High levels of well-being protect against cardiovascular disease
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HealthDay News
Sep 20, 2024
General happiness plus satisfaction with family, friendships, health and finances were tied to CVD risks.
Personality tied to cardiovascular disease risk with type 2 diabetes
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HealthDay News
Sep 17, 2024
A lower diligence level was linked to the risk for new cardiovascular disease, but a healthy lifestyle still was beneficial.
Statin therapy cost-effectively improves health outcomes for ≥70s
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HealthDay News
Sep 12, 2024
The lifetime use of a standard statin increased quality-adjusted life years by 0.24 to 0.70, with further increase seen for higher-intensity statins.
Caffeine, coffee linked to lower cardiometabolic multimorbidity risk
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HealthDay News
Sep 18, 2024
Habitual caffeine or coffee intake, especially at moderate levels, was linked to a lower risk for new-onset cardiometabolic multimorbidity, which was defined as the coexistence of at least two of type...
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.
Psychological illness, CVD risk increased for relatives, spouses of cancer patients
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Haymarket Media
Sep 09, 2024
An increased risk for developing a psychological illness or cardiovascular disease at one year was seen after family member’s cancer diagnosis.
Weekly mobile phone use increases risk for new cardiovascular disease over time
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Haymarket Media
Sep 05, 2024
The association was partly explained by poor sleep, psychologic distress and neuroticism.
Insulin resistance linked to risk for more than 30 diseases
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Haymarket Media
Sep 09, 2024
Twenty-six positive and five negative correlations were seen, as well as a link between insulin resistance and all-cause mortality in women.
Recreational drug use tied to repeat cardiovascular events
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Haymarket Media
Sep 03, 2024
The mean age of study participants was 63. The findings were seen for repeat events within one year of discharge from the intensive cardiac care unit.
Inflammation, cholesterol, lipoprotein(a) predict 30-year cardiovascular outcomes in women
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Haymarket Media
Sep 03, 2024
The authors say that the findings call for primary prevention strategies to extend beyond traditional 10-year estimates.