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Cardio or Resistance Workouts: Is There a Best Combo for Your Heart?
FRIDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Getting bored with your treadmill or exercise bike? Picking up a couple dumbbells instead of lacing up your running shoes once in a while won’t do your heart any harm, a new s...
All That Sitting at Work Is Shortening Your Life
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Your office chair could be a killer. New research shows that folks who spent most of their workday sitting were 16% more prone to an early death, compared to folks in...
Stressed Teens at Risk of Heart Trouble Years Later
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – Stressed-out teens are likely to have more heart health risk factors in adulthood, a new study says. Teens with elevated stress levels tended to have high blood pressure,...
Walking, Biking to Work Lowers Inflammation That Could Trigger Disease
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – Using two feet or two wheels to get back and forth to work each day could reduce the inflammation that leads to cancer, heart disease and diabetes, new research shows....
Poor Diet Quality in Childhood Tied to Arterial Stiffness in Teen Years
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – An obesogenic dietary pattern in childhood is associated with increased arterial stiffness in adolescence, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in the British ...
Shoveling Snow Can Be a 'Perfect Storm' for Your Heart, Experts Warn
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Snowstorms are blanketing the United States, prompting countless Americans to pick up snow shovels and clear walkways and driveways. Shoveling snow is more than a chore,...
No Benefit Seen From Most Workplace Wellness Programs
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Employees at many companies are urged to take advantage of free wellness programs focused on mindfulness, life coaching, better sleep and many other issues. Too bad most...
Hot, Humid Days During Pregnancy Might Affect a Child's Health
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Hot or humid days during pregnancy could influence the future heart health of your unborn child, a new study finds. The children of expecting moms exposed to high humidity...
Biorobotic Heart Imitates the Real Thing and Could Further Research
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – A biorobotic heart that combines a biological pig heart with a silicone robotic pump is providing researchers with a new tool to understand and potentially treat heart...
Could Medical Marijuana Be Bad for Heart Patients?
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – Medical marijuana might help ease chronic pain, but it also slightly increases a patient’s risk of a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, a new study says. Patients treated w...
Infertility Tied to Poorer Cardiovascular Health in Women
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – A history of female infertility may serve as a marker for cardiovascular health (CVH) later in life, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in JAMA Network Open. Amy ...
Resolved to Get Fit This Year? An Experts Offers Tips
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Is that New Year’s resolution to improve your fitness already looking less likely? It can be tough to know where to start, said Benedikte Western, a research fellow at the U...
Oily Fish Consumption Can Lower CVD Risk in Individuals With Family History
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – There is a significant interaction between biomarkers of low eicosapentaenoic/docosahexaenoic acids (EPA/DHA) intake and a family history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in...
Eating Heart-Healthy Diet Before Cardiac Catheterization Is Safe
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – For patients undergoing elective cardiac catheterization, eating a heart-healthy diet prior to the procedure poses no safety risk, according to a study published online Jan....
Mortality, Morbidity Increased With Heart Failure Hospitalization in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 – For adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD), those with heart failure (HF) hospitalizations have an increased risk for mortality and morbidity, according to a study...
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