News tagged with risk of heart disease

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Surgical removal of abdominal fat reduces skin cancer in mice, study shows

Is it possible that liposuction or other fat removal procedures are beneficial for treating obesity and reducing the risk of cancer?

Cancer created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electrocardiography can predict heart attacks in healthy older adults

Can a simple diagnostic test used to measure a heart's electrical activity help predict heart attacks? And can that knowledge help doctors reroute their patients away from coronary heart disease?

Cardiology created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Four genes indentified that influence levels of 'bad' cholesterol

Scientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio have identified four genes in baboons that influence levels of "bad" cholesterol. This discovery could lead to the development of new drugs to reduce the ...

Medical research created May 15, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Whole walnuts and their extracted oil improve cardiovascular disease risk

(Medical Xpress)—Consumption of whole walnuts or their extracted oil can reduce cardiovascular risk through a mechanism other than simply lowering cholesterol, according to a team of Penn State, Tufts University ...

Health created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People with depression may not reap full benefits of healthy behaviors

Depression may inhibit the anti-inflammatory effects typically associated with physical activity and light-to-moderate alcohol consumption, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bariatric surgery in extremely obese adolescents may also help treat previously undiagnosed cardiovascular abnormalities

(Medical Xpress)—This time of year many people make resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle, exercise more, lose weight and eat better. For the adolescents who are extremely obese in this country, diet ...

Surgery created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study deflates notion that pear-shaped bodies more healthy than apples

People who are "apple-shaped"—with fat more concentrated around the abdomen—have long been considered more at risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes than those who are "pear-shaped" and ...

Health created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What is the best way to measure obesity?

(Medical Xpress)—Weight divided by height squared. The simple formula known as body mass index, or BMI, is used every day by doctors, researchers and others to determine who among us is obese, and therefore ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Short-term exposure to essential oils lowers blood pressure and heart rate

The scents which permeate our health spas from aromatic essential oils may provide more benefits than just a sense of rest and well-being.

Cardiology created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Healthy living adds 14 years to your life

If you have optimal heart health in middle age, you may live up to 14 years longer, free of cardiovascular disease, than your peers who have two or more cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a new Northwestern ...

Health created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover gene switch important in cancer

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Helsinki in Finland have shown that the "switches" that regulate the expression of genes play a major role in the development of cancer. In a study, published ...

Cancer created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Eating more legumes may improve glycemic control, lower estimated heart disease risk

Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils) as part of a low-glycemic index diet appears to improve glycemic control and reduce estimated coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ...

Health created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Benefits seen in hormone use early in menopause

A new study may reassure some women considering short-term use of hormones to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. Starting low-dose treatment early in menopause made women feel better and did not seem to raise ...

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

Study ties early menopause to heart attack, stroke

Women who experience early menopause are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than women whose menopause occurs at a later age, according to a new study by Melissa Wellons, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine in ...

Health created Sep 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast