Acetaminophen may boost blood pressure

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Magnesium helps the heart keep its mettle

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Protect your heart during dental work

Ross A, Thomas S. The health benefits of yoga and exercise: a review of comparison studies. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2010; 16:3-12.

Krucoff C, Carson K, Peterson M, Shipp K, Krucoff M. Teaching yoga to seniors: essential considerations to enhance safety and reduce risk in a uniquely vulnerable age group. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2010; 16:899-905.

Coping with shortness of breath

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New drug offers warfarin alternative for atrial fibrillation

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Taking the myth (and, alas, some of the romance) out of chocolate and the heart

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Egan BM, Laken MA, Donovan JL, Woolson RF. Does dark chocolate have a role in the prevention and management of hypertension? Hypertension 2010; 55:1289-95.

Ried K, Sullivan T, Fakler P, Frank OR, Stocks NP. Does chocolate reduce blood pressure? A meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 2010; 8:39.

Ried K, Frank OR, Stocks NP. Dark chocolate or tomato extract for prehypertension: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009; 9:22.

In brief

Cough and ACE inhibitors. Conen D, Chiuve SE, Everett BM, Zhang SM, Buring JE, Albert CM. Caffeine consumption and incident atrial fibrillation in women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2010; 92:509-14.

Waist circumference and longevity. Jacobs EJ, Newton CC, Wang Y, et al. Waist circumference and all-cause mortality in a large US cohort. Archives of Internal Medicine 2010; 170:1293-301.

Miscarriage and heart attack. Kharazmi E, Dossus L, Rohrmann S, Kaaks R. Pregnancy loss and risk of cardiovascular disease: a prospective population-based cohort study (EPIC-Heidelberg). Heart 2011; 97:49-54.