cardiovascular
Knowing your options if you are denied the cardiovascular medicine you need
(BPT) – As we approach American Heart Month, one important topic must be addressed: improving access to innovative therapies for patients suffering from cardiovascular disease (CVD). When prescribed a medication by a physician, most individuals expect to receive the medication without jumping through hurdles. However, for many people affected by cardiovascular disease across the country, […]
Walk 10,000 Steps To Improve Health And Fitness
It’s a fact, America is becoming obese at an alarming rate and the rest of the world is following close behind. We are eating more (and more of the wrong stuff) and exercising less or getting no exercise at all. Our health is in steep decline and doctor and hospital visits are at all time […]
Governments should take active lead to create healthy food environments to prevent cardiovascular disease
Canadian health organizations are calling upon governments to take a leadership role in creating healthy food environments. They say that implementing strategies that facilitate access to affordable healthy foods and beverages in places where Canadians work, live, and play could play a key role in preventing diet-related disease and health risk such as obesity and […]
Sitting too much, not just lack of exercise, is detrimental to cardiovascular health
Cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that sedentary behaviors may lower cardiorespiratory fitness levels. New evidence suggests that two hours of sedentary behavior can be just as harmful as 20 minutes of exercise is beneficial. The study, published in today’s online edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, examined the association between fitness levels, daily exercise, […]
Vitamin A derivative potentially treats type 2 diabetes, prevents its cardiovascular complications
At a time when obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their complications are a veritable epidemic worldwide, researchers at the University of Montreal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) recently demonstrated the potential of retinoic acid (RA), a derivative of Vitamin A, in treating obesity and type 2 diabetes and preventing their cardiovascular complications. The findings were […]
Adults who lose weight at any age could enjoy improved cardiovascular health
Weight loss at any age in adulthood is worthwhile because it could yield long-term heart and vascular benefits, suggests new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The findings are from a study examining the impact of lifelong patterns of weight change on cardiovascular risk factors in a group of British men and women […]
TV linked to poor snacking habits, cardiovascular risk in middle schoolers
Middle school kids who park themselves in front of the TV for two hours or more each day are more likely to consume junk food and have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, even compared to those who spend an equal amount of time on the computer or playing video games, according to research to be […]
Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia
Men who at the age of 18 years have poorer cardiovascular fitness and/or a lower IQ more often suffer from dementia before the age of 60. This is shown in a recent study encompassing more than one million Swedish men. In several extensive studies, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy of Gothenburg University have previously analyzed […]
A Good Night’s Sleep Increases The Cardiovascular Benefits Of A Healthy Lifestyle
Public release date: 2-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail[1] | Share[2] ] Contact: Jacqueline Partarrieu press@escardio.org 33-492-947-756 European Society of Cardiology[4] [3] The public health impact of sufficient sleep ‘could be substantial’, say investigators A good night’s sleep can increase the benefit of exercise, healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption and non-smoking in their protection against cardiovascular disease […]