A lack of vitamin D, even in generally healthy people, is linked with stiffer arteries and an inability of blood vessels to relax, research from the Emory/ Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute has found. The results add to evidence that lack of vitamin D can lead to impaired vascular health, contributing to high blood pressure [...]
Women in a Swedish study who drank at least a cup of coffee everyday had a 22 to 25 percent lower risk of stroke, compared to those who drank less coffee or none at all. “Coffee drinkers should rejoice,” said Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. “Coffee is often [...]
Scientists have found 13 new gene variants that increase a person’s risk of developing heart disease, the world’s number one killer, in a series of large-scale international genetic studies. The discovery of 13 previously unknown gene variations and the confirmation of around 10 more should offer clues about how heart ailments such as coronary artery [...]
If teens could reduce salt intake by three grams daily, they would enjoy a much healthier life in adulthood, the American Heart Association said in a press release. Teens who consume less salt would be less likely to develop high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke in later life, a new study suggests. The release [...]
A substantial proportion of obese people don’t think they’re too fat, new research shows. Among more than 2,000 obese Dallas County residents surveyed in 2000-2002, 14 percent of African Americans and 11 percent of Hispanics — but just 2 percent of whites — believed that they did not need to lose weight, Dr. Tiffany M. [...]
A diet rich in walnuts and walnut oil may prepare the body to deal better with stress, according to a report released Monday by a team of Pennsylvania State University researchers. Previous studies have shown that omega-3 fatty acids — like the alpha linolenic acid found in walnuts and flax seeds — can reduce low [...]
If someone put you in an empty white room with no furniture, no doors or windows, no clock … you would begin to lose track of time. For a few days, your mind will detect the passage of time feeling the internal reactions of the body, including heart rate, sleep cycles, hunger, thirst and blood [...]
“When you add omega-3 to a high carbohydrate, low-fat diet, you can prevent the long-term adverse effect that a high-carbohydrate diet induces on [blood fats],” said study author Dr. Jose Lopez-Miranda, a professor of medicine at the Reina Sofia University Hospital and the University of Cordoba, Spain. For people with the metabolic syndrome — a [...]
It might turn out to be the ultimate irony in our constant battle with the bulge that the best weapon against fat could be fat. Scientists know that a type of adipose tissue called brown fat tends to burn calories rather than store them. Most adults have far more white fat than brown fat, since [...]
Specialists from medical centers made a list of most dangerous foods which people eat nearly every day. As a result the top ten includes chocolate bars, carbonated soft drinks, mayonnaise and even wheat bread. Many of the list entries may trigger allergic reactions and food poisonings, but they are relatively safe health-wise. Medics say that [...]
What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key. In the quest to prove it, a major study is under way testing whether an anti-inflammatory drug — an old, cheap cousin of aspirin — can fight the Type 2 [...]
People who have some control over their work schedules may enjoy better physical and mental well-being than those in less-flexible jobs, a new research review suggests.
Such as strokes and heart disease — will place an enormous financial burden on poorer countries in years to come, researchers warned in a report published Tuesday. “Diabetes is moving from being a disease of developed countries to a disease in developing countries like India and China, and this could put pressure on healthcare systems [...]
Here’s what you need to know. Twenty million Americans take cholesterol-lowering drugs. So you might think that scientists have high cholesterol pretty much worked out. But you’d be wrong. This oily molecule, which lines our cell membranes and provides raw material for our hormones, continues to mystify top scientists. Here’s what we know for sure: [...]
More middle-aged American women have heart attacks but the death rate has dropped in the past years, according to studies made by researchers at the University of Southern California. The two studies also found that heart attacks for women have increased but for men there is a decrease. “We found that men still have a [...]
The new guidelines categorise blood pressure as normal (<120/80 mm Hg), pre-hypertension (120/80 to 139/89), stage 1 hypertension (140/90 to 159/99), and stage 2 hypertension (>=160/100 or higher). In people aged over 50 years high systolic blood pressure (above 140 mm Hg) is considered a greater risk factor for cardiovascular disease than high diastolic blood [...]
The strategy announced by Kerlikowske’s office calls for additional training on responsible prescription practices for the more than 1 million doctors authorized to prescribe certain controlled substances. Such a change would require congressional approval. Although the DEA and local police recently arrested more than 20 people, including five doctors, in a crackdown on South Florida [...]
Overweight boys may start puberty later than their leaner peers, new research shows. In girls, the opposite is true: Being heavy increases the likelihood that a girl will start puberty early. The link between higher body mass index (BMI) — a standard measure of the relationship between height and weight used to gauge how fat [...]
Teenagers with unhealthy online habits may be at greater risk of depression, new findings from China hint. While the study isn’t proof of a causal link, it is the first to approach the question of whether some forms of Internet use might trigger mental health problems down the road, according to the authors. They rounded [...]
People with depression are more likely to gain weight, but overweight people are not more prone to depression than their normal-weight peers, a new study suggests. Although there is a link between depression and weight gain, it is not exactly clear how they’re connected, researchers at University of Alabama said in the study, which appears [...]
At home drug tests give you the ability to take a drug test in the privacy of your own home. Instead of going through all the inconvenience (and for many, embarrassment) of scheduling a drug test with a laboratory and then going there to take it, at home drug tests allow you to get the [...]
Relieve the stress on your body… take it into one’s head by varying your workouts. The sport or activity, I have idea that are function fitness in home room is very good. These days, physical is considered a measure of the body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be [...]
More middle-aged American women have heart attacks but the death rate has dropped in the past years, according to studies made by researchers at the University of Southern California. The two studies also found that heart attacks for women have increased but for men there is a decrease. “We found that men still have a [...]
