At least one in five people has obesity in each US state
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HealthDay News
Sep 12, 2024
CDC data show that in 23 states, 35% or more of the population is now obese.
Positive airway pressure use tied to lower cardiovascular events
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HealthDay News
Sep 17, 2024
Over several years, lower all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events can be seen.
Urinary cadmium levels linked to cognitive impairment in whites
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Haymarket Media
Sep 04, 2024
“[T]here are many reasons to reduce exposure to cadmium, whether it’s through implementing policies and regulations for air pollution and drinking water or people changing their behaviors by...
Mental health conditions up for partners, children of stroke survivors
Mar 19, 2024
An increase was seen in mental health conditions and self-harm and suicide for partners and adult children of stroke survivors.
Dementia risk score developed in UK Biobank, Whitehall cohorts
Aug 25, 2023
Score had strong discriminatory accuracy in U.K. Biobank test sample and Whitehall cohort, with AUCs of 0.80 and 0.77
Depressive symptoms linked to risk for acute stroke
Mar 08, 2023
The odds of intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke increased in association with prestroke depressive symptoms.
Social, environmental adversities increase risk for heart disease, stroke
Mar 29, 2024
Even after adjusting for socioeconomic factors, environmental factors were independently tied to higher risk.
Healthy diet including whole-fat dairy linked to lower mortality
Jul 13, 2023
The results “call for a re-evaluation of unrelenting guidelines to avoid whole-fat dairy products,” says the author of an editorial.
Adherence to Mediterranean diet linked to lower CVD, mortality in women
Mar 15, 2023
A reduced risk for CVD incidence, total mortality and coronary heart disease seen for women with higher adherence.
Social determinants of health impact poststroke mortality risk
May 20, 2024
The strongest associations were seen for educational and income attainment.