Vegetables ‘can clear the arteries’
A healthy dose of vegetables every day may help to keep the heart arteries clear, a new study suggests. They work to reduce hardened and narrow arteries, which can lead to heart disease and stroke

Couch Potatoes Who Start Exercising After 40 Can Still Stave Off Heart Disease
Couch potatoes who start exercising in later life can still significantly cut their chances of developing coronary artery disease, suggests a small study published ahead of print in Heart.The authors base their findings on 312 adults between the ages of 40 and 68 who had confirmed coronary artery disease and 479 volunteers matched for age and sex. [click link for full article]

New Clinical Team Approach Reduced Cardiovascular Risk
Obesity researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee found that a multidisciplinary clinical approach to caring for obese patients with metabolic syndrome could swiftly and significantly lower their risk for heart disease.The research found that such care could lower their ten-year risk for cardiovascular disease by nearly 20 percent within six months. [click link for full article]

My struggle to be diagnosed with cancer
As boss of Phones 4 U, John Caudwell is used to being in charge. But when he found a lump in his groin, he struggled to persuade his GP that it needed investigation. The diagnosis was testicular cancer - and the delay could have cost him his life

Early obesity not linked to future heart disease (Reuters)
Reuters - A new study suggests people who are overweight or obese early in life may not be more likely to have heart disease or stroke as adults.