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Study Quantifies Global T2DM, CVD Burdens Attributable to Sugary Drinks
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – Overall, 9.8 percent of all incident type 2 diabetes (T2D) cases and 3.1 percent of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) cases were attributable to sugar-sweetened...
Morning Coffee Linked to Longer Life, Heart Health Benefits
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – For many, coffee is a beloved morning ritual, fueling the day ahead. But what if the time you drink it could influence how long – and how well – you live? New research...
Can the Mediterranean Diet Boost Your Memory?
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – The Mediterranean diet is renown for its ability to improve heart health and help folks lose weight. Now a new rat study says this eating pattern also might provide folks a...
Airport and Aircraft Noise Can Hurt Your Heart
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – Folks who live near airports are used to the regular roar of jet airliners taking off and landing. But they likely don’t know that all this ruckus could be harming their h...
The Heart Disease, Breast Cancer Link
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – Heart disease and cancer might seem completely unrelated, but these two top causes of death sometimes act in concert. Women with heart disease appear to have a greater risk of...
More Activity, Less Risk: Tell Your MD How Much You Move
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – It’s not fun for folks to admit to their doctor that they’re a couch potato. But such a frank talk could help protect against chronic disease, a new study says. People with the...
How do GLP-1s Boost Weight Loss, Heart Health?
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – Weight loss tops many folks’ list of New Years resolutions, and lots of people are turning to cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic to help them drop excess pounds. T...
Weight-Loss Drugs, Wily Viruses, Abortion Pill Under Attack: The Top Health Stories of 2024
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – It was a year in health news that will be hard to forget. As blockbuster weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s made a sizable dent in the obesity epidemic, study after study...
New Legislation Will Help Schools Handle Heart Emergencies
SATURDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – Schoolkids will be better able to save the life of a cardiac arrest victim, thanks to a new law signed this week by President Joe Biden. The Cardiomyopathy Health...
Coffee Can Boost the Brains of People with Certain Heart Conditions
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – Coffee provides a quick morning boost, but it might also protect the brain health of people with a common heart rhythm disorder. A study published recently in the Journal of...
Point Identified Around Age 10 When Cardiovascular Health Trajectories Begin to Drop
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – There is a key time point between midchildhood and adolescence when cardiovascular health (CVH) trajectories begin to decline, according to a study published online Dec. 18...
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to More Hospital Admissions
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – There is an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and increased all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions for both physical and behavioral...
Light-to-Moderate Wine Consumption Tied to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – Light-to-moderate consumption of wine, measured through an objective urinary biomarker, is associated with lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in an older Mediterranean...
With Correct Measurements, Wine Really May Protect Heart
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – A little wine every day can protect your heart health, a new study suggests. People who drank half to one glass of wine a day had a 50% lower risk of heart attack, stroke...
Denser Urban Neighborhoods Get People Walking
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 – Does a crowded neighborhood make you move more? Yes, says new research that found people who live in highly populated areas walk more than people who live in less densely...
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