Showing posts with label risk factors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label risk factors. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Obesity Alone Raises Risk of Fatal Heart Attack, Study Finds

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Obese men face a dramatically higher risk of dying from a heart attack , regardless of whether or not they have other known risk facto...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Online tool can help seniors determine risk for dementia | Johns Hopkins University - The Gazette

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A quick online assessment tool developed by Johns Hopkins researchers can help worried seniors find out if they are at risk of developing d...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Inactivity Is Harmful, Even With Trips to the Gym - NYTimes.com

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Many of us sit in front of a computer for eight hours a day, and then go home and head for the couch to surf the Web or watch television, e...
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 ...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Holding Their Liquor Makes Women Much Sicker than Men | LiveScience

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Some women may be able to hold their liquor as well as men do, but there's no equality when it comes to whose health suff...
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 ...