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Aging :: Will baby boomers retire in worse shape than predecessors?

Americans in their early to mid-50s today report poorer health, more pain and more trouble doing everyday physical tasks than their older peers reported at the same age in years past, a recent analysis has shown. The research, published in print and online this week by the nonprofit National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), was supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a component of the National Institutes of Health.

Heart :: Diabetes & depression increase risk for heart patients

Having both depression and type 2 diabetes increases the risk of death for heart patients. Each factor had been known to increase the risk of heart disease deaths by itself, but together they?re even more deadly.

Kidney :: Kidney disease opens door to heart disease, other leading killers

People with chronic kidney disease are significantly more likely to have other, life-threatening conditions such as heart disease, according to new findings from a nationwide screening program by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) published in the March issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Kidney :: Value simple tests to diagnose kidney disease in people

Heart Attack :: Latin Americans can reduce heart attack risk by lifestyle changes

The three major risk factors for heart attacks among Latin Americans could be reduced through lifestyle changes, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association in a special Latin American-themed issue called Heart Disease in Latin America.

Heart Disease :: Pfizer’s Lipitor for 5 new indications in patients with heart disease

Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lipitor? (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets to reduce the risk of nonfatal heart attacks, fatal and non-fatal strokes, certain types of heart surgery, hospitalization for heart failure, and chest pain in patients with heart disease.

Heart Disease :: American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine investigates strategies for controlling heart disease

An estimated 75% of Americans seek medical advice from their doctors each year, confirming that health care workers wield significant influence over their patients? lifestyle choices. Unfortunately, physicians tend to underestimate their role as health counselors and don?t always suggest controlling heart disease risk factors, such as smoking, high cholesterol and blood pressure, obesity, and inactivity.

Heart Disease :: Breast cancer survivors experience heart disease risk from radiotherapy

Women who were treated with radiation for breast cancer during the 1980s may be at an increased risk for heart disease compared with the general population, according to a new study in the March 7 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Heart Disease :: ECG abnormalities linked with increased risk of cardiovascular events in women

Postmenopausal women without symptoms of cardiovascular problems who have minor or major abnormalities on an electrocardiogram are at increased risk for future cardiovascular events and death, according to a study in the March 7 issue of JAMA.

Aging :: How eating less might make you live longer

Caloric restriction in non-obese people translates into less oxidative damage in muscle cells, according to a new study by Anthony Civitarese, Eric Ravussin and colleagues (Pennington Biomedical Research Center). As oxidative damage has been linked to aging, this could explain how limiting calorie intake without malnutrition extends life span.