There’s evidence fish oil and vitamin D can reduce heart attack and cancer...
There's now evidence that fish oil and vitamin D supplements, if taken daily over the course of a few years, have the ability to lower a person's cancer and heart attack risk.Previous research that...
View ArticleAncestry just came out with 2 new DNA tests focused on health. Here’s what...
Genealogy giant Ancestry is getting into the business of healthcare. On Tuesday, the company announced two health products: AncestryHealth Core and AncestryHealth Plus, which can help users of the...
View ArticleThere's new evidence that drinking tea at least 3 times a week might help you...
Drinking lots of tea is associated with living longer, according to a new study.The study, conducted on over 100,000 Chinese adults, concluded that habitual tea drinkers in the country could expect to...
View ArticleBurnout may lead to an irregular heartbeat decades later, according to a...
According to new research, burnout, or chronic, unchecked stress at work or home, is now associated with atrial fibrillation, the clinical term for heart irregularity. The study looked at data from...
View ArticleHow hypertension, heart disease, and stroke are related
Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure and it can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiac conditions.High blood pressure causes your blood vessels to thicken and...
View ArticleEating just 2 servings of red meat or poultry a week could raise your risk of...
Just two servings a week of meat is associated with up to 7% higher risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular illness, according to a new study. This was true of not only red meat but also...
View ArticleOne of the world's first models with Down syndrome still can't get signed by...
Madeline Stuart, a professional model with Down syndrome, launched her career in 2015 after her post-weight loss photoshoot went viral. Before modeling, Stuart felt "a little bit invisible," but the...
View ArticleWhat causes coronary heart disease? Who's most at risk and treatment
Coronary artery disease, also known as ischemic heart disease or coronary heart disease, is when arteries are clogged with cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart attack and heart failure.People...
View ArticleHow do you know if you have heart disease: Know your risks
High blood pressure and high cholesterol can cause blockages in blood vessels which could develop into a number of cardiovascular diseases.Unhealthy lifestyle factors like smoking cigarettes, eating an...
View ArticleHow to prevent heart disease with lifestyle changes and medication
You can prevent heart disease with a healthy lifestyle: exercising 30 minutes a day and eating a healthy diet are steps in the right direction.Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of cardiovascular...
View ArticleWhat is ischemic heart disease? Symptoms and treatment options
Ischemic heart disease is the most common type of heart disease and is caused by narrowed heart arteries.The most common symptom is chest discomfort that feels like squeezing and gets worse with...
View ArticleWhat causes heart disease? The most common types and risk factors
There are many different types of heart disease but they all refer to some type of condition that damages your heart.Many heart diseases have similar root causes including high blood pressure, high...
View ArticleA highly-sensitive blood test could predict if a healthy person will have a...
A study has found a highly-sensitive blood test that's capable of picking out the warning signs of a heart attack years before it occurs.Using Abbott's High Sensitive Troponin-I diagnostic test,...
View Article10 common health conditions that may increase risk of death from the...
According to a report on patient characteristics from Italy's National Institute of Health released on March 17, 99% of COVID-19 patients who have died in the country had at least one preexisting...
View Article15 surprising ways pollution could potentially affect your health
Researchers have found a link between exposure to air pollution and numerous health issues, such as an increased risk of stroke or kidney disease.One study found that people living in highly polluted...
View ArticleMany of the coronavirus' most mysterious and dangerous symptoms have one...
Scientists and doctors are increasingly reporting coronavirus symptoms related to blood clots.Blood-vessel-related complications have manifested in coronavirus patients' legs, lungs, hearts, brains,...
View ArticleThe US law requiring calorie counts on menus is expected to save tens of...
The US finalized a law requiring chain restaurants to list calorie counts on menus in 2018.New research shows that adding calorie counts leads diners to consume 7% fewer calories on average.The study...
View ArticleCoronavirus can damage the heart, according to a study which found...
The coronavirus can damage the heart, according to a major new study which found abnormalities in the heart function of more than half of patients who had scans.The new findings are significant because...
View ArticleThe biotech Verve is gearing up to test a gene-editing treatment that could...
Summary List PlacementA Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech chasing the goal of curing heart disease just announced the first treatment it plans to test in people.Verve Therapeutics' lead experimental...
View Article745,000 deaths a year can be linked to long working weeks of 55 hours or...
Summary List PlacementLong working hours contributed to 745,000 deaths globally in 2016, a 29% increase since 2000, according to a joint study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and International...
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