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Heart Disease Heart Disease Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment From Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., your Guide to Heart Disease This week: Should you be taking aspirin to prevent heart attacks? And: Surprising news about the heart risks of NSAIDs. Should You Take Prophylactic Aspirin? Aspirin, that commonly-used pain reliever and anti-inflammatory drug, can be useful in reducing the risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attack (myocardial infarction) and stroke. But you should consider... Read more NSAIDs And Cardiac Risk - Is Voltaren The Worst Of All? As anyone who has been reading the papers for the last few years knows, COX-2 drugs - a group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used to treat inflammation and pain... Read more Being Overweight Might Not Be So Bad For Older People Recently, investigators from Australia reported that among men and women between the ages of 70 and 75, those whose BMI was in the "overweight" range had lower mortality than those... Read more Living with Heart Failure Heart failure - the causes, the treatment, and what you can do to improve your outcome. Heart Disease Ads Heart Disease Heparin Side Effects Heart Attack Heparin Monitoring Heart Health Featured Articles Pacemakers and defibrillators Palpitations and arrhythmias Reducing your risk for heart disease Heart surgery, congenital problems, and, more Syncope (fainting) Women and heart disease   More from About.com Plan a Unique Vegas Wedding The minister, music and champagne are just the beginning -- why not get married aboard a helicopter or have a pirate swing in to deliver your rings? Arrrr! More> Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Richard N. Fogoros, M.D. Heart Disease Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Heart Disease newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads What is Heart Disease? Symptoms of Heart Disease Diagnosing Heart Disease Treatment of Heart Disease Preventing Heart Disease Advertisement