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Study Finds Insomnia Is Linked To Higher Stroke Risk
The research is even further evidence that your physical and mental well-being are deeply connected.
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Finds Insomnia Could Increase Your Stroke Risk
The research is even further evidence that your physical and mental well-being are deeply connected.
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Insomnia linked to up to 51 percent higher risk of strokes
Researchers found that the degree of risk for stroke rose as the number of symptoms increased.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Linda Searing Source Type: news
COVID-19 Is Still Messing Up Our Sleep. Here ’ s How to Sleep Better
The COVID-19 pandemic is still disrupting an essential component of a healthy life: a good night’s sleep.
In a survey conducted in July of 2,000 adults, released Sept. 13 by the Harris Poll on behalf of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, about 18% of respondents said they get less sleep now than they did before the pandemic, while 19% said they struggle to sleep because they’re worried or stressed (about COVID-19, politics, or other factors). At the university, at least, this has led to a surge in demand for help; in 2021, Ohio State’s medical center received about 29% more referrals for ins...
Source: TIME: Health - September 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Napping Might Be Bad for the Heart, Study Finds
Napping, as well as sleeping too much or too little or having poor sleep patterns, appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease in older adults, new research shows.
The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, adds to a growing body of evidence supporting sleep’s importance to good health. The American Heart Association recently added sleep duration to its checklist of health and lifestyle factors for cardiovascular health, known as Life’s Essential 8. It says adults should average seven to nine hours of sleep a night.
“Good sleep behavior is essential to prese...
Source: TIME: Health - July 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research wire Source Type: news
What the Science Says About the Health Benefits of Vitamins and Supplements
From multivitamins and melatonin to fiber and fish oil, Americans who are trying to boost their health and immunity have a plethora of supplements to choose from. An estimated 58% of U.S. adults ages 20 and over take dietary supplements, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the supplement industry is valued at more than $30 billion a year. Supplement use has been growing rapidly over the past few decades along with the wellness industry.
“The popular belief is that a supplement is going to be helpful for promoting health,” says Fang Fang Zhang, a professor at Tufts University&rs...
Source: TIME: Health - April 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sandeep Ravindran Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
A brisk walk could undo the damage caused by poor sleep in insomniacs, new study suggests
A lack of sleep has been linked to health problems including stroke, heart disease and cancer, but research has found that being moderately active appeared to 'eliminate' the harms of insomnia.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neurologic Symptoms Are Very Common Among U.S. Coronavirus Patients, Study Says
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, so too does the disease’s list of known symptoms. At first, cough, fever and shortness of breath were thought to be its primary symptoms. Nine months in, that list now includes organ damage, skin conditions, gastrointestinal problems and issues of the brain and nervous system.
A paper published Oct. 5 in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology is thought to be the first to examine the prevalence of neurologic symptoms in U.S. COVID-19 patients. Out of 509 people admitted to Chicago hospitals for coronavirus care this spring, 82% had a neurologic symptom at some point,...
Source: TIME: Health - October 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Gen X Women Get Less Sleep Than Any Other Generation. What ’s Keeping Them Up?
In the middle of the night, I wake up feeling warm. I open the window and pull my hair back into a ponytail and drink some water. Then I glance at my phone, delete a few things, and see some spam. I hit unsubscribe and go back to bed. Then I lie there thinking, What if by opening that spam email I got myself hacked? What if I just sent everyone in my contact list a Burger King ad at two in the morning?
Now wide awake, I move on to other concerns: my parents’ health, my stepson’s college tuition, pending deadlines. Hours roll by. I tackle real-life math problems: how many weeks I have before getting my next free...
Source: TIME: Health - January 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ada Calhoun Tags: Uncategorized Gen X healthy sleep insomnia Source Type: news
Poor Sleep Tied to Heart Disease and Stroke
Being an early bird, sleeping seven to eight hours a night, having no insomnia, not snoring and not being sleepy during the day were tied to better cardiovascular health.
Source: NYT Health - December 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Sleep Heart Genetics and Heredity Stroke Source Type: news
Medical News Today: The link between insomnia and cardiovascular disease
Insomnia symptoms make a person more likely to develop stroke, heart attack, and similar diseases, finds an extensive Chinese study.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news
Insomnia symptoms tied to increased risk of heart attack and stroke
(Reuters Health) - People who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than individuals who don't have any sleep difficulties, a recent study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Insomnia in adults linked to heart attack and stroke
A new study of a half a million adults found a significant link between symptoms of insomnia and a higher risk for heart attacks and stroke.
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Study links insomnia genes to heart disease, stroke risk
New research using a genetic analysis called Mendelian randomization links insomnia genes to a greater risk of heart disease and stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Insomnia may elevate risk of stroke, heart disease
Insomnia may raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart failure and stroke. For the study, the researchers looked at data from multiple studies for 1.3 million people with and without heart disease and stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
