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(HealthDay)—People who spend a lot of time sitting are at increased risk for kidney disease, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-hours-daily-boost-kidney-disease.html Health Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:07:17 EST news268502810 (Medical Xpress)—Eating an apple a day may keep the doctor away, but eating watermelon may just keep the cardiologist at bay. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-watermelon-shown-boost-heart-health.html Health Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:52:33 EST news268469530 Stroke patients in rural Nova Scotia receive better treatment and are less likely to end up in long-term care facilities than they were before the province's stroke strategy was rolled out in 2008, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-provincial-strategy-rural-residents-nova.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:24:30 EST news268277063 Women who begin snoring during pregnancy are at strong risk for high blood pressure and preeclampsia, according to research from the University of Michigan. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pregnancy-high-blood-pressure.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:34:37 EST news267798866 Eating a moderate amount of chocolate each week may be associated with a lower risk of stroke in men, according to a new study published in the August 29, 2012, online issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-chocolate-sweet-method-men.html Neuroscience Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:00:01 EST news265459708 "It is well known that passive smoking is harmful for cardiovascular health, but the mechanism has not yet been discovered," said Dr Kaya. "We investigated the effects of passive smoking on the levels of three parameters – mean platelet volume (MPV), carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and lactate - in an effort to further understand this mechanism. We also looked at the correlation between the three parameters." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-passive-platelet-healthy-people.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:00:01 EST news265282950 People who have a cardiac arrest during or shortly after exercise are three times more likely to survive than those who have a cardiac arrest that is not exercise related, according to research presented at the ESC Congress 2012 today, August 26. The findings from the Amsterdam Resuscitation Study (ARREST) were presented by Dr Arend Mosterd from the Netherlands. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-sudden-death-cardiac.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:39:49 EST news265282783 Adolescent smokers have thicker artery walls indicative of early development of atherosclerosis, according to research presented today at the ESC Congress. The findings from the Sapaldia Youth Study were presented by Dr Julia Dratva from Switzerland. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-adolescent-smokers-artery.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:57:29 EST news265280241 Middle-aged adults who regularly engage in leisure-time physical activity for more than a decade may enhance their heart health, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-middle-aged-adults-hearts-regular-leisure-time.html Cardiology Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:00:07 EST news264091926 The benefits of taking statins to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease outweigh the increased risk of developing diabetes experienced by some patients who take these cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-cardiovascular-benefits-statins-outweigh-diabetes.html Diabetes Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:30:01 EST news263738102 Women with high job strain are 67% more likely to experience a heart attack and 38% more likely to have a cardiovascular event than their counterparts in low strain jobs, according to a study published July 18 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. The researchers, led by Dr. Michelle A. Albert of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, did not find any correlation between job insecurity and long-term cardiovascular disease risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-higher-job-strain-cardiovascular-women.html Cardiology Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:00:04 EST news261848992 Middle-aged women who report having been physically abused as children are about two times more likely than other women their age to have high blood pressure, high blood sugar, a larger waistline and poor cholesterol levels, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-middle-aged-women-child-abuse-victims.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:13:32 EST news261227603 Strawberries, the traditional summer treat associated with Wimbledon could be serving up some unexpected health benefits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-strawberries-protein-cardiovascular-disease.html Health Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:07:43 EST news260701654 (Medical Xpress) -- Women pregnant with smaller-than-average fetuses may also need to worry about their long-term cardiovascular health risks, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-women-smaller-than-average-fetuses-heart-problems.html Cardiology Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:00:04 EST news259991267 The hot flashes and night sweats that most women experience early in menopause are not linked to increased levels of cardiovascular disease risk markers unless the symptoms persist or start many years after menopause begins. These new study results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-menopause-symptoms-markers-heart-disease.html Cardiology Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:10:53 EST news259834218 (Medical Xpress) -- Most individuals trying to lose weight will increase physical activity as part of their strategy. For many, however, adding structured exercise does not result in weight loss, according to research. Offsetting the exercise with increases in eating and decreases in non-exercise physical activity appear to be significant factors limiting the effectiveness of exercise interventions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-predictors-effectiveness-weight-loss.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:19:00 EST news259816714 Estrogen-deficient, postmenopausal women who have had their uterus removed appear to have stiffer arteries compared to similar women who have not had a hysterectomy, according to new research from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hysterectomy-arterial-stiffening-postmenopausal-women.html Medical research Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:42:07 EST news258802900 US shoemaker Skechers is to pay $40 million to settle claims that it deceived consumers by suggesting its sports shoes could help tone their butts and lose weight, officials said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-firm-butt.html Other Wed, 16 May 2012 17:34:44 EST news256408324 The social pain of loneliness produces changes in the body that mimic the aging process and increase the risk of heart disease, reports a recent Cornell study published in Psychology and Aging (27:1). Changes in cardiovascular functioning are part of normal aging, but loneliness appears to accelerate the process, say the researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-effects-loneliness-mimic-aging.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 01 May 2012 05:20:01 EST news255066786 Binkies, corks, soothers. Whatever you call pacifiers, conventional wisdom holds that giving them to newborns can interfere with breastfeeding. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-pacifiers.html Pediatrics Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:17:44 EST news254971053 Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. Less is known about how positive psychological characteristics are related to heart health. In the first and largest systematic review on this topic to date, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that positive psychological well-being appears to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-positive-cardiovascular-health.html Cardiology Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:00:02 EST news253884405 Exercise which can achieve both cardiovascular function and muscle strength "would be a preferred mode of training for older persons", say investigators http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-older-subjects-regularly-tai-chi.html Cardiology Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:00:01 EST news252689717 In a study that included a nationally representative sample of nearly 45,000 adults, participants who met more of seven recommended cardiovascular health behaviors or factors (such as not smoking, having normal cholesterol levels, eating a healthy diet), had a lower risk of death compared to participants who met fewer factors, although only a low percentage of adults met all seven factors, according to a study appearing in JAMA. The study is being published early online to coincide with its presentation at a specialty meeting of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-greater-cardiovascular-health-factors-linked.html Cardiology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:11:26 EST news251183480 Men who drank a 12-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage a day had a 20 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to men who didn't drink any sugar-sweetened drinks, according to research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-sugar-sweetened-linked-heart-disease-men.html Cardiology Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:00:01 EST news250779782 Almost a year's treatment with a vitamin D compound did not alleviate key structural and functional cardiovascular abnormalities in patients with kidney disease and cardiac enlargement. In a paper in the February 15 Journal of the American Medical Association, an international research team reports that daily doses of a vitamin D compound did not reduce enlargement or improve impaired functioning of the heart's main pumping chamber. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-vitamin-d-treatment-cardiovascular-abnormalities.html Cardiology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:01 EST news248438180 New research published online in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) suggests that the types and levels of bacteria in the intestines may be used to predict a person's likelihood of having a heart attack, and that manipulating these organisms may help reduce heart attack risk. This discovery may lead to new diagnostic tests and therapies that physicians use to prevent and treat heart attacks. In addition, this research suggests that probiotics may be able to protect the heart in patients undergoing heart surgery and angioplasty. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-microbiome-disease-gut-bacteria-severity.html Medical research Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:00:02 EST news245640484 America's heart and blood vessel health is far from ideal, according to data in the American Heart Association's "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update 2012," published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-stats-america-heart-health.html Cardiology Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:10:01 EST news243188852 People sleep significantly better and feel more alert during the day if they get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week, a new study concludes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-physical-impacts-quality.html Health Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:02:55 EST news241192964 A new study that takes a complete snapshot of adolescent cardiovascular health in the United States reveals a dismal picture of teens who are likely to die of heart disease at a younger age than adults do today, reports Northwestern Medicine research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-today-teens-die-younger-heart.html Health Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:47:26 EST news240688038 In 2020, the vast majority of adults in America will be overweight or obese and more than half will suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions, according to projections presented by Northwestern Medicine researchers at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Orlando. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-majority-adults-america-overweight-diabetic.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:32:20 EST news240672708