A large British study indicates that individuals with severe mental illnesses are significantly more likely to die from coronary heart disease and stroke, but not cancer, than those without mental illnesses, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Health Minister Tony Clement today launched the new 2007 version of Canada’s Food Guide – “Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide” at the Real Canadian Superstore in Orleans, Ontario.
An American Heart Association national study published in the January 2007 issue (Vol. 16, No. 1) of Journal of Women?s Health demonstrated a continuing disparity in awareness and knowledge about heart disease and stroke across racial/ethnic lines, highlighting the need to target educational efforts to black and Hispanic women in particular.
Mayo Clinic surgeons have proposed a system of lung surgery quality indicators for surgeons and the public as a method to demonstrate best practices for obtaining positive patient outcomes.
Studying mutations that give rise to a rare genetic disease, genetics researchers have identified a novel biological pathway that may have a broader role during human development, potentially in cases of mental retardation and autism.
For many women, irregular or infrequent menstrual cycles may not sound like such a bad thing. But a condition that can cause irregular periods ? polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS ? can present women with numerous health concerns, ranging from excess hair growth to fertility issues to an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Most (64 percent of Americans, according to one recent study) are satisfied with their sex lives.
Teenagers who spend a lot of time planted in front of the TV are more likely to have higher blood pressure, regardless of whether they are overweight.
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), a leading organization for interventional cardiologists, today released a document recommending the adoption of stringent quality standards by those who perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in hospitals not equipped for cardiac surgery.
Binge eating disorder is more prevalent than either anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa or other eating disorders, revealed by researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital.