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Research suggests individuals “who live in neighborhoods with more green spaces may have less stress, healthier blood vessels and a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes than residents of communities without many outdoor recreation areas.” Investigators found that “compared to people in areas with the least amount of green space, residents of the greenest […]

A study indicates that “despite warnings that supplemental testosterone may raise the risk of stroke and heart attack,” physicians “continue to prescribe the hormone off-label to men with cardiovascular disease.” Investigators found, “after poring over 10 years of prescription data…that men with heart disease were no less likely than those without it to receive a […]

Researchers found that men with low cardiorespiratory fitness are more likely to have a stroke than those with higher fitness. Investigators “in Norway followed 2,014 middle-aged men for more than 20 years.” The researchers found that “those who were unfit for the whole study period, or who started out fit but became less so, were […]

In an article examining low-carbohydrate diets, U.S. News & World Report reports on healthy practices in low-carb eating, noting that the National Cancer Institute warns that cooking meats at high temperatures can create mutagenic chemicals, “that is they cause changes in DNA that may increase the risk of cancer.”

Fish-oil supplements are very popular, but it is still unclear whether they are beneficial. While there is reliable evidence that eating more fish can be healthy, there is no evidence that taking fish-oil supplements can duplicate the effects of that dietary change.

Research published in Atherosclerosis suggests that “the holiday season may confer an unwanted gift: higher cholesterol.” After Christmas, cholesterol levels jumped 20 percent from summer levels among the 25,000 people studied.” An individual’s “risk of having high cholesterol becomes six times higher after the Christmas break.”

Researchers found that “stroke survivors are doing better at managing their blood pressure and cholesterol today than a generation ago, but a growing number now have poor eating and exercise habits that carry a risk of repeat strokes.”

A new analysis documents just how much sicker an influenza infection can make patients who have been hospitalized with heart failure. “The patients who also had the flu were not only more likely to die in hospital, they had much higher rates of acute respiratory failure, whether or not it required mechanical ventilation.” Meanwhile, “their […]

Research suggests “heart attack survivors who step up their exercise efforts may live longer than those who remain inactive.” Investigators found that “compared to patients who were inactive for the first 10 to 12 months after their heart attack, patients who were active during that whole time were 71 percent less likely to die during […]

Research suggests “the risk of heart disease and premature death may be higher for people who experience sudden, unpredictable income drops in early adulthood.” Investigators found that “young adults with two or more significant drops in income over a 15-year period had more than twice the risk of developing heart disease and nearly twice the […]