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Having "the talk" when heart disease runs in the family
When heart disease or stroke runs in a family, it's important to talk about it with children and other close family members. The conversation may be hard, but the payoff—better health for all—can be huge, according to the September 2013 Harvard Heart Letter. "Knowing your family history is one of most powerful tools we have to guide how we take care of ourselves from a health perspective," says Dr. Paula A. Johnson, professor of cardiology at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital. "This is a chance for your children to make changes that will have both...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Teen drinking linked to raised breast cancer risk
Conclusion Alcohol consumption is already recognised as a risk factor for breast cancer. And this large, well-conducted study seems to confirm that young women between their first period and first pregnancy are particularly susceptible.  One limitation of the study is that the women were asked to recall their drinking habits when they were far younger, which could mean the results are less reliable. Also, other factors called confounders might have affected women’s risk of breast cancer, although researchers did adjust their findings for a range of other risk factors. As the authors point out, it is crucial that youn...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news

Delaying dementia: Can antihypertensives prevent Alzheimer dementia?
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., a 19th-century physician, Dean of Harvard Medical School, and poet, described an enchanting thought experiment in his poem, "The Deacon's Wonderful One-Hoss Shay." This carriage was crafted to be equally strong in every part, letting it run in perfect condition for a 100 years before, one fine day, it disintegrated like a "bubble burst." For many geriatric neurologists and their patients, that would be a worthy goal: to address all the "weak links," the most vulnerable and fixable aspects of brain aging, thus compressing morbidity due to cognitive decline into a brief flicker prior to death. The...
Source: Neurology - September 2, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Seshadri, S. Tags: All Cognitive Disorders/Dementia EDITORIALS Source Type: research

Better food choices for better heart health: simple substitutions improve the diet
It's easier to follow a heart-healthy diet than you think. All it takes are some simple changes in food choices, reports the October 2013 Harvard Heart Letter. Wholesale changes aren't necessarily needed. Instead, small changes can make a big difference, says registered dietitian Kathy McManus, director of the department of nutrition at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital. "The typical American diet contains a large proportion of unhealthy fats, too few fruits and vegetables, too much sugar and sodium, and too little fiber," she says. "This contributes to risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity." The Harva...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - September 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Not taking necessary medications can sabotage health
Up to 80% of people—including more than half of those who've recently had a heart attack—don't take their medications as prescribed, reports the November 2013 Harvard Heart Letter. There are many different ways people fail to take their medications. Some take their pills erratically, forgetting to take the proper dosages or deliberately taking their pills every other day. Some take their medications like clockwork for a while, and then stop. Others never even get their prescriptions filled. Cost is a big part of the problem. "Affordability—what people pay out of pocket—is a big barrier," says Dr. Ni...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lowering 3 risk factors could cut obesity-related risk of heart disease by more than half
(Harvard School of Public Health) Controlling blood pressure, serum cholesterol, and blood glucose may substantially reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke associated with being overweight or obese.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 21, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Sugar intake linked to heart disease deaths
Conclusion This study used dietary information from a large group of US adults to show that greater added sugar intake was linked to a higher risk of death from CVD. The study has many strengths including recruiting a large number of people and obtaining information spanning a relatively long time – average 15 years. The cohort in question was representative of US adults. Despite some ethnicity differences between the US and UK population that may influence the results, the main link between sugar and CVD death is likely to apply to UK adults. It wasn’t possible to estimate the absolute risk differences of dying from ...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Source Type: news

Are there "superfoods" for heart health?
Myth or reality: eating certain superfoods can strengthen the heart and protect against heart attack and stroke? It's mostly just myth and wishful thinking, reports the March 2014 Harvard Heart Letter. There's no question that some foods are rich in nutrients that may help keep arteries clear and the heartbeat stable. It's great to eat them. But what's really important is eating a variety of fresh, unprocessed foods that deliver all of the nutrients needed to keep the heart healthy, not just those in a few so-called superfoods. "It's really about the whole package—the combination of nutrients and micronutrients that ...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - February 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Heart attack risk rises after anger outbursts
Harvard researchers who analyzed decades of evidence on links between anger and cardiovascular events, concluded that in the 2 hours following an outburst of anger, there is a higher risk of heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event.The systematic review and meta-analysis - thought to be the first to examine links between anger and cardiovascular outcomes - is published in the European Heart Journal.First author Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news

Lose your temper and risk a heart attack - up to two HOURS after calming down
In the period following an outburst, the risk of a heart attack rises nearly fivefold, while the chances of having a stroke more than triple, Harvard researchers claim.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Striatal and Extrastriatal Dopamine Transporter Levels Relate to Cognition in Lewy Body Diseases (P2.009)
CONCLUSIONS: Caudate and extrastriatal dopamine dysfunction contribute in opposing directions to cognitive impairment in DLB.Study Supported by: Michael J. Fox Foundation (SNG, JHG.), National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Collaborative Project 5 U01 AG016976-11 (SNG, KAJ, JHG), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (KAJ), the National Institute on Aging (KAJ,TH), the Alzheimer’s Disease Association (KAJ), the Caja Madrid Foundation scholarship for postgraduate studies (MM), the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair Pilot grant (SNG). Randy L. Buckner contributed to this study:...
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Gomperts, S., Marquie Sayagues, M., Locascio, J., Rentz, D., Becker, A., Hedden, T., Johnson, K., Growdon, J. Tags: Movement Disorders II Source Type: research

Gender and Dopaminergic Medication Treatment in Early Parkinson Disease (P3.069)
CONCLUSIONS: Although we did not observe gender differences in the type and dose of dopaminergic treatment in LS-1 participants with early PD, further research is needed to evaluate gender influences on dopaminergic medication treatment in mid- and late-stage PD.Study Supported by: on behalf of the NET-PD LS1 investigators.Disclosure: Dr. Umeh has nothing to disclose. Dr. Pérez has nothing to disclose. Dr. Augustine has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dhall has received personal compensation for activities with UCP Pharma, Impax Pharmaceuticals, and Teva Neuroscience. Dr. Dewey has received personal compensation for activi...
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Umeh, C., Perez, A., Augustine, E., Dhall, R., Dewey, R., Mari, Z., Simon, D., Wills, A. M., Christine, C., Schneider, J., Suchowersky, O. Tags: Movement Disorders: Clinical Features of Parkinson ' s Disease Source Type: research

Cannabis linked to brain differences in the young
Conclusion This study found differences between young recreational cannabis users and non-users in the volume and structure of the nucleus accumbens and amygdala, which have a role in the brain’s reward system, pleasure response, emotion and decision making. However, as this was only a cross sectional study taking one-off brain scans of cannabis users and non-users, it cannot prove that cannabis use was the cause of any of the differences seen. It is not known whether cannabis use could have caused these changes in regular users.   Or conversely whether the cannabis users in this study had this brain structure to sta...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Neurology Source Type: news

Personalizing "lower is better" for blood pressure treatment
Many men with high blood pressure were surprised—and a little confused—when a panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health recommended a change in the treatment goal for people over age 60. Instead of taking medications to lower pressures to 140/90, they can now settle for a target of 150/90. Several factors come into play when deciding on the best blood pressure target, reports the May 2014 Harvard Men's Health Watch. The ideal blood pressure is under 120/80. As it rises above that threshold, the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other health problems follows. Above 140/90, doctors generall...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news