New human study reinforces antioxidant benefits of tart cherries
Public release date: 19-Apr-2009 - Other benefits of cherries found in animal studies include a 14 percent lower body weight and less “belly fat,” the type linked with increased heart…
Study: Morbidly Obese Sedentary For More Than 99 Percent of Day
Public Release: 25-Mar-2009 - On average, 23 hours and 51.6 min per day were spent sleeping or engaged in sedentary activity and the remaining 8.4 minutes were spent in moderate…
Low vitamin D levels associated with several risk factors in teenagers
Public release date: 9-Mar-2009 After adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, body mass index, socioeconomic status and physical activity, researchers found the adolescents with the lowest levels of vitamin D were:…
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Older patients with 1 type of heart failure may receive little or no benefit from drugs
Public release date: 12-Mar-2009 - Our review of 142 patient cases found that medications had little if any beneficial effect on five-year survival or rehospitalization for heart problems among elderly…
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
150 year old proverb stands the test of time, say researchers Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular…
CUTTING SALT ISN’T THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE
Public release date: 26-Jan-2009 - Study Suggests Boosting Potassium is also Effective MAYWOOD, Ill. — Most people know that too much sodium from foods can increase blood pressure. A new…
Most heart attack patients’ cholesterol levels did not indicate cardiac risk
Public release date: 12-Jan-2009 - 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were not at high risk for a cardiovascular event…
Lack of vitamin D could spell heart trouble
Public release date: 1-Dec-2008 Vitamin D deficiency—which is traditionally associated with bone and muscle weakness—may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A growing body of evidence links low…
More Americans have, get treated for high blood pressure / Only 50.3 percent have normal blood pressure
Public release date: 13-Oct-2008 Study highlights: • An analysis of data from two natonal health studies shows that more U.S. adults have hypertension than ever before. • The percent…
Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes
Public release date: 16-Sep-2008 Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes Higher levels of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used…
Top-selling prescription drug mismarketed to women / Lipitor does not appear to be scientifically supported for large segments of the female population.
Public release date: 17-Sep-2008 Ithaca, N.Y. – September 17, 2008 – Lipitor has been the top-selling drug in the world and has accounted for over $12 billion in annual sales.…
Dark chocolate: Half a bar per week to keep at bay the risk of heart attack
Public release date: 23-Sep-2008 An Italian study, the first outcome of a large epidemiological investigation, finds new beneficial effects of chocolate in the prevention of cardiovascular disease Maybe gourmands are…
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Popular COPD treatment increases risk for cardiac events, cardiac death ” longer than one month increases the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke by more than 50 percent “
Public release date: 23-Sep-2008 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that use of the most commonly prescribed once-a-day treatment for chronic obstructive…
Isoflavone dietary supplement improves the functioning of the arteries in stroke patients
Public release date: 23-Sep-2008 A dietary supplement containing isoflavone – a chemical found in soybeans, chickpeas, legumes and clovers – can improve artery function in stroke patients according to new…
Researchers study how pistachios may improve heart health
Public release date: 26-Sep-2008 Going green may be heart healthy if the green you choose is pistachio nuts, according to researchers at Penn State who conducted the first study…
Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes
Public release date: 15-Sep-2008 Higher levels of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used in plastic packaging for food and beverages, is associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2…
Class of diabetes drugs carries significant cardiovascular risks
Public release date: 28-Aug-2008 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –A class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may make heart failure worse, according to an editorial published online in…
Sex hormones link to heart risk
Public release date: 31-Aug-2008 New research led by University of Leicester into why men are more prone to heart disease Men are more prone to – and likely to die…
Low vitamin D levels pose large threat to health / estimated 26 percent increased risk of any death
Public release date: 11-Aug-2008 Overall 26 percent increased risk of death Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that…
Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds by the American Academy of Pediatrics
Public release date: 3-Jul-2008 For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future…
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