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Stroke Survivors Face High Odds for Dementia
Stroke survivors have an 80% increased risk of dementia compared to people who've never suffered a stroke, a new study finds. About 19% of people who'd had a stroke developed dementia during an average six-year follow-up, compared with just 13% of those with no stroke,...
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Short Bursts of Exercise Cuts Heart Attack Risk
Take the stairs. Tote heavy shopping bags. Walk up that hill. Play tag with a kid or a pet.Weaving these tiny bursts of vigorous physical activity into everyday life can halve a woman's risk of a heart attack, a new study shows.An average of four daily minutes of this sort...
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Dr. Crandall: Drink Coffee for a Healthier Heart
It seems like the news on whether drinking coffee is detrimental, or beneficial, to our health flip flops all the time. But now a new study brings good news to those of us who like to enjoy a hot cup of coffee, or three. Drinking coffee can help protect against heart...
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6 Promising Health Benefits of Weight Loss Drugs
Weight loss drugs, including Ozempic, can help people lose about 15% of their body weight. Semaglutide, the generic name for Wegovy and Ozempic, was designed to treat diabetes, but was found to be help obese men and women shed unwanted pounds. And now, doctors are finding...
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Cold Weather Increases Stroke Risk
While it is always important to be aware of stroke symptoms and prevention guidelines, it is even more crucial in the winter as the risk increases with cold weather and the holidays. The American Stroke Association recently issued new guidelines on preventing a stroke - the...
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Skin Patch Continuously Monitors Blood Pressure
A wearable patch the size of a postage stamp that can monitor blood pressure continuously could soon help people manage their hypertension. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, who developed the wearable ultrasound patch report Nov. 20 in the journal...
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Study: Zepbound Improves Heart Failure Symptoms
A drug used to help patients lose weight and manage diabetes may also help those with heart failure, an international clinical trial shows.The test of tirzepatide, brand named Zepbound, included 731 patients with diastolic heart failure and obesity who were followed for two...
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About 1 in 10 US Adults Have High Cholesterol
Nearly 1 in every 10 American adults is living with high levels of cholesterol in their arteries, according to the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data, from 2021 through 2023, found that 11.3% of adults have high total cholesterol...
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Half of Americans May Be Candidates for Ozempic
More than half of all American adults, almost 137 million people, could be candidates for the blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide, a new analysis finds. Sold as Ozempic for treating diabetes and Wegovy to spur weight loss, the medication could be indicated for those two...
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Eat These Vegetables for Lower Blood Pressure
Three out of four Americans over the age of 60 have high blood pressure, also called hypertension. Often called the 'silent killer,' high blood pressure typically has no symptoms. Heart disease, sexual dysfunction, stroke, kidney failure and aneurysms can all be caused by...
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Painkillers That Double Risk for Bleeding
People on blood thinners have a doubled risk of dangerous internal bleeding if they also take a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) like ibuprofen or naproxen, a new study warns. People typically are prescribed blood thinners to treat or prevent strokes, heart...
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Healthy Sleep Wards Off Teen High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a rare health issue among teens, but U.S. case numbers are creeping upwards. Now, research published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association, shows that healthy sleep can help keep hypertension at bay in the young. That's probably...
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Vitamin D May Lower Blood Pressure in Obese People
Vitamin D supplements might lower blood pressure in seniors who are obese, reducing their heart health risk, a new study says. But taking more than the recommended daily dose will not provide additional health benefits, researchers report in the Journal of the Endocrine...
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Cholesterol Fluctuations May Signal Dementia
A new study has discovered that large fluctuations in cholesterol levels may be a silent predictor of an increased risk for dementia. The six-year study included 10,000 people from Australia and the U.S. in their 70's. The researchers found that men and women with stable...
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Beta Blockers Unnecessary Without Heart Failure
Beta blockers are go-to meds for many people who've survived a heart attack. However, new Swedish research has found that they might not be needed for heart attack survivors whose hearts have retained a normal pumping ability. Using them in this group might even raise...
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Obesity Meds Help Prevent Stroke Recurrence, Death
The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients' risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or SGLT2 diabetes medications like Jardiance or Farxiga both helped protect the health of people following a stroke,...
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Talking to 911 Operator Ups Bystander CPR Rates
You encounter someone collapsed on the sidewalk and quickly dial 911. Whether or not the operator instructs you on how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could mean life or death, especially if the victim is female, new research shows. In a study involving nearly...
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Obesity-Linked Heart Deaths Nearly Tripled in US
Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past twenty years, a new study reports. Heart disease deaths linked to obesity increased 2.8-fold between 1999 and 2020, according to findings presented today at the American Heart Association's annual...
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New Stroke Prevention Guidelines, 4th Biggest Killer
The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that. Stroke was the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than half a...
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Why Cancer Immunotherapies Can Harm the Heart
Researchers think they've figured out why cancer treatments that harness a person's immune system to fight a tumor can cause heart damage in rare instances. Further, what they've learned sheds light on how this potentially deadly side effect might be prevented.Specific types...
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New Dietary Recommendations May Limit Red Meat
A committee of scientists is recommending that the government's dietary guidelines restrict the consumption of red meat in preference to plant-based foods. According to The Wall Street Journal, the draft recommendations have elicited protests from the meat industry who are...
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Exercise Does Not Reduce Sitting's Harm to Heart
There's just something about sitting. New research shows that too much time on sofas and chairs harms the heart - even among people who get the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise. "Taking a quick walk after work may not be enough" to offset the health dangers of...
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How to Prepare for End of Daylight Saving Time
The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It'll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time next Sunday, Nov. 3, which means you should set your clock back an hour before...
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Pumpkin Packs a Powerful Nutritional Punch
They're everywhere! Pumpkins are on display in every shape and color in supermarkets across the country. While carving them is lots of fun for the family this Halloween, eating this fruit bestows a myriad of important health benefits. According to Rebecca Kastin, a graduate...
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Constipation Raises Heart Risks
Constipation might increase a person's risk of having a heart attack or stroke, particularly if they also have high blood pressure, a new study warns. People who are constipated have twice the risk of a major heart health problem compared to those with normal bowel habits,...