News tagged with cardiovascular benefits
Treatment by naturopathic doctors shows reduction in cardiovascular risk factors
Counselling and treatment with naturopathic care as well as enhanced usual care reduced the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for heart disease, by 17% over a year for participants in a randomized controlled ...
Cardiology
Apr 29, 2013 |
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Tart cherries linked to reduced risk of stroke
(Medical Xpress)—For the millions of Americans at risk for heart disease or diabetes, a diet that includes tart cherries might actually be better than what the doctor ordered, according to new animal research ...
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Apr 24, 2013 |
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Quit smoking? Vitamin E may give extra boost to heart health
Taking a specific form of a vitamin E supplement can accelerate the health benefits that occur when people quit smoking, new research suggests. In the small study, improvement in blood vessel function associated with the ...
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Apr 23, 2013 |
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Alcohol consumption has no impact on breast cancer survival
Although previous research has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study has found that drinking before and after diagnosis does not impact survival from the disease. In fact, ...
Cancer
Apr 08, 2013 |
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FDA urged to curb caffeine in energy drinks
(Medical Xpress)—A group of doctors and public health experts are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take immediate action to protect young people from the effects of caffeinated energy drinks. In a letter ...
Health
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Weight gain after quitting smoking does not negate health benefits
An analysis of data from the Framingham Offspring Study – a long-term study that follows children of participants in the original Framingham Heart Study – may have answered a question that has troubled individuals considering ...
Health
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Drug may improve outcomes after heart attack
The prescription drug eplerenone appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality and heart failure after a heart attack by more than one-third, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's ...
Cardiology
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Second-generation CT scanner substantially reduces radiation exposure
Researchers using a newly approved advanced computed tomography (CT) system were able to significantly reduce radiation exposure in patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA), according to a new study published online ...
Cancer
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Strawberries, blueberries may cut heart attack risk in women
Eating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries per week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack by as much as one-third, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Cardiology
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Maintaining weight loss as important as losing it for older women
When you're postmenopausal and overweight, losing weight is a good thing, but gaining back just a few pounds may actually be detrimental to your cardiovascular health.
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Dec 10, 2012 |
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Drug doesn't significantly lower risk of major heart problems in dialysis patients
In one of the largest and longest trials involving patients with kidney failure, a study led by an international team of researchers found that cinacalcet—a drug commonly prescribed to patients with kidney failure and a ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 04, 2012 |
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Study finds drug-eluting stents exhibit some benefits over bare-metal stents in patients over 80, though both demonstrat
Rarely tested in patients over the age of 80, a study found that drug-eluting stents exhibited some benefits over bare-metal stents, though both types of stents demonstrated a clinical benefit. Results of the XIMA trial were ...
Cardiology
Oct 26, 2012 |
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Breast cancer survivors helped to lose weight and live longer
A project based at The University of Queensland is helping women who have survived breast cancer to lose weight and live healthier, longer lives.
Cancer
Oct 26, 2012 |
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Weight loss does not lower heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes
Intervention stopped early in NIH-funded study of weight loss in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes after finding no harm, but no cardiovascular benefits
Diabetes
Oct 19, 2012 |
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Sitting for hours daily might boost your kidney disease risk: study
(HealthDay)—People who spend a lot of time sitting are at increased risk for kidney disease, according to a new study.
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Oct 03, 2012 |
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