Whole grain intake tied to fewer heart disease risk factors
Sep 16, 2021
“Among middle- to older-age adults, replacing RG with WG may be an effective dietary modification to attenuate abdominal adiposity, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia over time, thereby reducing the...
Women with LVO acute ischemic stroke less likely to be routed to stroke centers
Jul 26, 2023
Despite presenting with greater NIHSS scores, women were 9% less likely to be routed to comprehensive stroke centers than were men.
FDA could ease blood donation rules for gay men
Jan 27, 2023
The draft recommendations around the new policy center on “individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV.”
1975 to 2019 saw decrease in stroke mortality for men, women
Jan 11, 2023
A sharp increase was seen in stroke mortality with increasing age; a steeper decline was seen for ischemic versus hemorrhagic stroke mortality.
Depression tied to higher risk of CVD events in both men and women
Mar 15, 2024
Although significant associations are seen for both, the associations are more pronounced in women.
21.2 percent of U.S. adults had diagnosed arthritis from 2019 to 2021
Oct 12, 2023
Age-standardized prevalence rates were higher among women than men, veterans than nonveterans and non-Hispanic whites.
Consuming forage fish instead of red meat could cut disease burden globally
Apr 11, 2024
The benefits include cutting the prevalence of disability and death as a result of diet-related disease.
Avocado intake linked to lower risk for CVD, coronary heart disease
Mar 30, 2022
A study found that replacing animal products such as butter, cheese, eggs and processed meat with avocado was linked to lower risk for cardiovascular events. One author disclosed financial ties to the...
Increased CXCL9 level linked to increased hip fracture risk in men
Aug 25, 2022
“Our findings open the exciting possibility that early interventions targeting CXCL9 or CXCL9-CXCR3 signaling could be beneficial in preventing hip fractures in older men,” a coauthor said...
Risk for myocarditis low after third dose of BNT162b2 vaccine
Mar 24, 2022
The incidence of myocarditis among young men estimated to be 6.43 and 11.25 per 100,000 vaccines in the week to two weeks after third dose..
