News tagged with cardiovascular risk

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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 created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Surgery may spur rise in heart deaths after cancer diagnosis: study

(HealthDay)—New research suggests that surgical procedures, not stress, may lead to the spike in heart-related deaths known to occur in the weeks after a cancer diagnosis.

Cancer created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gluten and lactose-free ingredient substitute found for low-fat white sauces

Consumers are increasingly demanding the development of ready-to-eat gluten and lactose-free food products that meet their needs and help improve their health. A recent study in Journal of Food Science, published by the In ...

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Higher-dose use of certain statins often best for cholesterol issues

(Medical Xpress)—A comprehensive new review on how to treat high cholesterol and other blood lipid problems suggests that intensive treatment with high doses of statin drugs is usually the best approach.

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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 created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HRT taken for 10 years significantly reduces risk of heart failure and heart attack

HRT therapy has been subject to much discussion due to both positive effects (reduced risk of cardiovascular disease) and negative effects (increased risk of breast cancer). A paper published in the BMJ Group's Journal of ...

Cardiology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hormone level linked with increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, death

Plasma levels of proneurotensin are associated with the development of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular and total mortality, and breast cancer in women during long-term follow-up, according to a study in the ...

Medical research created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

7-a-day for happiness and mental health

Happiness and mental health are highest among people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day, according to a new report.

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Blood tests for inflammation could help prevent heart attack, stroke

(HealthDay)—Among people at high risk for cardiovascular disease, knowing their blood levels of two specific markers for inflammation might help prevent a heart attack or stroke, according to British investigators.

Cardiology created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast