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Researchers Find 4,000 Year-Old Mummies With Clogged Arteries, Heart Disease

Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever hunt for the condition in mummies.

2013/03/10

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Christie To Ex-White House Doc With Weight Concerns: ‘Shut Up’

Gov. Chris Christie lashed out Wednesday at a former White House doctor who said she worries about him dying in office because he is so heavy, telling her to “shut up.”

2013/02/06

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Study: Minorities In Poor Neighborhoods Less Likely To Receive CPR, Survive

Minorities who suffer heart attacks in poor neighborhoods are not nearly as likely to receive proper CPR compared to if they were to suffer from cardiac arrest in affluent white neighborhoods.

2012/11/02