People over the age of 60 should do more exercise not less in order to prevent heart disease and stroke, according to findings from a study of over 1.1 million elderly people published in the European Heart Journal today.
Nov 8, 2019
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A new paper published this week shows rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote Northern Territory (NT) communities are some of the highest in the world and getting worse—with the condition affecting more people, ...
May 19, 2022
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Your pulse is your heart rate, or the number of times your heart beats in one minute. You can take your pulse using the radial artery in your wrist or the carotid artery in your neck.
Mar 26, 2020
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Height loss in middle age is linked to a heightened risk of early death, primarily from heart disease or stroke—at least in Northern European women—suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Aug 9, 2021
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(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in Pediatrics shows that chest pains in children are rarely a cause for concern and are not usually a sign of an underlying heart condition. More often than not, the chest pains children ...
A new test has been developed in Turku, Finland, that helps in separating heart attack patients from those whose cardiac troponin values are elevated due to renal insufficiency.
Nov 1, 2022
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Research led by scientists at St George's, University of London, has discovered 119 areas in the genome that help to determine the size and shape of blood vessels at the back of the eye, and that an increase in "twisting" ...
Feb 10, 2023
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Having arthritis, or diabetes, or heart disease can change a person's life, getting in the way of daily activities and requiring special diets and medicines.
Jun 19, 2019
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(HealthDay)—A new report finds that by 2010, one in every 10 visits Americans made to their doctor's office involved diabetes, with the greatest rise among those aged 25 to 44.
Jul 31, 2014
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A moderate case of obstructive sleep apnea can significantly increase a person's risk for sudden cardiac death, an often fatal condition where the heart stops beating and must be immediately treated with CPR or an automated ...
Jun 11, 2013
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