Weight Loss :: Simple solutions to postpartum weight retention
Women aiming to shed after-pregnancy pounds should add daily walks and limit TV time and trans fats, according to a new study by Harvard researchers.
Cardiovascular disease
Heart Disease :: Use of exercise testing in chronic heart and lung diseases
Exercise testing can be a powerful tool for diagnosing chronic heart and lung conditions and measuring responses to treatment, according to new research published in the European Respiratory Journal.
Dementia :: 1.7m to suffer dementia by 2051
The UK Alzheimer?s Research Trust has called a report forecasting a huge rise in UK dementia cases a ?clear and stark warning? that the government needs to urgently increase its funding of research into the disease.
Depression :: Depression increases health risks in heart failure patients
Psychological depression appears to contribute to worse medical outcomes for patients with heart failure, ranking it in importance with such risk factors as high cholesterol, hypertension, and even the ability of the heart to pump blood throughout the body.
Smoking :: Smoking may be a risk factor for tuberculosis
Smoking appears to increase the risk of becoming infected with tuberculosis and the risk for the development of active disease upon infection, according to an analysis of previously published research in the Feb. 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Heart Disease :: Usefulness of cardiovascular disease test questioned
Dartmouth/VA researchers show that adding CRP testing to routine assessments would increase the number of Americans eligible for cholesterol-lowering treatment by about two million if used judiciously, and by over 25 million if used broadly — with most of these people being at low risk for heart attacks or heart disease.
Heart Disease :: Painkillers raise heart disease risk
Many doctors should change the way they prescribe pain relievers for chronic pain in patients with or at risk for heart disease based on accumulated evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), with the exception of aspirin, increase risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an American Heart Association statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Prostate Cancer :: Prostate cancer therapy linked to heart disease in older men
Boston-Androgen deprivation therapy – one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer – may increase the risk of death from heart disease in patients over age 65, according to a new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and other institutions.
Heart :: Heart Insight for heart patients, families and caregivers
The American Heart Association and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announce the launch of a new consumer magazine, Heart Insight, for heart patients, their families and caregivers.
Weight Loss :: Weight loss link to calories, not exercise
People looking to lose those extra pounds have been told for decades that dieting together with exercise will bring about the best results.