by Deborah Lupton, The Conversation What kind of person do you imagine having a heart attack? Is it a middle-aged white businessman clutching his chest? Someone like the Roger Sterling character from the popular television series Mad Men, who had two heart attacks in season 1? While Mad Men was set in the 1960s, popular...
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Heart disease biomarker linked to paleo diet
EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY People who follow the paleo diet have twice the amount of a key blood biomarker linked closely to heart disease, the world’s first major study examining the impact of the diet on gut bacteria has found. Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) compared 44 people on the diet with 47 following a traditional Australian diet. The research, published in the European Journal of Nutrition, measured the...
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More Harm Than Good?
Posted Today Medical consensus once supported daily use of low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke in people at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. But in 2018, three major clinical trials cast doubt on that conventional wisdom, finding few benefits and consistent bleeding risks associated with daily aspirin use. Taken together, the findings led...
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Scientists design protein blockers to fight obesity and heart disease
by Milady Nazir, University of Texas at San Antonio Almost four in 10 adult Americans are obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What’s more alarming is that in the past two decades alone, in states such as Texas, the share of obesity among residents has tripled. If left unchecked, obesity can even lead to more serious problems...
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Smokers three times likely to die from heart disease
New research shows smoking triples deaths from heart disease and stroke AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Smoking is killing at least 17 Australians a day from preventable heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular conditions, new research led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found. The study, the most in-depth in the world, shows for the first time how smoking...
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ELECTRONIC ‘TATTOO’ MONITORS HEART FOR DAYS
New wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight material could make heart health monitoring easier and more accurate, a new study reports. Existing electrocardiogram (ECG) technology hasn’t changed much in almost a century, researchers say. The new device is so lightweight and stretchable that it can remain over the heart for extended periods with little or no discomfort. It measures...
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People with untreated ‘white coat hypertension’ twice as likely to die from heart disease
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania White coat hypertension, a condition in which a patient’s blood pressure readings are higher when taken at the doctor’s office compared to other settings, was originally attributed to the anxiety patients might experience during medical appointments. However, over the years, research has suggested the elevated readings...
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Common acne drug could prevent artery hardening
By Catharine Paddock PhD Fact checked by Paula Field The depositing of calcium, or calcification, helps to harden tissues in the body. Tissue hardening is essential for healthy bone development, but it can cause health problems when it occurs in arteries. Stiff, or hard, arteries impede the flow of nourishing blood to tissues and organs. This...
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Imaging tests help reveal heart risks in patients with psoriatic disease
by Wiley Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis—collectively termed psoriatic disease—face increased heart risks. A new study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology indicates that ultrasound imaging of the carotid arteries can reveal the extent to which patients’ arteries are clogged and also indicate their risk of experiencing future cardiovascular events. The findings suggest that combining such...
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Supplement for joint pain linked to lower heart disease risk
By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey Glucosamine, a dietary supplement that people commonly take to ease joint pain and reduce symptoms of osteoarthritis, may lower the risk of cardiovascular problems, according to a study analyzing health data from over 400,000 participants. Information from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health shows that about 2.6% of...