Overweight & Obesity
Consumer health: Why your child's weight matters
Healthy Weight Week will be observed Jan. 15-21, so this is a good time for a reminder of the connection between weight and health during childhood.
Jan 18, 2023
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News tagged with healthy heart
Cardiology
A heart-healthy life begins with good prenatal care
Statistics show more babies are born in August and September than any other time of the year. That means a lot of future parents will soon learn they're expecting. The American Heart Association says it's never too early ...
Jan 13, 2023
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Health
New year, healthier you? Here's how to gradually improve your eating patterns
Losing weight is a popular New Year's resolution. But people often fail to keep this commitment or quickly gain back the pounds.
Jan 6, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Protein Grb10 offers a potential new approach for treating obesity
For many people, keeping a healthy body weight can be a challenge. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among adults 20 years old and over, the prevalence of obesity is 42% in the U.S. Obesity-related ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Cardiology
Combo of bad cholesterol and high blood pressure may increase heart attack or stroke risk
High levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be associated with an 18-20% higher risk of cardiovascular disease among people who have hypertension, however, CVD risk was not higher among those without hypertension, ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Hodgkin lymphoma survivors show signs of dementia in early adulthood
In a new study, the majority of individuals treated as children for Hodgkin lymphoma who are now in their 30s, showed signs of being an average of 7.7 years older biologically than their peers and placing them at risk for ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Cardiology
Study finds women are actually more likely than men to have AFib
Atrial fibrillation, one of the most common types of heart arrhythmias, has long been considered more common in men.
Dec 8, 2022
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Health
Keeping high blood pressure at bay for the holidays
No matter what winter holiday traditions you celebrate, you probably won't find "think about blood pressure" on your to-do list, even after checking it twice.
Dec 6, 2022
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Health
Women and men mistakenly given different advice to prevent heart disease
Women are told to improve their lifestyle to prevent heart disease while men are advised to take statins. That's the finding of a study presented December 3 at ESC Asia, a scientific congress organized by the European Society ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Health
MyPlate? Few Americans know or heed US nutrition guide
Here's a quick quiz: What replaced the food pyramid, the government guide to healthy eating that stood for nearly 20 years?
Nov 29, 2022
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