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Stay Optimistic, Live Longer?
Increasing levels of optimism were tied to decreasing risks of death from cancer, heart disease, stroke and infections.
Source: NYT Health - December 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Optimism Heart Respiratory Diseases Stroke Infections Cancer Deaths (Fatalities) Source Type: news

Heart Attack May Be Early Sign of Cancer
The risk of a heart attack or stroke rose in patients who would later be diagnosed with cancer.
Source: NYT Health - December 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Heart Stroke Cancer Colon and Colorectal Cancer Lung Cancer Source Type: news

Aspirin Use to Prevent 1st Heart Attack or Stroke Should Be Curtailed, U.S. Panel Says
Adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease may face serious side effects if they start a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin.
Source: NYT Health - October 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: Aspirin Preventive Medicine Heart Colon and Colorectal Cancer Stroke Doctors Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality United States Preventive Services Task Force American College of Cardiology American Heart Assn your-feed-healthcar Source Type: news

He Could Barely Walk, and He Was Seeing Double. What Was Wrong?
Could he be having a stroke — or was it something more unusual?
Source: NYT Health - February 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Sanders, M.D. Tags: Stroke Skin Cancer Tests (Medical) Immune System Tumors Coughs Source Type: news

Well: Ask Well: Is Watermelon Good for You?
Watermelon is rich in nutrients like lycopene, which may have benefits for the heart, and a lower sugar content, gram for gram, than many other fruits.
Source: NYT Health - July 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: RONI CARYN RABIN Tags: Blood Pressure Cancer Diet and Nutrition Heart Stroke Watermelons Ask Well Eat Featured Live Source Type: news

Public Health: A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are in Decline
The leading killers — cancer, heart disease and stroke – are coming later in life in wealthy countries as people in general live longer in good health.
Source: NYT Health - July 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: GINA KOLATA Tags: Deaths (Fatalities) Tuberculosis Colon and Colorectal Cancer Source Type: news

Red Meat Increases Risk of Dying From 9 Diseases
High red meat consumption increased the rate of dying from cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, infections, Alzheimer ’ s disease, kidney disease and liver disease.
Source: NYT Health - May 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Meat Alzheimer's Disease Liver Heart Respiratory Diseases Diabetes Source Type: news

Red Meat Increases Risk of Dying From 8 Diseases
High red meat consumption increased the rate of dying from cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, infections, kidney disease and liver disease.
Source: NYT Health - May 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Meat Alzheimer's Disease Liver Heart Respiratory Diseases Diabetes Source Type: news

Smart Kids Live Longer
Lower scores on childhood intelligence tests were associated with death from heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, and lung and stomach cancers.
Source: NYT Health - June 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Intelligence and Intelligence Tests (IQ) Smoking and Tobacco Heart Respiratory Diseases Suicides and Suicide Attempts Source Type: news

Drug Aimed at Inflammation May Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer
A milestone finding for researchers, the connection of inflammatory responses to such illnesses could open the door to new treatments.
Source: NYT Health - August 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Brigham and Women's Hospital Lancet, The (Journal) Heart Lung Cancer Smoking and Tobacco Cholesterol Research Preventive Medicine Stroke Immune System Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) Clinical Trials Methotrexate (Drug) Ridke Source Type: news

Aspirin Late in Life? Healthy People May Not Need It
Millions take aspirin to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancer. New research shows older people in good health may not need it — and should not start taking it.
Source: NYT Health - September 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Aspirin Preventive Medicine Heart Elderly Colon and Colorectal Cancer Stroke Dementia New England Journal of Medicine Source Type: news

Low-Dose Aspirin Late in Life? Healthy People May Not Need It
Millions take aspirin to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancer. New research shows older people in good health may not need it — and should not start taking it.
Source: NYT Health - September 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Aspirin Preventive Medicine Heart Elderly Colon and Colorectal Cancer Stroke Dementia New England Journal of Medicine Source Type: news

Daily Baby Aspirin May Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk
A standard aspirin did not lower ovarian cancer risk.
Source: NYT Health - October 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Ovarian Cancer Aspirin Stroke Source Type: news

Vitamin D and Fish Oils Are Ineffective for Preventing Cancer and Heart Disease
The largest study to test vitamin D and omega-3 pills in healthy adults found they did little to prevent cardiovascular disease, but hinted at benefits for groups including African-Americans.
Source: NYT Health - November 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: RONI CARYN RABIN Tags: Cancer Heart Stroke Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies Vitamin D Omega-3 Fatty Acids Vitamins Fish and Other Marine Life Preventive Medicine Deaths (Fatalities) Source Type: news