Sentences with phrase «raise stroke risk»

How iron deficiency could raise stroke risk has been a puzzle for researchers.

The study focused on the use of clot - preventing blood thinner drugs called anticoagulants in patients over age 65 who have a condition called atrial fibrillation that raises stroke risk greatly.

According to Ruuskanen, there is one way to prove whether daylight saving time truly contributes to strokes: «If we, in our country, abandoned daylight saving time and, in a follow - up of several years, saw that the small increase in stroke incidence disappears, it would make a strong argument that it actually is the clock change that raises stroke risk,» he said.

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The American Heart Association has warned people against too much consumption because it is known to raise the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other fatal illnesses.

Trans fats are known to reduce your beneficial HDL cholesterol, raise your LDL cholesterol, increase the risk of type - 2 diabetes, heart disease, lower sperm production, and stroke.

High sodium intake in kids is associated with higher blood pressure, which can raise the risk for heart disease and stroke later in life.

It is recognised that living in a cold, damp home affects physical health and worsens respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis; increases the incidence of colds; raises blood pressure which in turn may increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks for some, and in extreme cases hypothermia / mild hypothermia may be an issue for very vulnerable households.

«Not only is diabetes a serious disease with potentially devastating effects, but having diabetes along with other medical conditions greatly raises your risk for other conditions such as heart disease, stroke, depression, blindness and dental (periodontal) disease.»

If sleep apnea goes untreated, it can raise the risk for stroke, cardiovascular disease and heart attacks.

It also raises the risk of nerve damage, heart disease, and stroke.

Being overweight raises the risk of diseases like heart attacks, strokes and cancer, and takes a financial toll in terms of healthcare costs and lost work days.

«Infections, other factors raise risk of pregnancy - related stroke in women with preeclampsia.»

These risk factors raise the likelihood of developing heart and blood vessel diseases and conditions in adulthood, including coronary artery disease, heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain why oral contraceptives increase stroke risk, including by raising blood pressure and by making blood hypercoagulable (more likely to clot).

A popular drug for treating type 2 diabetes was suspended in Europe and restricted in the US last week because of fears that it raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Hypertrophy raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and it affects African - Americans more frequently than whites.

Undiagnosed diabetes raises the risk of afflictions such as stroke, kidney damage and Alzheimer's disease.

Metabolic syndrome is the term for a group of factors that raise a person's risk for heart disease and other health problems, such as diabetes and stroke.

Clinical trials had revealed that the painkiller raised the risk of heart attack and stroke [see «Avoiding Another Vioxx»; SciAm, February 2005].

Shingles was found to raise the risk of a composite of cardiovascular events including heart attack and stroke by 41 percent, the risk of stroke by 35 percent and the risk of heart attack by 59 percent.

It's no surprise that daytime sleepiness makes people more accident prone and impatient, but recent research suggests far more alarming consequences: one recent study found non-restorative sleep can take a toll on the nervous and endocrine system and raise risk for stroke, diabetes, obesity and heart disease.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking increases the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke by two to four times and raises the risk of lung cancer by around 25 times.

«Wakeful sleep can raise blood pressure, which can increase the risk for stroke,» he explained.

But they're also less likely to suffer from atrial fibrillation, a condition where irregular heart rhythms raise the risk of stroke.

Yes, that kind of fat — the kind that the USDA and the American Heart Association say to limit because it can raise your levels of LDL, or «bad» cholesterol, and therefore, up your risk of heart disease and stroke.

WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2011 (Health.com)-- Mercury exposure from eating fish doesn't appear to raise the risk of heart disease and stroke, as some research has suggested, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Oral contraceptives can also raise the risk of stroke for some women, especially those older than 35 who smoke, as well as women with high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol, the NIH reports.

Doctors and public health officials have been telling us for years that eating too much sodium can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke by raising blood pressure to unsafe levels.

He's concerned about this link, since a great deal of research has shown that people with major mental disorders tend to have a life expectancy that's shortened by 25 to 30 years, often due to premature heart disease (diabetes can raise the risk of heart attack and stroke).

These healthy fats not only raise your «good» cholesterol (HDL), but they also lower your «bad» cholesterol (LDL), decreasing your risk for heart disease and stroke.

TUESDAY, May 3, 2011 (Health.com)-- Doctors and public health officials have been telling us for years that eating too much sodium can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke by raising blood pressure to unsafe levels.

A waistline larger than 35 inches can raise your risk of metabolic syndrome — a combo of high blood pressure, high triglycerides, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar — that can up your chances of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

This could help reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, stroke and coronary artery disease, as excess visceral fat (intra-abdominal fat) raises the risk of these diseases.

However, even brief activities that raise blood pressure can temporarily boost the risk, according to the study, which appears in the journal Stroke.

This can raise blood pressure and harden the arteries, increasing the risk of stroke and heart attack.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, usually has no symptoms, but can seriously damage the body — raising the risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, and other problems.

However, a study (O'Donnell et al) published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), using urine tests of nearly 30,000 people, reports that too little salt, below 3.0 g per day, also significantly raises the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, meaning heart attack, stroke, and hospitalization for congestive heart failure.

The thiazide diuretics raise cholesterol and triglyceride levels, make the blood more prone to clot, thus increasing your risk of stroke, and make blood sugar unstable, increasing your risk of hyperglycemia and diabetes.

It's well - established that in overweight people, too much salt in the diet significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Long - term repeated release of stress hormones or a chronic low - level stress state contributes to a host of maladies including raising the risk of heart attack or stroke.

This is claimed to be because saturated fat raises blood levels of cholesterol inside LDL lipoproteins, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (heart disease and strokes).

This not only raises the risk of autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, but other inflammation - based diseases all too common today: heart disease, cancer, stroke, and disorders of the gut, skin, and respiratory system.

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.

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.

Too little sleep is also known to accelerate aging, raise your blood pressure and increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.

The problem with protein, however, is that it has the potential to contain too much animal fat, and this can raise your level of harmful LDL, increasing your risk of a stroke or heart attack.

These substances make your arteries less flexible, raising your risk of heart attack or stroke.

Partially hydrogenated fats, conversely, raise cholesterol levels, lead to clogged arteries, and contribute to risk of heart attack and stroke.

Trans fats are known to reduce your beneficial HDL cholesterol, raise your LDL cholesterol, increase the risk of type - 2 diabetes, heart disease, lower sperm production, and stroke.

According to the FDA, other concerns can include disguising / leaving untreated symptoms that are really caused by another illness (such as an autoimmune disorder or dietary intolerance) or potential side effects like raising the risk for blood clots, stroke, gallbladder disease, vision changes, skin changes, mood swings, and possibly heart disease or breast cancer.»