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People who are lonely are at greater risk of heart disease
New research has found that loneliness and social isolation can affect someone's risk of heart disease and stroke.
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eat Mediterranean diet for a healthier and younger brain, studies say
As we age, our brains naturally shrink and our risk of having a stroke, dementia or Alzheimer's rise, and almost everyone experiences some kind of memory loss.
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to manage the (polluted) air you breathe
More than 90% of the world's population breathes in air that violates air quality guidelines set by the World Health Organization, increasing their risk of lung cancer and respiratory infections, but also conditions including stroke, cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eat more fruit and veg for a longer life, researchers say
Eating 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day could significantly reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, cancer and early death, according to new research.
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The food habits linked to early deaths
An estimated 45.4% of all deaths caused by heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes are associated with eating either too much or too little of just 10 food categories.
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This tax could save your life
Around the world, obesity and diabetes are on the rise. Since 1980, rates of obesity and of diagnosed diabetes have doubled, with particularly sharp increases in low and middle-income populations. In one recent year, an estimated 1.5 million people died from diabetes, and millions more suffer from heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and lower-limb amputation.
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Simple steps to help people with dementia lead better lives
Alzheimer's disease has an unusual distinction: It's the illness that Americans fear most -- more than cancer, stroke or heart disease.
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is sleep apnea?
This condition stops people from breathing properly when they sleep, increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why confusion leads seniors to turn down home health care
The 84-year-old man who had suffered a mini-stroke was insistent as he spoke to a social worker about being discharged from the hospital: He didn't want anyone coming into his home, and he didn't think he needed any help.
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can poor sleep lead to Alzheimer's?
One in three Americans doesn't get enough sleep, and 45% of the world's population doesn't, either. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls insufficient sleep a "public health problem," because disrupted sleep is associated with a higher risk of conditions including diabetes, stroke and cardiovascular disease.
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Should you take statins? Guidelines offer different answers
When it comes to using statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, one leading US guideline recommends the drugs to 9 million more people than the other, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statin recommendations may change, especially for African-Americans
Dr. Sanjay Basu was treating an African-American man whom he intuitively thought would be at a high risk for a stroke. The patient smoked; he was older and had high cholesterol. But when the doctor of internal medicine and assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University put these details into an application that calculates a person's risk based on current guidelines, it didn't agree with him.
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exercise is good for your body and your mind, study says
The benefits of exercise are widely known: it helps you live longer and lowers risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. A new study published Wednesday in The Lancet Psychiatry journal suggests that when done in moderation, it leads to better mental health as well.
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study reveals how much exercise you really need
The benefits of exercise are widely known: it helps you live longer and lowers risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. A new study published Wednesday in The Lancet Psychiatry journal suggests that when done in moderation, it leads to better mental health as well.
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How much exercise you really need
The benefits of exercise are widely known: it helps you live longer and lowers risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. A new study published Wednesday in The Lancet Psychiatry journal suggests that when done in moderation, it leads to better mental health as well.
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
