers have discovered that phytosterols, a compound found naturally in a variety of foods can help improve metabolism and reduce inflammation

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5 d. ago The 49p food that can slash cholesterol, preventing heart attacks, according to study

A daily cup of a pantry staple could help ward off potentially life-threatening chronic diseases.

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5 d. ago Eating one common cupboard food daily can 'slash cholesterol levels'

A daily serving of one inexpensive ingredient could help to keep high cholesterol at bay

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5 d. ago Staying hopeful could significantly reduce risk of heart attacks

A study has found that hope as a form of ‘self-prescription’ can be a powerful tool

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5 d. ago The attitude change that could reduce risk of heart disease or stroke

A study has found the ‘self-prescription’ can be a powerful tool

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5 d. ago Maintaining hopeful attitude ‘could prevent heart attacks and early death’

Researchers found hopeful people tended to fare better, had greater levels of self-care and were less likely to skip taking their medication.

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7 d. ago Riots after Southport attack more similar to those in 1958 than in 2011, study finds

Researchers question characterisation of unrest as ‘far-right protests’ and say disorder had more in common with race riotsThe riots that swept the UK last summer had more in common with race riots in the 1950s in Nottingham and in Notting Hill, west London, than they did with disorder that broke out in 2011, researchers have said.Violence first erupted on the streets of Southport after the murder of three young girls, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Bebe King, six, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the Merseyside town. The perpetrator, Axel Rudakubana, was later jailed for a minimum of 52 years. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Huge heart attack risk linked to dirty habit that MILLIONS of Americans are doing daily

A dirty habit practiced by 18million Americans may reduce blood vessel function and raise the risk of suffering a heart attack, a study from the University of California San Francisco suggests.

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