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The Connection Between Diabetes and Heart Arrhythmias
The human heart beats roughly 3 billion times during the course of an average lifetime. Every single time it beats, blood is drawn into its two upper chambers, held there briefly by a network of valves, and then pumped out forcefully through its two lower chambers. This drawing-and-pumping action ensures that about six liters of freshly oxygenated blood leaves the heart and enters the bloodstream every minute—a volume that can rise to more than 35 liters per minute when someone is exercising.
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But none of that can happen unless the heart’s complicated machinery&md...
Source: TIME: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
How John Fetterman Came Out of the Darkness
When he looks back on the past year—a year in which he nearly died, became a U.S. Senator, and nearly died again—it is the debate that John Fetterman identifies as the breaking point.
“The debate lit the mitch,” he says, then shakes his head in frustration and tries again. The right word is there in his brain, but he struggles to get it out. “Excuse me, that should be lit the mitch—” He stops and tries again. “Lit the match,” he says finally.
Oct. 25, 2022: the date is lodged in his mind. “I knew I had to do it,” he tells me. “I knew that the vote...
Source: TIME: Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Molly Ball Tags: Uncategorized Congress Cover Story Exclusive feature uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
More Europeans Died Because of Heat in 2022 Than Any Year in Recorded History
As the Earth continues to warm, the rising temperatures are contributing to a number of health conditions that are in turn driving up mortality. And for the first time, scientists have figured out a more detailed way to estimate how many deaths can be attributed to heat.
In a paper published in Nature Medicine, researchers in Spain and France calculated that more than 61,000 deaths in Europe could be blamed on the heat during the summer of 2022, the hottest summer on record for the continent. (At least until the readings from 2023 are analyzed later this year.)
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“We are pro...
Source: TIME: Health - July 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized climate change embargoed study healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
7 Myths About Cholesterol, Debunked
You may not recall every lab value from your last physical, but you probably remember one: Your cholesterol level.
If it’s higher than ideal, you’re not alone. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2015 and 2018, almost 12% of U.S. adults ages 20 and up had high total cholesterol, defined as above 240 mg/dL. The type that physicians mostly worry about is LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol, which is one component of that total.
Why do doctors care so much about cholesterol? First, “it predicts risk,” says Dr. Jeffrey Berger, a cardiologist and director of the C...
Source: TIME: Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine Hobson Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
Struggling to sleep at night could raise risk of stroke by 16% - new study
People who suffer five or more sleep disorder symptoms double their risk of stroke, scientists also said.
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to Know About High Triglycerides
Discussions about heart health often center around blood pressure and cholesterol, with factors like poor sleep, smoking, family history of heart disease, and chronic stress thrown in. However, there’s one variable that doesn’t get covered as often, even though it can be an important indicator of cardiovascular risk: triglycerides.
“We don’t really talk about triglycerides very much, especially compared to cholesterol, but they’re actually an essential part of understanding heart health,” says Dr. Adriana Quinones-Camacho, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Health in New York. “For some...
Source: TIME: Health - May 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
Snoring could raise your risk of Alzheimer's disease and stroke, study suggests
New research suggests that a lack of deep sleep could make you more prone to Alzheimer's disease and stroke, with snoring playing a role.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Millions may be at risk from sleep disorder that increases risk of stroke and diabetes
A study found one in five people are highly likely to suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, a condition that causes a person's breathing to stop and start while sleeping.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your Sleep Can Affect Your Stroke Risk
Researchers say sleep problems (snoring, sleeping too much or too little) may be associated with elevated stroke risk.
Source: WebMD Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People with sleep problems may be more likely to have a stroke, researchers warn
People who slept for too many or too few hours were more likely to have a stroke than people who slept an average number of hours.
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sleep problems linked to fivefold rise in stroke risk, study says
Tossing and turning, not sleeping enough or too much, and other sleep disorders can raise your risk for stroke, according to a new study.
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sleep problems linked to fivefold rise in stroke risk
Snoring, snorting, tossing and turning, napping for a long time during the day, waking up during the night, and sleeping too little or even too much all contribute to poor-quality sleep and may raise your risk for stroke, according to a new study.
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Sugar Replacement May Be Linked to Heart Attacks and Strokes. Don ’ t Throw Out Your Stash Yet
Sugar replacements are everywhere in foods and beverages. But despite their ubiquity, the scientific verdict on whether or not they pose health risks ping pongs back and forth. Every so often, though, a study is published with a conclusion so shocking that it forces people to reassess their pantries. A Feb. 27 study published in the journal Nature Medicine now seems to have dealt such a blow to the sweetener erythritol, with data that suggest a connection between the ingredient and cardiovascular events such as clotting, stroke, and heart attacks.
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But before you clear your shel...
Source: TIME: Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Poor sleep, snoring may mean sleep apnea. Getting diagnosed is key.
Many people with sleep apnea don’t realize they have it. The condition increases the risk of heart failure and stroke.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laura Entis Source Type: news
What to Know if Your Doctor Put You on Statins to Lower Cholesterol
High cholesterol is a prime example of having too much of a good thing. Our bodies naturally make this substance in the liver and then transport it throughout the body for multiple functions, including hormone regulation, cell tissue regeneration, and vitamin absorption. When the system is working well, cholesterol can boost overall health. But when a certain type called low-density lipoprotein—LDL, sometimes dubbed the “bad” kind—is overproduced, not only does it block the “good” kind called high-density lipoprotein (HDL), but it can also begin to accumulate in the arteries and form thi...
Source: TIME: Health - January 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
