Sentences with phrase «for reducing stroke risk»

Prevention of stroke is a major public health priority, but the variation by region should influence the development of strategies for reducing stroke risk, say the authors of the study published in The Lancet.

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There is debate within the medical community about what an optimal blood pressure target is, especially for older people like Trump, and how aggressively medications should be used to lower blood pressure to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.

In March, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion to include a new indication for adults with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, stroke or peripheral arterial disease) to reduce cardiovascular risk by lowering LDL - C levels.

Your risks for needless fracture, heart disease, cancer, stroke, autoimmune disease, depression, inflammation, and many other disorders are dramatically reduced for those consuming abundant vegetable foods.

Getting enough protein in your diet will make it more likely you'll gain muscle instead of fat, and fiber is important for digestive health — as it helps prevent constipation — and may lower your risk for stroke and heart disease by reducing your cholesterol levels.

For example, a study published in Journal of the American College of Nutrition suggested eating one egg a day reduces stroke risk by 12 percent.

Pumpkin seeds are B - vitamin (needed for cell metabolism) and magnesium (playing a role in maintaining strong bones and reducing risk of metabolic syndrome — i.e. what can lead to heart diseases, stroke, and hypertension) powerhouses.

In case you missed it, a recent landmark study published in the peer reviewed International Journal of Epidemiology found that risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, total cardiovascular disease and death other than from cancer was reduced with each 200g a day increase in fruit and vegetables up to 800g a day, and 600g a day for cancer.

Heart disease and stroke are significant causes of death in women, but there are steps that can be taken to help reduce the risk for these conditions.

U.S. doctors enrolled 42,418 patients from 623 offices and clinics, treated participants with one of four commonly prescribed drugs, and followed them for at least five years to see how well the medications controlled their blood pressure and reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular problems.

That analysis of published large randomized trials calculated that each 77 - point drop in LDL cholesterol (a 2 millimole per liter drop) reduced the risk of a major cardiovascular event — heart attack, stroke or the need for a coronary - clearing procedure — by 45 percent.

Canada's Stroke Month, sponsored by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, aims to educate people of the signs and treatment for strokes and to promote healthy living as a way to reduce risk.

For most patients, these blood thinners are very effective in reducing the risk of stroke but there is a potential for bleeding which in some cases can be serioFor most patients, these blood thinners are very effective in reducing the risk of stroke but there is a potential for bleeding which in some cases can be seriofor bleeding which in some cases can be serious.

«New treatment for atrial fibrillation reduces stroke risk.»

This week a meta - analysis of seven studies involving a total of 6,250 subjects in the American Journal of Hypertension found no strong evidence that cutting salt intake reduces the risk for heart attacks, strokes or death in people with normal or high blood pressure.

The researchers then reviewed the outcomes and discovered the reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes and death among the group that had filled prescriptions for the blood pressure medications.

This is the maximum level of sodium intake recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is thought to reduce the risk for heart disease and stroke.

«Our study suggests that short height in children is a possible marker of stroke risk and suggests these children should pay extra attention to changing or treating modifiable risk factors for stroke throughout life to reduce the chances of having this disease,» said senior study author Jennifer L. Baker, Ph.D., associate professor in the Center for Clinical Research and Prevention at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital and Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark.

«The message for regulators dealing with newly marketed «reduced risk» products is that any suggestion of seriously reduced coronary heart disease and stroke from using these products is premature.»

Johns Hopkins researchers report that an analysis of survey responses and health records of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years suggests a «synergistic» link between exercise and good vitamin D levels in reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

After 50 years of being a mainstay cholesterol therapy, niacin should no longer be prescribed for most patients due to potential increased risk of death, dangerous side effects and no benefit in reducing heart attacks and strokes, writes Northwestern Medicine ® preventive cardiologist Donald Lloyd - Jones, M.D., in a New England Journal of Medicine editorial.

For example aspirin reduces the risk of stroke but does not affect the occurrence of myocardial infarction in women, while in men aspirin reduces the risk of myocardial infarction with a non-significant increase in the risk of stroke.

According to Dr. Miedema, «The less stringent blood pressure goals will increase the number who are «at goal,» indicating to the patient and their primary care provider that treatment is not indicated when in fact treatment of their mildly elevated blood pressure may reduce their risk for a heart attack and stroke.»

Struggling to balance on one leg for 20 seconds or longer was linked to an increased risk for small blood vessel damage in the brain and reduced cognitive function in otherwise healthy people with no clinical symptoms, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.

«Although all states with high levels of predicted 10 - year CVD risk are in need of interventions, the states with the highest predicted risk need even more interventions to effectively reduce the disparities in CVD morbidity and mortality,» says Barbara A. Bowman, PhD, the director of the CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Atlanta, GA..

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a strong independent risk factor for ischemic stroke.1, 2 Vitamin K antagonist (eg, warfarin) treatment reduces the risk of stroke by 64 % and all - cause mortality by 26 %, compared with control in patients with AF.3 However, warfarin confers an increased risk of hemorrhage, with intracranial bleeding the most severe effect.4 - 7

«Treating sleep apnea with a continuous positive airway pressure machine (CPAP), which prevents the airway from collapsing during sleep, may reduce the risk for stroke,» Hermann suggested.

TUESDAY, May 29, 2012 (Health.com)-- Regular aspirin use, which doctors have long recommended for heart attack and stroke prevention, also may help reduce the risk of some forms of skin cancer, a new study suggests.

Smoking will increase your risk of cancer, emphysema, heart disease, stroke, and dying young, but if you manage to dodge all those bullets, it may actually reduce your need for joint - replacement surgery later in life.

She even sold her car so she would be forced to walk instead of drive, because exercise can lower blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol, and reduce the risk for heart disease and stroke.

The problem with that: Smokers with diabetes face higher risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, vision problems, and nerve damage and reduced blood flow to the legs and feet that can lead to slow - healing sores, infections and even amputation.

«Physical activity reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke and vascular dementia,» said Giliberto, an investigator at The Litwin - Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer's Disease at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, N.Y.

Scientific data proves that sex increases your longevity, lowers your risk of heart disease and stroke, reduces your risk of breast cancer, bolsters your immune system, helps you sleep, relieves chronic pain, could be good for women's reproductive health, and reduces the risk of depression, and lowers stress levels.

This is key, because research shows many adults don't get the recommended dietary allowance of at least 320 mg of magnesium for women and 420 mg for men, and that for every 100 mg increase in magnesium intake, the risk of stroke is reduced by about 9 percent.

These meds are prescribed for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease but not without harmful side effects such as an increase of stroke risk.

Researchers calculated the 30 - year risk of having a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or stroke, for each participant before and after they had bariatric surgery which reduced their BMI into the high 30s.

Statins are the most common medication for lowering LDL cholesterol, and can reduce the risk of both heart attacks and strokes.

So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Furthermore, walking for exercise reduces risk of hip fracture in the elderly, reduces risk of cataracts, increases bone density, reduces risk of falling, improves balance, improves flexibility, improves back and lower extremity strength, reduces low - density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (this is the bad type of cholesterol), increases high - density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (this is the good type of choleserol), reduces risk of heart disease, reduces risk of stroke, and reduces risk of colon and breast cancers.

In fact, a recent meta - analysis by the Cochrane Review involving a total of 6,250 subjects found no strong evidence that cutting salt intake reduces the risk for heart attacks, strokes or death.1

Although some studies have indicated that supplementing with vitamin D does not reduce risk for heart attack or strokes, there is still evidence that supplements can have positive effects when access to sunlight is unavailable.

For each 5 mmHg reduction in SBP, and for each 2 — 5 mmHg reduction in DBP, the risk of stroke has been estimated to be reduced by 11 — 13For each 5 mmHg reduction in SBP, and for each 2 — 5 mmHg reduction in DBP, the risk of stroke has been estimated to be reduced by 11 — 13for each 2 — 5 mmHg reduction in DBP, the risk of stroke has been estimated to be reduced by 11 — 13 %.

Moreover, the largest and most global epidemiological study, recently published in The Lancet, found that those who ate the largest amount of saturated fats had significantly reduced rates of mortality and that a low consumption of these fats (6 - 7 % of calories, as commonly recommended for people with heart disease) was associated with increased risk of stroke.

It removes the «bad cholesterol» (LDL) and is responsible for reducing the risk of heart disease and strokes.

Children need to reduce sodium: Nearly 9 in 10 US children eat more sodium than recommended, and about 1 in 6 children has raised blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke later in life.

Salt intake of less than 5 grams per day for adults helps to reduce blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and coronary heart attack.

WHO further explains, «Salt intake of less than 5 grams per day for adults helps to reduce blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and coronary heart attack.

For instance, smoking was correlated to reduced CVD risk in women (higher CVD risk in men), higher BMI was correlated with lower CVD risk in men (higher risk in women), and higher sunflower oil intake associated with greater risk of death from stroke (perhaps this is less surprising, but sunflower oil is also cheap and tended to be eaten with a side of potatoes).

If you're not among these 158 million, you might want to consider swapping dark roast for loose leaf, and here's why: Tea is rich in one of the best - known flavonoids called catechins, a type of disease - fighting antioxidant that has shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, certain cancers, and dental caries (i.e., tooth decay and cavities), as well as aid weight loss.

Adequate potassium levels are also linked to reduced risk for stroke.