Heart healthy lifestyle may cut kidney disease patients' risk of kidney failure
Maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle may also help protect chronic kidney disease patients from developing kidney failure and dying prematurely, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the Am ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 23, 2013 |
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Seven simple lifestyle steps may decrease risk of blood clots
Blood clots in the legs or lungs (deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism) kill an American about every 5 minutes. Adopting seven simple lifestyle steps could help reduce your risk of these potentially deadly blood clots, ...
Cardiology
May 02, 2013 |
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Adoption of healthy lifestyle low by individuals with CVD
Among patients with a coronary heart disease or stroke event from countries with varying income levels, the prevalence of healthy lifestyle behaviors (such as regular physical activity, eating a healthy diet, and not smoking) ...
Cardiology
Apr 16, 2013 |
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American College of Physicians unveils tools to improve acute coronary syndrome care
The American College of Physicians (ACP) today unveiled two evidence-based interventions and two videos to improve the health outcomes of patients in the first year following an initial acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event ...
Cardiology
Apr 12, 2013 |
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Body Mass Index and coronary heart disease
Coronary heart disease (CHD) increases with BMI, as well as with age, finds an article published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. The research from the Million Women Study indicates that increased weight ...
Health
Apr 01, 2013 |
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Adolescents' poor health behaviors raise risk of heart disease as adults
U.S. adolescents' high levels of poor health behaviors and unfavorable cardiovascular risk factors may increase their chances of heart disease as adults, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal ...
Cardiology
Apr 01, 2013 |
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Monosaturated fats reduce metabolic syndrome risk
Canola oil and high-oleic canola oils can lower abdominal fat when used in place of other selected oil blends, according to a team of American and Canadian researchers. The researchers also found that consuming certain vegetable ...
Health
Mar 29, 2013 |
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World first online treatment helps depression and heart disease
(Medical Xpress)—University of Sydney researchers have found a 40 percent improvement in the mental health of people with both depression and cardiovascular disease after using e-couch - a free online program that helps ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Healthy lifestyle linked with longer survival among kidney disease patients
Certain lifestyle factors—such as not smoking, getting regular physical activity, and avoiding a low body weight—may help prolong the lives of individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Heart-healthy lifestyle also reduces cancer risk
Following the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 steps to reduce your risk for heart disease can also help prevent cancer, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Cancer
Mar 18, 2013 |
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German women are more physically active than their European counterparts, yet remain indifferent to sport
A new survey reveals that 44 per cent of German women did not play competitive sport or spend any time on intensive workouts such as running or cycling, in a given week. German women remain reluctant to devote any time to ...
Health
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Despite Olympic fever, British women remain indifferent about sport
A new survey reveals that more than half of British women did not play competitive sport or spend any time on intensive workouts such as running or cycling, in a given week. Seven months on from the 2012 Olympics, British ...
Health
Mar 07, 2013 |
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New injectable hydrogel encourages regeneration, improves functionality after heart attack
University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks, help the heart grow new tissue and blood vessels, ...
Medical research
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Reducing your risk of heart disease
February is American Heart Month but living a heart healthy lifestyle is important anytime of the year. That's because cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Americans – one in three of us will die from heart ...
Cardiology
Feb 06, 2013 |
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A five-point plan to reduce heart attack deaths in Australia
Out of the 10,021 Australian who died of a heart attack in 2010, 5305 were experiencing their second such event. Systematic national reforms are needed to reduce the alarming number of people having a second heart attack ...
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Feb 04, 2013 |
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