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Any Activity, Even Sleeping, Is Healthier Than Sitting
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (Healthday News) – There is nothing worse for your heart than sitting, a new study confirms. “The big takeaway from our research is that while small changes to how you move c...
AHA: Semaglutide Cuts Risk for CVD Events in Patients Without Diabetes
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 – Weekly subcutaneous semaglutide significantly cuts the incidence of cardiovascular death and nonfatal heart attacks and strokes in adults with preexisting cardiovascular...
Food Allergies Might Pose 'Silent' Threat to the Heart
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 – In an unexpected finding, new research suggests that antibodies arising from common food allergies may also raise risks for heart trouble. These IgE antibodies didn't even...
Wegovy Cuts Heart Risks by 20% in Large Trial
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 (Healthday News) – In a finding that could change the landscape of heart disease care, the wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy has proved its mettle in protecting the heart...
AHA: Depression, Anxiety Linked to CVD Risk Factors, MACE
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – Depression and anxiety are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and a higher...
GED Recipients Have Worse Health Than High School Graduates: Study
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Adults who received a high school equivalency diploma have significantly poorer health outcomes than traditional graduates, according to a new study. Older Americans with a...
Does Meat Need Warning Labels on How It Harms Climate, Health?
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 – Adding warning labels to meat about its impact on climate and health could lower its consumption, a new study suggests. British researchers investigated what adding...
Even a Little Physical Activity Can Offset a Day Spent Sitting
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 – Even a little exercise can counter the harms of sitting all day, a new study suggests. Prolonged sitting raises your odds for an early death, but just 20 to 25 minutes of...
Physical Activity Modifies Link Between Sedentary Time, Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 – For individuals accumulating less than 22 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day, sedentary time is associated with higher mortality risk,...
Racism's Effects Are Harming the Hearts of Black Americans
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 – Research has shown that older Black adults are more likely to have poor heart health when compared with white adults and other minority groups. Now, a new study finds that...
Menopause Bring New Risks for Women's Heart Health
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – The risk of having heart disease grows as a woman ages, so women need to be familiar with their heart disease risk factors, the American Heart Association (AHA) says....
Million Hearts Model Cuts Five-Year Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in At-Risk Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 – The Million Hearts Model, which encouraged and paid for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and reduction, cut first-time heart attacks and strokes over five...
Hearts & Arteries: What Happens to Them As You Age
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – As a consumer, you probably see "heart healthy" labels on food items all the time. But do you really know what heart health means and why it's important? Experts from Tufts...
FDA Moves Closer to Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – A proposed rule from federal regulators that would ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars has been sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final r...
Internalizing Symptoms in Early Teens Tied to Later Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – Internalizing symptoms among Latinx youth during early adolescence relate to health behaviors and outcomes underlying cardiometabolic risk during middle and late adolescence,...
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