Showing posts with label hypertension. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hypertension. Show all posts
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Kristin Wartman: Change in Season: Why Salt Doesn't Deserve Its Bad Rap

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For something that's so often mixed with anti-caking agents, salt takes a lot of lumps in the American imagination. Like fat, people te...
Monday, May 16, 2011

How to Be Active for Health << Staying Active and Eating Healthy << womenshealth.gov

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You have probably heard by now that physical activity is good for you. Well, the news in favor of regular physical activity keeps coming in...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Lipitor Tied To Diabetes Risk, More Evidence Shows

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People on a high-dose regimen of the cholesterol drug Lipitor may have a slightly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes -- particula...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Study: Global obesity rates double since 1980 - USATODAY.com

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Obesity rates worldwide have doubled in the last three decades even as blood pressure and cholesterol levels have dropped, according to th...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

CDC: U.S. Healthcare System Can Do Better in Treating CVD | All Sites Nursing News

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cites issues with the U.S. healthcare system as part of the reason for the extent of cardiov...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Medical News: Cut Daily Salt Intake to 1,500 Mg, AHA Says - in Cardiovascular, Hypertension from MedPage Today

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Daily intake of salt should be limited to 1,500 mg for all Americans, according to an advisory statement from the American Heart Associatio...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Preventing Heart Ailments at Their Roots - Childhood - NYTimes.com

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Two studies published Monday suggest that the road to hypertension and heart disease starts in childhood and that prevention should start ...
Monday, November 15, 2010

How salt is associated with stroke and heart disease risk-KevinMD.com

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Sodium intake has a direct and independent impact on the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease, according to a meta-analysis published ...