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CDC targets needless deaths due to poor lifestyle habits
Steps such as quitting smoking and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol could save more than 200,000 Americans a year, a report finds. At least 200,000 Americans die needlessly each year due to heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, and more than half of these deaths occur in people younger than 65, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

American College of Physicians releases new recommendations for treating obstructive sleep apnea
People diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should lose weight and use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as initial therapy, according to new recommendations from the American College of Physicians (ACP) published today in Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP's flagship journal. More than 18 million American adults have sleep apnea, which increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and diabetes and increases the chance of driving or other accidents. Sleep apnea is a leading cause of excessive daytime sleepiness...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news

Guideline: ACP recommends weight loss and CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea
People diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should not consider surgery, according to new recommendations from the American College of Physicians (ACP). Instead, ACP recommends that patients lose weight and use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as initial therapy. More than 18 million American adults have sleep apnea, which increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and diabetes and increases the chance of driving or other accidents. Sleep apnea is a leading cause of excessive daytime sleepiness...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news

Tobacco use in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic characteristics, health risks and subjective wellbeing
Conclusions: Tobacco use among older adults in Ghana was associated with older men living in rural locations, chronic ill-health and reduced life satisfaction. A high proportion of older adults have stopped using tobacco, demonstrating the possibilities for effective public health interventions. Health risk reduction strategies through targeted anti-smoking health campaigns, improvement in access to health and social protection (such as health insurance) will reduce health risks among older persons who use tobacco.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alfred YawsonAkosua BaddooNana Hagan-SeneadzaBenedict Calys-TagoeSandra HewlettPhyllis Dako-GyekeGeorge MensahNadia MinicuciNirmala NaidooSomnath ChatterjiPaul KowalRichard Biritwum Source Type: research

Association between body mass index and health-related quality of life, and the impact of self-reported long-term conditions -- cross-sectional study from the south Yorkshire cohort dataset
Conclusions: Compared to those of a normal weight (18.5
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin KearnsRoberta AraTracey YoungClare Relton Source Type: research

Personalized preventive care best for older heart patients
Strategies to prevent heart attack, stroke and other major cardiac events should be individualized for older adults who should play a role in choosing their therapies, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement published in its journal Circulation. The statement is a comprehensive review of the benefits and risks of medical and lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular disease patients age 75 and older. It addresses obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, inadequate nutrition, physical inactivity and tobacco use...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news

In low-income urban neighborhoods the rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke are much higher
There is more to the cost of living in a food desert than higher prices for the few fruits and vegetables sold nearby, according to a study by an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researcher and the Marion County Public Health Department. The study, discussed during the American Public Health Association's annual meeting in Boston, examined the health impact of developing a grocery store in a low-income urban neighborhood on the east side of Indianapolis...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

ACE inhibitor use may be linked to kidney failure
Conclusion ACE inhibitors and ARAs are recognised as a potential risk factor for AKI in some patients. This particular study has tried to estimate the possible size of the problem, but its findings should be viewed with some caution. As the authors point out: some of the conditions these drugs are prescribed for are themselves a risk factor for AKI changes in hospital coding and better recognition of AKI could explain the rise in admissions an ageing population leads to both increased prescribing of these drugs and an increased risk for AKI increased use of these drugs may be a marker for increased use of other...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Heart/lungs Source Type: news

New high blood pressure guidelines released by committee
Members appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee have released new guidelines for managing high blood pressure, including nine recommendations and a flow chart to help doctors treat patients with hypertension.Published online in JAMA, the guidelines address three major questions related to hypertension - the most common primary care condition, which can lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and death.In a linked editorial to the guidelines, Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hypertension Source Type: news

Borderline high blood pressure tied to deaths
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blood pressure readings above the ideal but below the formal definition of "high" still raise a person's risk of death from stroke and heart disease and should be addressed, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Borderline High Blood Pressure Tied to Deaths
Blood pressure readings above the ideal but below the formal definition of "high" still raise a person's risk of death from stroke and heart disease and should be addressed, according to a new study.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Page: High Blood Pressure
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High blood pressure persist in Southeast's "Stroke Belt"
Study of 70,000 adults in South found blacks were nearly twice as likely as whites to to have hypertension
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - December 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Children in the UK are eating too much salt, new study finds
According to a study in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, children in the UK are consuming too much salt, with much of it coming from breads and cereals.Eating too much salt is one of the main factors behind high blood pressure, which in turn increases risk for heart disease and stroke. Previous studies have suggested that children who eat excessive amounts of salt are 40% more likely to have high blood pressure, compared with children who eat lower amounts of salt.In the US, the American Heart Association recommend that people eat no more than 3.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Meta-Analysis: Any Blood Pressure Reading Above Normal May Increase Risk of Stroke
Source: American Academy of Neurology Related MedlinePlus Page: High Blood Pressure
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - March 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Social representation and practices related to dementia in Hai District of Tanzania
Conclusions: Knowledge about dementia is low and the symptoms are accepted as a problem of old age. PWD and carers demonstrate pluralistic behaviour in seeking help from modern care, prayers and traditional healers. The disease adds significant burden to family members. Family and caregivers need more education on early recognition of symptoms and cost effective management of dementia at family level. Faith-based organizations could play an important role in dementia interventions. At a national level effective policy and improvement of the health care system to address the needs of PWD and their families are imperative.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - March 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Declare MushiAmen RongaiStella-Maria PaddickCatherine DotchinChauka MtuyaRichard Walker Source Type: research