Dark chocolate lowers blood pressure and studies show that it may reduce the risk of
death from heart disease by half.
And every 1 % increase in HDL level can lower the risk of
death from heart disease by 3.5 %.
In this study, high intakes of full - fat yogurt and cheese decreased risk of
death from heart disease by 16 % and 26 %, respectively (24).
According to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, the added sugar the average American consumes can increase their risk of
death from heart disease by almost 20 % â $» regardless of other health problems.
Aim to eat fish several times a week, cooked in healthy ways: In a 2009 study, men who consumed the most omega - 3s each day from baked or boiled fish (as opposed to fried, dried or salted) cut their risk of
death from heart disease by 23 percent, compared with those who ate the least.
Willett calculated that replacing 5 percent of saturated fat calories with unsaturated would cut the risk of heart attack or
death from heart disease by 40 percent.
Not exact matches
Good news:
Deaths from cancer and
heart disease — by far the two biggest killers of Americans — are on the decline, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as are those related
disease —
by far the two biggest killers of Americans — are on the decline, according to a new report
from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as are those related
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as are those related to HIV.
A cure for cancer or
heart disease or Alzheimer's is not a cure for
death from social pathologies or a guarantee that life without illness and
disease will necessarily be marked
by greater happiness.
Since people often find it difficult to determine the relevance of relative risks, Mons and her colleagues also used an alternative method to assess the results of their meta - analysis: They calculated the number of years
by which smoking accelerates
death from heart disease.
However, the researchers, led
by Dr Melanie Nichols, a Research Associate
from the British
Heart Foundation Centre on Population Approaches for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention at the University of Oxford (UK) and senior research fellow at Deakin University, Australia, found there were some countries where cancer was now causing more deaths than heart disease in men (Belgium, Denmark, France, Israel, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and San Mar
Heart Foundation Centre on Population Approaches for Non-Communicable
Disease Prevention at the University of Oxford (UK) and senior research fellow at Deakin University, Australia, found there were some countries where cancer was now causing more deaths than heart disease in men (Belgium, Denmark, France, Israel, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and San M
Disease Prevention at the University of Oxford (UK) and senior research fellow at Deakin University, Australia, found there were some countries where cancer was now causing more
deaths than
heart disease in men (Belgium, Denmark, France, Israel, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and San Mar
heart disease in men (Belgium, Denmark, France, Israel, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and San M
disease in men (Belgium, Denmark, France, Israel, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and San Marino).
When you weigh the risk of
death by terrorist attack (less than 1 in 10,000) against that
from heart disease or cancer (nearly 1 in 3), it makes much more sense to forgo the drama and join a gym.
The hypothesis holds that vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid, like safflower and corn, are good for
heart health, that saturated fats, such as those in red meat and dairy products, clog arteries and are very bad, and that replacing the latter with the former reduces
deaths from heart attacks,
heart disease, and strokes
by lowering blood cholesterol levels.
Two of the most recognized causes of sudden
death during an endurance race are arrhythmic
death, sudden
death usually caused
by undetected
heart disease in a young and seemingly healthy person, and heat stroke; however, the authors noted sudden
death from an undetected
heart condition often receives more attention
from the medical community and the media.
Now an analysis
by Ian Deary at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and his team has found that a higher test score in childhood was linked with a 28 per cent lower risk of
death from respiratory
disease and a 25 per cent reduction in coronary
heart disease risk.
The
Heart paper showed that when temperatures rose
from 20 degrees Celsius to 25 C,
deaths from cardiovascular
disease rose
by 9.5 percent.
Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000
deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic
diseases, including asthma,
heart and lung
disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implic
disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implic
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either
from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or
from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies
by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.
3/11/2008 Support Group for Women with
Heart Disease Launched by UC San Diego Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center Eight million women in the United States suffer from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among
Disease Launched
by UC San Diego Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center Eight million women in the United States suffer
from cardiovascular
disease, the leading cause of death among
disease, the leading cause of
death among women.
The same may be true for the rest of us, as well: A 2009 study
from the University of Hawaii found that men who ate the most baked or boiled fish — as opposed to fried, dried, or salted — reduced their risk of
heart -
disease related
death by 23 % compared to those who ate the least.
Each additional hour spent in front of the TV increased the risk of dying
from heart disease by 18 % and the overall risk of death by 11 %, according to the study, which was published today on the website of Circulation, an American Heart Association jou
heart disease by 18 % and the overall risk of
death by 11 %, according to the study, which was published today on the website of Circulation, an American
Heart Association jou
Heart Association journal.
The group who ate the most nuts, peanuts and peanut butter reduced their risk of early
death from heart disease and all other causes
by about 20 percent, compared to the group eating the least, she said.
Other studies cited
by Harvard Health stated that vitamin D can work to reduce risk of
heart failure,
heart disease, stroke, and
death from heart - related problems.
After adjusting for lifestyle and dietary risk factors, a major study involving 131,342 participants found that for every 3 - percent increase in plant protein the participants worked into their diets, they saw their risk for
death from causes including
heart disease drop
by 10 percent over a 32 - year period.
A report
by Harvard researchers says trans fat in margarine and other processed foods could be responsible for thousands of the nation's annual
deaths from heart disease.
According to independent research cited
by the WHO, the
deaths of 34,000 people
from cancer every year are attributable to diets high in processed meat, in addition to the 800,000 additional
deaths due to cases of diabetes and
heart disease.
``... the disturbing story of nutrition science over the course of the last half - century looks something like this: scientists responding to the skyrocketing number of
heart disease cases, which had gone
from a mere handful in 1900 to being the leading cause of
death by 1950, hypothesized that dietary fat, especially of the saturated kind (due to its effect on cholesterol), was to blame.
And, while rates of some degenerative conditions, such as
heart disease, have decreased since 2000,
deaths from Alzheimer's
disease have soared
by an astonishing 89 percent — causing researchers and scientists to scramble... Read More»
Heartworms are transmitted
from animal to animal
by mosquitoes and are a serious
disease that results in severe lung
disease,
heart failure, other organ damage, and
death in pets.
This will reduce SO2 emissions — which cause premature
deaths from diseases such as lung cancer and
heart disease —
from shipping
by 85 % compared with today's levels.»
The preventive health policy announced today
by Shadow Health Minister Catherine King has been welcomed
by the
Heart Foundation as a significant contribution that, if implemented, would help reduce death and suffering from heart disease and reduce pressure on our hard pressed health sy
Heart Foundation as a significant contribution that, if implemented, would help reduce
death and suffering
from heart disease and reduce pressure on our hard pressed health sy
heart disease and reduce pressure on our hard pressed health system.
Second - hand smoke was estimated to cause more than 600 000
deaths globally in 2004, mainly
from ischaemic
heart disease, respiratory infections, asthma and lung cancer.1 Protecting people
from the dangers of second - hand smoke
by banning smoking in indoor and other public places is an essential element of effective tobacco control programs.2