Exercise is good for people of all ages who have heart failure, according to a small study published the American Heart Association (AHA) journal Circulation.
 
Researchers found that participating in a four-week exercise program slowed muscle wasting, boosted strength and reduced inflammation in adults with heart failure, regardless of their age.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- People who have experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) have high rates of depression, but up to two-thirds of them are undertreated, according to new findings from Duke University Medical Center.
 
Daniel Laskowitz, MD, a professor of medicine at Duke and the senior author of the study published today in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, said the findings were striking.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- A team of researchers at Duke University says it has determined the structure of a key molecule that can carry chemotherapy and anti-viral drugs into cells, which could help to create more effective drugs with fewer effects to healthy tissue.
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Aerobic exercise is your best bet when it comes to losing that dreaded belly fat, a new study finds.
 
When Duke University Medical Center researchers conducted a head-to-head comparison of aerobic exercise, resistance training, and a combination of the two, they found aerobic exercise to be the most efficient and most effective way to lose the belly fat that’s most damaging to your health.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Hyundai Hope on Wheels and Raleigh-Durham area Hyundai dealers today awarded a $100,000 grant to support research into the causes of and treatments for pediatric sarcoma to Dr. Ian Davis, an assistant professor of pediatrics and genetics and a member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center,.
 
Davis is one of 71 recipients of Hyundai Hope on Wheels’ 2011 Hope Grant program, where $7.1 million will be awarded to support research and programs in honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.›Read More

 
RALEIGH, N.C. -- After a brief break from the heat temperatures in the Triangle are expected to return to the mid- and upper-90s this week.  The Triangle Red Cross says that In recent years, excessive heat has caused more deaths than all other weather events, including floods, and is offering tips to stay safe in extreme temperatures.
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DURHAM, NC -- Only one in 10 patients who experience a major heart attack are transferred to another hospital to get necessary treatment within the recommended 30 minutes, according to Duke University Health System.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- A new type of anti-clotting drug called semuloparin has been found to reduce the development of potentially fatal blood clots in the veins that often occur in cancer patients, doctors at Duke Cancer Institute and elsewhere reported today.
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DURHAM, NC -- Obese men and women seeking weight-loss treatment report significantly less satisfaction with their sex life than the general population, and women report even lower satisfaction than men, according to the results of a Duke University Medical Center study.
 
The researchers used the Sexual Functioning Questionnaire, which assesses and scores sexual functioning broadly across nine domains -- interest, desire, arousal, orgasm, satisfaction, behavior, relationship, masturbation, and problems.
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DURHAM, NC -- Duke University Medical Center has been ranked the top hospital in the Raleigh-Durham area according to U.S.News & World Report's first Best Hospitals metro area rankings.
 
For more than 20 years, Duke University Medical Center has been named as one of the top 10 hospitals in the United States in the annual U.S.News & World Report's Best Hospitals edition.
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