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Could Infertility Treatment Raise Postpartum Heart Risks?
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Women treated for infertility were twice as likely as those who conceived naturally to be hospitalized with heart disease within a year of delivery, recent research shows....
Tracking Exercise by Steps or Minutes? Study Finds Either Method Boosts Health
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Some folks like to count their daily steps, while others prefer exercising for a certain amount of time during a day or a week. Luckily, either approach boosts health, a new...
Plant-Based Diets Lower Risk of Heart Trouble, Cancer and Death
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – Following a vegetarian or vegan diet might just buy you a longer, healthier life, a new review finds. Staying away from meat was tied to a reduced risk of heart disease,...
AI-Informed Health App Aids Diabetes Outcomes
WEDNSDAY, May 15, 2024 – Use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-informed health app aids diabetes outcomes and cuts atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, according to a study...
Fat-Enlarged Axillary Nodes on Mammogram May Indicate Higher CVD Risk
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Fat-enlarged axillary nodes on screening mammograms can predict the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the...
Adding Cardiovascular Biomarkers to Established Risk Factors Increases Risk Prediction
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – The addition of cardiovascular biomarkers to established risk factors leads to a small improvement in risk prediction of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published...
Pushing the Body in 'Extreme' Sports Won't Shorten Life Span
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 – Athletes who push themselves to maximum performance don’t appear to pay a price when it comes to their longevity, a new study says. The first 200 athletes to run a mile in u...
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Cuts Risk for Poor Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – There is consistent evidence that high cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is strongly associated with a lower risk for a variety of cardiovascular disease outcomes, according...
Study Finds Heart Damage in 'Couch Potato' Kids
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – Children and young adults who are couch potatoes could wind up with enlarged hearts, increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke and early death. Sedentary behavior...
Persistent Health Differences Seen Between Females and Males
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – From 1990 to 2021, there were persistent health differences between females and males, according to a study published online May 1 in The Lancet Public Health. Vedavati...
Long-Term Study of Postmenopausal Women Does Not Support Many Preventive Therapies
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – The longitudinal Women's Health Initiative trials do not support hormone therapy for cardiovascular disease prevention, calcium and vitamin D supplementation for universal...
Heart Health Varies With Race Among Sexual-Minority Females
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – For sexual-minority (SM) females, cardiovascular health (CVH) varies across race and ethnicity, according to a study published online May 1 in JAMA Network Open. Nicole...
How Anger Could Raise Your Heart Risks
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Feeling angry constricts blood vessels in unhealthy ways and could raise a person's long-term odds for heart disease, new research warns. “If you’re a person who gets angry a...
Social Determinants of Health Tied to Atherosclerotic CVD Risk
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Both individual- and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, according to a study published...
Healthy Lifestyle Can Overcome Genetic Predisposition to Premature Death
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Adherence to healthy lifestyles can largely overcome the genetic risk for a shorter lifespan, according to a study published online April 29 in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine....
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