News tagged with cardiovascular risk factor
Treating psoriasis to prevent heart attacks and strokes
A clinical study co-led by the Montreal Heart Institute and Innovaderm Research Inc., which was presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, shows that a new treatment for psoriasis could ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Simple, common BMI data stored in e-records can identify patients with heart disease risk
Electronic medical records provide new opportunities to monitor and improve patients’ health. New research released online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that body mass index (BMI) ...
Health
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of heart disease in men
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 Americ ...
Cardiology
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Airflow obstruction and reduced lung function increase the risk of heart failure
A large population-based study has found that lung function and obstructive airway diseases are strongly and independently associated with increased risk of heart failure. Importantly, say the investigators, this association ...
Cardiology
Feb 25, 2012 |
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1 in 10 children face elevated risk of abuse, future PTSD, due to gender nonconformity
Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being physically, psychologically, and sexually ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Stimulant treatment for ADHD not associated with increased risk of cardiac events in youth
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 5-9% of youth and is frequently treated with stimulant medications, such as methylphenidate and amphetamine products. A recent safety communication from the US Food ...
Attention deficit disorders
Feb 08, 2012 |
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New findings highlight the benefit of exercise ECGs just as they are being scrapped
In the UK, the exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common initial test for the evaluation of stable chest pain and has been used widely for almost half a century. However, recent NICE guidelines recommend that it ...
Cardiology
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Elevated risk factors linked to major cardiovascular disease events across a lifetime
In one of the largest-ever analyses of lifetime risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers have found that middle-aged adults who have one or more elevated traditional risk factors for CVD, such as high blood pressure, ...
Cardiology
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Deaths from heart attacks halved in last decade
The death rate from heart attack in England has halved in the last decade, claims a research paper published today in the British Medical Journal.
Cardiology
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Will you have a heart attack or stroke?
Will you have a heart attack or a stroke in your lifetime? Your odds may be worse than you think.
Cardiology
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Middle-age risk factors drive greater lifetime risk for heart disease
A new study in today's New England Journal of Medicine reports that while an individual's risk of heart disease may be low in the next five or 10 years, the lifetime risk could still be very high, findings that could have i ...
Health
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Tobacco smoking and high blood pressure are biggest killers of Japanese adults
The life expectancy of a person born in Japan is among the highest in the world (82.9 years) yet tobacco smoking and high blood pressure are still the major risk factors for death among adults in Japan, emphasizing the need ...
Addiction
Jan 24, 2012 |
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High fructose consumption by adolescents may put them at cardiovascular risk
Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report.
Health
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Is it the alcohol or polyphenols in red wine that decreases cardiovascular disease?
Observational epidemiologic studies relating wine and alcohol to health all suffer from the fact that they, of necessity, compare people who prefer certain beverages, but not the beverages themselves. While there have been ...
Cardiology
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Some groups have trouble controlling diabetes
Among individuals in the U.S. with diabetes, non-Latino whites tend to better control the cardiovascular risk factors blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol, while African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 17, 2012 |
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