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Should you eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables?
Colourful plates of food are appealing, but are they healthy? We explain the health benefits of different fruits and vegetables. Read more.
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What is warfarin and what does it do in your body?
Warfarin is the most widely prescribed anticoagulant in the UK. Find out why you might take it, possible side effects, and what else you need to know.
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Cardiovascular inequalities in Wales: an analysis
Explore the data in this report that examines the link between deprivation and cardiovascular disease in Wales.
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Can allopurinol help people with high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy?University of Dundee | Professor Jacob George
A team from the University of Dundee will conduct a clinical trial in patients with high blood pressure, looking particularly at thickening of the heart muscle (left ventricular hypertrophy). Although high blood pressure can be controlled w...
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Investigating Zeb1 as a controller of blood vessel growth and stabilityUniversity of Nottingham | Dr Andrew Benest
Angiogenesis – the process of growing new blood vessels – is important throughout our lives. But it can also contribute to many diseases when it goes wrong, by being too active (cancer) or not active enough (vessel disease). The ability to ...
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Do weight loss programmes lead to long-term heart health?University of Oxford | Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce
The link between heart and circulatory diseases and obesity is well-known. Over the next 20 years, rising levels of obesity are predicted to lead to 1.63 million new cases of coronary heart disease in the UK. Behavioural weight loss program...
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13 small changes that add up to a healthy diet
A few small steps can make a healthy diet and help you to control your weight, too. Dietitian Annemarie Aburrow shows us how.
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Angina: Common questions answered
Heart nurse June Davison puts questions about angina, a common symptom of coronary heart and circulatory disease, to Dr Sarah Clarke.
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Prepare for a hospital stay: tips from the experts
Find out what you need to know before having surgery and how to prep for your stay in hospital.
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Supporting someone through the 3 stages of vascular dementia
Get practical tips and emotional strategies to help as vascular dementia progresses with Dementia UK Admiral Nurse Kensa Morgan.