Healthy Sleep Pattern May Reduce Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2019 -- A healthy sleep pattern is associated with reduced risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in the European Heart Journal.
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Could higher magnesium intake reduce fatal coronary heart disease risk in women?
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new prospective study based on data from the Women's Health Initiative found a potential inverse association between dietary magnesium and fatal coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Heart attack: How your commute to work could prevent the life-threatening condition
HEART ATTACKS are considered serious medical emergencies, often caused by coronary heart disease which a person can develop through eating a high-fat diet and lack of exercise. A new study has suggested how your commute to work could prevent the life-threatening condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Good sleep patterns can reduce susceptibility to heart disease and stroke
Risk of heart disease and stroke reduced even in people with genetic susceptibility to the conditions Related items fromOnMedica Physical activity might offset harms of time spent sitting Heart disease and stroke deaths plummet in Scotland One in two women and one in three men will develop neurological disease Coronary heart disease remains UK ’s biggest killer Most supplements offer no real benefit, some might increase risks (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 18, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Heart failure cases set to reach 32 million by 2028, forecasts suggest
Prevalence set to soar by 40% among older people in eight major country markets, including the UK, forecast suggests Related items fromOnMedica Coronary heart disease remains UK ’s biggest killer Women less likely than men to achieve CHD targets Type 2 diabetes in 10 times more young people than realised NICE says far more people should take statins Apply different obesity criteria to BME patients (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 12, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Children born now face longer periods of ill-health in old age
But the present-day older generation are living healthier and for longer Related items fromOnMedica Coronary heart disease remains UK ’s biggest killer Some 43% of adults have a longstanding medical problem Parking charges at hospitals rise by 10% Life expectancy stalls for first time Yesterday was the most popular day to die (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 11, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
PET shows meditating increases blood flow in heart disease patients
PET scans showed that patients with coronary heart disease who included transcendental...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Zen and the art of breast biopsy (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 6, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
PET scans show Transcendental Meditation with cardiac rehabilitation increases blood flow to the heart
(Maharishi University of Management) Study finds coronary heart disease (CHD) patients who include Transcendental Meditation (TM) with cardiac rehabilitation (CR) increased blood flow to the heart by 20.7%. This was the first study to show TM significantly enhanced lifestyle modification in patients, and the first to use positron emission tomography (PET) to measure their effect on cardiac function and rehabilitation. The NIH-funded study was conducted at Columbia University Medical Center in collaboration with Maharishi University of Management Research Institute. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Sleep loss may contribute to heart disease in those with low incomes
Recent evidence suggests that insufficient sleep may mediate the link between a low socioeconomic status and a higher risk of coronary heart disease. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news
Heart attack: How your sleep and socioeconomic status may be linked to heart disease risk
HEART attack is considered a serious medical emergency which can have life-threatening consequences, and one of the leading causes is coronary heart disease. A new study has suggested how long a person sleeps for and their socioeconomic status could increase their risk of developing the condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Legumes boost heart health, according to new review study
(Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) Consuming beans, lentils, peas, and other legumes reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and high blood pressure, according to a review published in Advances in Nutrition. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Skeletal muscle mass predicts long-term CVD risk
Preserving skeletal muscle mass in middle age might contribute to maintaining cardiovascular health Related items fromOnMedica Heart disease and stroke deaths plummet in Scotland Should we recognise obesity as a disease? Sweetened drinks greater risk for poor glycaemic control Coronary heart disease remains UK ’s biggest killer WHO dietary fat guidance fails to consider crucial evidence (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 12, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Democrats Need Rural Voters. Can They Win Them Over By Fixing Rural Healthcare?
Javius Lamar Mitchell was a typical 11-year-old kid: he loved watching the Walking Dead on Netflix, playing Madden NFL 2019 on his PlayStation 4, and going to after-school football practice in his small, rural town of Hughes Springs, Texas. But there was one key difference between Mitchell and his tween compatriots in cities and suburban areas around the country: how far he lived from a hospital.
While the average distance to an emergency room is 5.6 miles in suburban areas, and 4.4 miles in urban ones, according to a 2018 report by Pew Research Center, the closest hospital to Mitchell’s house was 24 miles away. That...
Source: TIME: Health - November 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abby Vesoulis Tags: Uncategorized 2020 Healthcare rural America Source Type: news
Women get half as many heart attack treatments as men
Diagnoses increase but gender gap in treatment persist Related items fromOnMedica Coronary heart disease remains UK ’s biggest killer Glucosamine supplements may reduce stroke risk The new GP contract: transforming primary care, transforming CVD prevention Statins halve heart attack and stroke risk in healthy adults More Scottish GPs needed to fight heart disease (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 14, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Marine Omega-3 Supplements May Lower CVD Risk
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2019 -- Marine omega-3 supplementation seems to lower the risk for myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, total CHD events, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, and total CVD events, according to a review... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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