2,200 Is minimum number of daily steps needed to lower death, CVD risk
Mar 15, 2024
9,000 to 10,500 steps/day was associated with the lowest mortality risk, regardless of sedentary time.
Sex-specific differences seen in link between exercise and all-cause, CVD death
Feb 20, 2024
Regular physical activity was linked to a reduced risk for all-cause mortality in women and men, with a greater reduction for women.
High-dose IV iron reduces myocardial infarction in patients on hemodialysis
Dec 22, 2021
High-dose versus low-dose intravenous iron reduces myocardial infarctions in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.
Sex differences examined for mechanism of migraine-stroke link
Dec 08, 2021
Sex differences in stroke pathophysiology in patients with migraine seem unrelated to the prevalence of conventional cardiovascular risk factors.
2019 to 2020 saw risk-linked deaths from heart disease, stroke up
Mar 29, 2022
The highest risk-associated increases were seen in non-Hispanic Black people followed by Hispanics, non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islanders.
Patient-centered approach offered for statin-linked muscle symptoms
Mar 18, 2022
The nocebo/drucebo effect should be considered when statins are first prescribed; a personalized lipid intervention plan should be provided.
Adherence to healthy eating patterns linked to lower mortality risk
Jan 09, 2023
Greater adherence to four healthy eating patterns was linked to a lower risk for total and cause-specific mortality.
Awareness of the link between alcohol, cancer is low
Dec 01, 2022
The adjusted predicted probabilities of being aware of alcohol-cancer link were higher for those believing that alcohol increases heart disease risk.
Physical activity, sleep duration linked to mortality
Apr 05, 2023
“Our findings suggest that health promotion efforts targeting both physical activity and sleep duration may be more effective in preventing or delaying premature death in middle-aged and older adults...
Opioids threaten seniors’ retirement savings, health
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2017
The opioid epidemic, which finds an increasing number of older Americans raising their grandchildren, could increase older adults’ need for seniors housing and care while decreasing their ability...