News tagged with cardiovascular risk factors
Related topics: diabetes , high blood pressure , heart disease , heart attack , type 2 diabetes
Amish children are 2 times more physically active than non-Amish children
Old Order Amish children are much more physically active and three times less likely to be overweight than non-Amish children, which may provide them with some long-term protection against developing Type 2 diabetes, University ...
Diabetes
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Men with certain cardiovascular risk factors may be at increased risk of peripheral artery disease
Among nearly 45,000 men who were followed up for more than two decades, those with the risk factors of smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes had an associated greater risk of developing PAD, according ...
Cardiology
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Aspirin may slow the decline in mental capacity among elderly patients
A daily dose of acetylsalicylic acid equivalent to a fourth of an aspirin may slow the decline in intellectual capacity among elderly individuals with high cardiovascular risk. This is shown in a study by Sahlgrenska Academy, ...
Medications
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Metabolic factors may increase men's risk of dying from prostate cancer
High blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, and body mass index—characteristics that are often lumped together as the metabolic syndrome—are jointly linked with an increased risk of dying from prostate cancer. That ...
Cancer
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Education about risk factors for both cancer and CVD led to increased fruit consumption in targeted population
Disease education about overlapping behavioral risk factors for both cancer and cardiovascular disease led to small changes in dietary behavior among a community-based sample of African-American adults, according to data ...
Health
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Gastric band surgery has big impact on heart disease and stroke risk factors
Bariatric surgery—restrictive gastric banding and other types of gastric bypass—can radically reduce risk factors for heart disease and stroke, and within a short period of time, indicates an analysis of the available ...
Cardiology
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Study links diabetic foot ulcers with higher risk of death, heart attack and stroke
(Medical Xpress)—People with diabetes who develop foot ulcers are at more risk of dying prematurely than those without the complication, finds a new large-scale study. The researchers say the findings highlight the potential ...
Diabetes
Oct 10, 2012 |
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Aspirin may temper brain power decline in elderly women at risk of heart disease
Daily low dose aspirin could slow the decline in brain power among elderly women at high risk of heart disease, indicates observational research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Medications
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Diabetes screening study finds no reduction in mortality rates
The randomised trial, which is the first ever study evaluating the effect of type 2 diabetes screening programmes on overall mortality rates in a population, assessed the number of deaths over ten years in a group of more ...
Diabetes
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Beta-blocker use not associated with lower risk of cardiovascular events
Among patients with either coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors only, known prior heart attack, or known CAD without heart attack, the use of beta-blockers was not associated with a lower risk of a composite of cardiovascular ...
Cardiology
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Poor sleep in adolescents may increase risk of heart disease
Adolescents who sleep poorly may be at risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Cardiology
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Pediatric kidney disease tied to abnormal carotid arteries
(HealthDay)—Ultrasound measurements of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) are significantly elevated among children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with healthy controls, according to a study ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 28, 2012 |
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Future health risks for obese children may be greater than previously thought
Being obese as a child or adolescent may have a larger effect on future health than previously thought, suggests a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Chronic kidney disease a warning sign independent of hypertension or diabetes
Two new studies from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium found that the presence of chronic kidney disease itself can be a strong indicator of the risk of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Starting to snore during pregnancy could indicate risk for high blood pressure, study says
Women who begin snoring during pregnancy are at strong risk for high blood pressure and preeclampsia, according to research from the University of Michigan.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Sep 25, 2012 |
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