Cardiovascular
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Researchers have undertaken a worldwide meta-analysis to look at the minimum number of steps needed to reduce the risk of dying and found that it takes far fewer steps than we first thought to reap the health benefits of walking.
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Sleep apnea affects around 30 million Americans, but it can be incredibly difficult to treat, even more so given that devices used to alleviate it are given up on by nearly half of those diagnosed. Scientists are now proposing a different approach.
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A study has found that breastfeeding can improve mom's cardiovascular health for at least three years. The findings are especially important for women with complicated pregnancies, who are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life.
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For those who struggle to find time to exercise during the week, preferring to do most of it on the weekend, a new study has found that being a “weekend warrior” is still effective at reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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We know a diet rich in fruit and vegetables has broad health benefits. Now, a new study says that prescribing free fruit and veg to adults with type 2 diabetes could prevent 296,000 cardiovascular disease cases and save billions in health-care spending.
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According to a decade-long study, loneliness was a bigger risk factor for diabetics developing cardiovascular disease than smoking, diet, and physical activity. The researchers say the findings should inform patient evaluations going forward.
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High levels of a common genetic ‘bad’ cholesterol protein has again turned up in the blood of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. While one in five of us have this gene variant that can sneakily spike cholesterol levels, medical help is on the way.
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Scientists have discovered a gene variant that causes a common type of high blood pressure – and found a cure. A simple surgical procedure saw patients with previously severe hypertension needing no drugs or further treatment for years afterwards.
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Researchers have found that showing patients images of plaque buildup in their arteries not only educates them but motivates them to address the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, reducing bad cholesterol and blood pressure.
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Beta-blockers are prescribed as a matter of course to people following a heart attack, but a study found that people who have not experienced cardiac complications after a heart attack gain no improvement in outcomes by taking beta-blockers long-term.
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Paleo or keto? Low-fat or vegetarian? The American Heart Association has simplified eating advice, rating 10 popular dietary lifestyles based on guidance to boost cardiovascular health, in an effort to also help doctors dish out advice.
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Modern cancer treatments have greatly improved survival rates, but one huge side effect of some drugs is serious heart damage. In a breakthrough discovery, scientists have found the link that could lead to treatments that don't also attack the heart.
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