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Heart Disease :: Having a Sibling with Heart Disease

Having a sibling with a history of cardiovascular disease carries the same or greater risk as having a parent with a history of the disease, according to a new report from the long-standing Framingham Heart Study conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Personal risk of having a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack, stroke, or peripheral artery disease, may be raised by as much as 45 percent in middle-aged people whose brother or sister has had such an event.

Hypertension :: Take 5 steps to prevent hypertension

Normal blood pressure now doesn’t mean you won’t have a problem later. In fact, even a healthy person with a normal blood pressure at age 55 has a 90 percent lifetime risk of developing hypertension. So anything you can do to control blood pressure and prevent hypertension is to your advantage.

Obesity :: Overeating, Low Activity May Raise Lymphoma Risk

People who overeat or who aren’t physically active face a higher risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), a type of cancer involving the body’s lymphatic system, according to a report by Canadian researchers in the American Journal of Epidemiology. “Physical activity, obesity, and (calorie) intake are modifiable lifestyle factors,” Dr. Sai Yi Pan from Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Ottawa, told Reuters Health. “Our findings support the adoption of a healthy lifestyle to prevent the development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.” Pan and colleagues examined the influence of recreational physical activity, obesity, and calorie intake on the risk of NHL using data from Canada’s National Enhanced Cancer Surveillance System. More than 1000 NHL patients and 3000 comparison subjects were involved. Individuals with NHL tended to have higher total calorie intakes and were more likely to be obese than individuals without NHL, the authors report.

Exercise :: People Choose Couch Over Treadmill

They may be among the world’s hardest workers but a new study shows most Americans don’t break enough of a sweat when it comes to exercise.

Health :: Modified Citrus Pectin Powder

Modified citrus pectin (MCP) has been shown to inhibit cancer cell metastasis, lower cholesterol, and remove toxic metals from the body.

Skin Care :: Healthy Lifestyle reducing skin wrinkles

Needless to say, the best long-term prevention for overly wrinkled skin is a healthy lifestyle including the following:

Health :: Best Health Articles in July 2005

Following are the best health articles in July 2005, arranged as per viewed frequency:

Stroke :: Learn to recognize symptoms of strokes

More than 700,000 strokes occur in the U.S. every year. For older Hispanic Americans, stroke is the third leading cause of de ath after heart disease and cancer. Strokes also cause more serious long-term disabilities than any other disease.

Weight Loss :: Lifestyle modification plus medication effective for Weight Loss

A new study shows that treatment with a lifestyle modification program of diet, exercise and behavioral therapy when used in combination with the weight loss medication sibutramine (Meridia?) resulted in significantly greater weight loss among obese adults than treatment with the medication alone.

Dementia :: Exercise and Healthy Diet Slow Memory Loss

Professor Ian Robertson of Trinity College Dublin, reports that among the lifestyle factors that keep the mind agile as a person ages are: physical fitness, stress management, a varied social life, mental stimulation, learning new things and thinking young.