Eating whole-grain breakfast cereals seven or more times per week was associated with a lower risk of heart failure, according to an analysis of the observational Physicians? Health Study.
Women who smoke during pregnancy can cause permanent vascular damage in their children ? increasing their risk for stroke and heart attack, researchers said at the American Heart Association?s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
Hispanic women’s heart disease risk is comparable to the heart disease risk level of Caucasian women who are about a decade older.
A new study from Joslin Diabetes Center may shed light on why some people can eat excessive amounts of food and not gain weight or develop type 2 diabetes, while others are more likely to develop obesity and this most common form of diabetes on any diet.
Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified a rare defect in a single gene that poses a substantial risk for metabolic syndrome and early heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide.
A study published in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep finds that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at an increased risk of having cardiovascular disease.
Adults who met with pharmacists or pharmacy students during a community outreach and screening project about metabolic syndrome, returned four months later with lower risk factors for heart disease, researchers reported today at the American Heart Association?s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
The more a 3-year-old watches television, the more he or she consumes sugary drinks, and extra calories, Harvard researchers said today at the American Heart Association?s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
Drinking a little alcohol every day, especially wine, may be associated with an increase in life expectancy.
A new finding, from the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration (APCSC) and published in the AsiaPacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that up to 12 percent of cardiovascular deaths in the region (heartdisease and stroke) are due to diabetes.