Cardiovascular risk profile linked to profession in older workers
Workers age 45 and older in sales, office-support or service occupations appear to have more risk factors for heart disease and stroke than workers in management or professional jobs, according to...
View ArticleCheaper healthy food could save millions of lives: study
Scientists have been telling Americans about the benefits of healthy eating for decades, and yet more Americans are obese than ever—more than a third of the country.
View ArticleBreaking the silence on cardiovascular disease and sexual health
Cardiovascular disease is more than a heart problem, with up to 87 per cent of the 3.72 million people living with the disease also experiencing sexual dysfunction.
View ArticleYoga improves quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation
Yoga improves quality of life in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, according to research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Heart rate and blood pressure...
View ArticleHealthy heart equals healthy brain
A healthy heart may have major benefits for preventing the decline in brain function that sometimes accompanies aging, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association.
View ArticleInflammatory pathways could be key to resolving heart disease and depression...
Heart health scientists are working to establish therapies to combat the physical link between cardiovascular disease and depression.
View ArticleGenetic research now integrated into MyHeart Counts app
A phone app developed at Stanford to study heart disease risk and help ordinary people manage that risk has teamed up with 23andMe to add a genetics option.
View ArticleEnzyme may reduce risk of cardiovascular disease caused by HIV medications
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 37 million people are living with HIV. Antiviral medications are used to control the disease and prevent its progression to AIDS. Although...
View ArticleIncreased BMI during adolescence predicts fatal cardiovascular events in...
Overweight and obesity in adolescents have increased substantially in recent decades, and currently affect a third of the adolescent population in some developed countries. This is an important public...
View ArticleWomen of color: What we know and don't know about their unique health challenges
Women of color face both racial and gender disparities in the incidence, onset, and outcomes of diseases as diverse as cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV infection and age-related disability. The...
View ArticleConsuming too much fructose during pregnancy raises the child's risk for...
The negative health effects of consuming large amounts of fructose could impact several generations, according to researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
View ArticleCardiovascular giants Abbott, St. Jude in $25 bn merger
Abbott Laboratories and St. Jude Medical, leading makers of heart care and coronary devices, announced a $25 billion merger Thursday to better target the rising levels of cardiovascular disease in...
View ArticleNew care pathway advises health professionals on postreproductive health
A new position statement by the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) published in the journal Maturitas provides a pathway with the latest post-reproductive health strategies, with the aim...
View ArticleLipid testing underutilized in adults taking antipsychotic medications
Too few adults taking antipsychotic medications are being screened for abnormalities in lipids, which include cholesterol and triglycerides, new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz...
View ArticleNew research on emotions and health also links stonewalling to back pain
Those who rage with frustration during a marital spat have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems such as chest pain or high blood pressure later in life, according to new research from...
View ArticleWomen with migraines have higher risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality
Women diagnosed with migraines have a slightly increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes, and are somewhat more likely to die from these conditions than...
View ArticleTelehealth interventions provide limited health benefits, concludes study
There is considerable optimism amongst policy-makers that greater use of digital health technologies ('telehealth') in combination with new ways of working could transform health care delivery, helping...
View ArticleStudy finds targeting 'ideal cardiovascular health' lowers diabetes risk, but...
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that significant differences by race/ethnicity exist in the degree of association...
View ArticleNHS Health Check program failing at heart health
A University of Liverpool study published in the British Medical Journal has found the UK population's cardiovascular health is not being supported enough by the NHS Health Check programme.
View ArticleMotivational text messages and counselling boost health of patients with RA
The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) showed for the first time that a combination of text messages and individual counselling...
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