You Are Here: Home » Posts tagged with "heart disease"
65 Million More Obese Adults in the US And 11 Million More in the UK Expected By 2030
The rising prevalence of obesity around the globe places an increasing burden on the health of populations, on healthcare systems and on overall economies. A major challenge for researchers is to quantify the effect of these burdens to inform public policies....Lower Socioeconomic Status Linked with Heart Disease Despite Improvements in Other Risk Factor
People with lower socioeconomic status are much more likely to develop heart disease than those who are wealthier or better educated, according to a recent UC Davis study. Published online in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, the outcomes also show that this...
Latest Data Show Obesity Rates Remain High Throughout the US
Obesity has become a problem in every state, according to data analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No state reported that less than 20 percent of adults were obese in 2010, which means that no state met the national Healthy People...
Teenage Eating Habits Risking Long-term Effects on Their Health
Teenage eating habits are poor, with teenage girls worse, risking long-term effects on their health according to new Department of Health data published this week.
Angioplasty with Stents May be Safe in Long-term for Low-risk Heart Patients, Study Shows
Heart bypass surgery is considered the gold standard for most patients with left main coronary artery disease, one of the most serious types of heart disease and one that affects thousands.Super-sticky ‘ultra-bad’ Cholesterol Revealed in People At High Risk of Heart Disease
Scientists from the University of Warwick have discovered why a newly found form of cholesterol seems to be ‘ultra-bad’, leading to increased risk of heart disease. The discovery could lead to new treatments to prevent heart disease particularly...Common Test Could Help Predict Early Death in Diabetes
New findings out of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center reveal that a common test may be useful in predicting early death in individuals with diabetes. The study appears in the May issue of Diabetes Care. “People with diabetes are already at high...
High Blood Pressure Mortality Rates Decreasing in the US
Death rates have decreased among people with high blood pressure but remain far higher than in those without it, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
