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Women who smoke risk having seizures: study
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
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Women who smoke may have a higher risk of developing seizures than non-smokers do, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 100,000 U.S. women in a long-running health study, current smokers were between two and three times more likely...
Tags: Dr. Barbara Dworetzky, risk factors, higher risk, United Kingdom, London, Health Medical Pharma, Neurological disorders, Seizure, Smoking, Symptoms, Epilepsy, Post-traumatic epilepsy, Nicotine, Neurology
HRT given to protect heart, despite lack of proof
New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Women with the highest heart disease risk were the most likely to quit taking hormone therapy after it was shown to offer no protection against cardiovascular disease, a new analysis of national data shows. Dr. Angela Hsu and colleagues from Columbia...
Tags: heart disease, hormones replacement, hormones therapy, replacement therapy, disease risk, taking hormones, hormones using, using dropped, risk factors, New York City, Health Medical Pharma, Diabetes mellitus, Estrogen, Endocrinology, Social Issues, Women's Health Initiative, Hormone therapy, Hormone replacement therapy, The Million Women Study, Menopause
Dentists can help identify patients at risk of heart attack
Stockholm :: Sweden | 3 days ago
Credibility Dentists can help identify patients who are likely to die of a heart attack or stroke, says a Swedish study. The study involved 200 men and women aged over 45 who did not have any known cardiovascular problems. During a routine visit to their dentists...
Tags: heart attack, cardiovascular disease, risk factors, Sweden, Stockholm, Health Medical Pharma, Epidemiology, Aging-associated diseases, Stroke, Cardiovascular diseases, Sahlgrenska Academy, Cardiology, Myocardial infarction, University of Gothenburg
Exercise important in teens' blood pressure control
Montreal :: Canada | 8 days ago
Credibility blood pressure in check, regardless of their body weight, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 1,300 Canadian teenagers they followed for five years, declining exercise levels over time were linked to small increases in blood pressure....
Tags: blood pressure, heart disease, disease risk, risk factors, Canada, Montreal, Aging-associated diseases, Blood, Hypertension, Physical exercise, Nutrition, Cardiology, Diabetes, Health Medical Pharma
Varicose Veins Are More Than a Cosmetic Issue
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility It is estimated that more than 80 million people in the U.S. have varicose veins, which occur when veins have trouble carrying blood from the legs back to the heart. Symptoms may seem harmless at first, but if left untreated, they could lead to serious...
Tags: varicose veins, risk factors, Chicago, Vein, Restless legs syndrome, Phlebitis, Chronic venous insufficiency, Deep vein thrombosis, Vascular surgery, Telangiectasia, Health Medical Pharma
Health issues in middle age can lead to dementia
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility People who smoke or who have high blood pressure or diabetes in middle age are more likely to develop dementia, a new study has found. The good news is that people who take steps to curb these risk factors in their 50s and 60s might have a better shot...
Tags: middle ages, blood pressure, develop dementia, Reuters Health, risk factors, Minneapolis
Heart study: Kids at more risk than parents
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility Children today have more heart disease risk factors than their parents did, which increases the odds they'll have heart disease as adults, according to new research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In particular, the current generation...
Tags: David Crowley, pediatric cardiologists, heart disease, left ventricles, Tom Kimball, risk factors, Cincinnati, Bariatrics, Body mass index, Overweight, Gastric bypass surgery, Bariatric surgery, Obesity, Nutrition, Body shape, Health Medical Pharma, Hospitality Recreation
Working night shifts 'could lead to cancer'
Gold Coast :: Australia | 12 days ago
Credibility People who work overnight were known to have higher rates of diabetes and obesity among other health problems, said Associate Professor Naomi Rogers, while evidence was emerging of a heightened risk of certain cancers...One of those hormones is melatonin,...
Tags: Dr Rogers, night shifts, shifts workers, risk factors, Australia, Gold Coast, Shift work, Cancer, Pineal gland, Delayed sleep phase syndrome, Alfred J. Lewy, Circadian rhythms, Melatonin, Sleep, Health Medical Pharma
A woman's heart
Dublin :: Ireland | 12 days ago
Credibility cardiovascular disease (including stroke) remains one of the major killers of women worldwide, accounting for more female deaths than all cancers, TB, HIV/Aids and malaria combined, according to the World Heart Federation. But despite the scale of the...
Tags: hearts attack, hearts disease, Dr Blaithnead Murtagh, Dermot Kenny, risk factors, Dr Kathleen McGarry, cardiovascular disease, Ireland, Dublin, Cardiology, Menopause, Menstrual cycle, Estrogen, World Heart Federation, Cardiovascular diseases, Endocrinology, Aging-associated diseases, Health Medical Pharma
Prevention programme is on chopping block
Dublin :: Ireland | 12 days ago
Credibility Republic and other European countries, the management of heart disease in the western world has improved beyond all recognition. This can be credited to a number of factors; but a key development has been the success of both primary and secondary prevention...
Tags: heart disease, prevented programmes, Heartwatch, hospitals admissions, chopping block, blood pressure, risk factors, Ireland, Dublin, Health Service Executive, Cholesterol, Cardiology, Aging-associated diseases, Ischaemic heart disease, Health Medical Pharma
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