'Broken Heart Syndrome' Doubles Risk of Hospitalization

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 25, 2025
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The final days of acclaimed actor Gene Hackman are heart-rending -- a man with Alzheimer’s disease wandering his home for nearly a week after the untimely death of his wife, before collapsing himself.

Experts have speculated that Hackman, 95, might have died from <...

Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• November 8, 2021
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Eating alone may be a recipe for heart trouble if you're an older woman, Korean researchers suggest.

Those who eat by themselves are likely to eat faster and less healthily, which can lead to weight gain, higher blood pressure and cholesterol levels, increasing the risk ...

Death of Spouse Could Raise Men's Odds for Prostate Cancer

• HealthDay Reporter
• Robert Preidt
• August 13, 2021
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Widowers have a higher risk for advanced prostate cancer than men who are part of a couple, Canadian researchers say.

The new findings are from an analysis of 12 studies comparing 14,000 men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and 12,000 healthy men.

The study -- ...