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Diet Sodas and Juices Are Linked to Higher Stroke Risk, Study Says
Diet drinks may seem like healthier options than sugary sodas and fruit drinks, but studies haven’t all backed up their health benefits.
In the latest look at the popular beverages, researchers found that older women who drank more diet drinks had a higher risk of stroke and heart disease, as well as a higher risk of dying early from any cause, compared to women who drank fewer of the drinks.
In a study published in the journal Stroke, researchers studied data from more than 81,000 post-menopausal women enrolled in the large population-based Women’s Health Initiative. Three years into the study, the women answe...
Source: TIME: Health - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Heart Disease Source Type: news
Diet Drinks Linked To Increased Stroke Risk & Heart Attacks
This study, as well as other research on the connection between diet beverages and vascular disease, is observational and cannot show cause and effect. That’s a major limitation, researchers say, as it’s impossible to determine whether the association is due to a specific artificial sweetener, a type of beverage or another hidden health issue.
“Postmenopausal women tend to have higher risk for vascular disease because they are lacking the protective effects of natural hormones,” North Carolina cardiologist Dr. Kevin Campbell said, which could contribute to increased risk for heart disease and stroke...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Heart Attack Stroke Source Type: news
Diet Beverages Linked To Increased Stroke Risk & Heart Attacks
This study, as well as other research on the connection between diet beverages and vascular disease, is observational and cannot show cause and effect. That’s a major limitation, researchers say, as it’s impossible to determine whether the association is due to a specific artificial sweetener, a type of beverage or another hidden health issue.
“Postmenopausal women tend to have higher risk for vascular disease because they are lacking the protective effects of natural hormones,” North Carolina cardiologist Dr. Kevin Campbell said, which could contribute to increased risk for heart disease and stroke...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Heart Attack Stroke Source Type: news
Why Do South Asians Have Such High Rates of Heart Disease?
“ We all have someone in our first-degree circle that has either died suddenly or had premature cardiovascular disease, ” said one researcher.
Source: NYT Health - February 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ANAHAD O ’ CONNOR Tags: Obesity Heart Diabetes Cholesterol Blood Pressure Diet and Nutrition Weight Asian-Americans Stroke Source Type: news
Type 2 diabetes: Worst alcoholic drink to choose if you have high blood sugar
TYPE 2 diabetes, if left untreated, can lead to more serious health problems, such as heart disease, stroke and problems with your kidneys, so doing what you can to control your blood sugar levels is very important. One way of doing this is to avoid certain alcoholic drinks.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could HPV Be Tied to Heart Trouble in Women, Too?
Researchers found that among the women studied, those infected with "high-risk" strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) were somewhat more likely to develop heart disease or suffer a stroke over the next several years.
Source: WebMD Health - February 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Report finds deep links between heart disease and brain impairment
A new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation shows — for the first time — a deep connection between heart disease and brain conditions, such as stroke and cognitive decline.
Source: CBC | Health - February 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Ottawa Source Type: news
Scientists link protein to increased risk for heart disease, stroke
Researchers have zeroed in on a key protein linked to diabetes, heart disease and stroke, a new study says.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nearly Half of Americans Have Some Form of Heart Disease
About 48% of adults in the U.S. have some type of heart or blood vessel disease, according to a new annual report from the American Heart Association published in the journal Circulation. The finding, based on data collected from 2016, means that almost half of Americans have had a heart attack, stroke, angina, abnormal heart rhythms, or narrowing of the arteries.
The new report also shows that deaths from heart disease, after declining in recent years, rose from 2015 to 2016, from 836,546 to 840,678.
Dr. Mariell Jessup, chief science and medical officer at the American Heart Association, said much of the increase in the p...
Source: TIME: Health - January 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Heart Disease Source Type: news
HALF of US adults have diseased hearts or blood vessels, report reveals
Some 48 percent of Americans have high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease or failure, marking a significant increase from 2015, according to a new report from the American Heart Association.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nearly half of US adults have cardiovascular disease, study says
Nearly half of all adults in the United States have some type of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association, defining the condition as coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke or high blood pressure.
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
E-cigarette warning - vaping raises risk of deadly heart attacks and strokes
E-CIGARETTES, or vaporisers, are an alternative to smoking cigarettes that allows smokers to inhale nicotine as a vapour. But, vaping could be raising your risk of heart attacks, stroke, and coronary heart disease.
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
E-cigarette: New research claims vaping raises risk of deadly heart attacks and strokes
E-CIGARETTES, or vaporisers, are an alternative to smoking cigarettes that allows smokers to inhale nicotine as a vapour. But vaping could be raising your risk of heart attacks, stroke, and coronary heart disease, scientists have claimed.
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
E-cigs ARE dangerous: Vaping raises risks of stroke, heart disease and attacks
New American Heart Association research reveals that people who vape are at a 71 percent higher risk of stroke, and 40 percent and 59 percent more vulnerable to heart disease and attacks.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aspirin Lowers Your Chances of a Heart Attack. But It ’s Not Safe for Everyone
As medications go, aspirin is often considered a wonder drug. Its pain-reliving, inflammation-taming powers can treat headaches, minor aches and pains and even lower the risk of heart disease, stroke and possibly even dementia.
But all of those benefits may come at a price, according to the latest study to analyze aspirin’s risks and benefits, especially for people who take the drug as a way to prevent having a first heart event. In a study published in JAMA, researchers led by Dr. Sean Zheng at King’s College London found that the risks of aspirin — primarily of bleeding in the stomach and intestinal tra...
Source: TIME: Health - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Heart Disease Source Type: news
