Tag: heart disease (Page 5 of 8)

      Lifestyle Trumps Bad Genes

      October 17, 2011 /

      If you feel that you have gotten a bum deal in the genetic lottery then take heart; a healthy lifestyle and healthy diet can undue bad genes.

      Research shows that a healthy diet may undue a genetic predisposition to heart disease.

      A diet high in fruits and vegetables appears to mitigate the genetic risk of a heart attack,” says researcher Sonia S. Anand, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and epidemiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

      The finding, if it bears out, could affect many people at risk for heart disease because of a genetic variant that researchers have only recently linked with heart attack. It could also call into question the suggestion that you can’t help your genes.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

      Higher Testosterone Protects Older Men’s Hearts

      October 6, 2011 /

      Naturally occurring high testosterone can protect the heart of older men.

      Findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that of 2,400 Swedish men in their 70s and 80s, those with the highest testosterone levels were less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke over the next several years than men with the lowest levels

      Low testosterone may be a marker of other health conditions that put men at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

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      Research, Wellness

      Active Nighttime Legs Linked to Heart Problems

      September 18, 2011 /

      Nighttime leg activity or restless legs during sleep could be more than just annoying, it could be a sign of something more serious.

      Men who jerked and flexed their legs involuntarily at night were more likely to develop cardiovascular disease in a new study of sleep and chronic disease in the 65-and-up crowd.

      During a one-night sleep assessment, more than two-thirds of men had the involuntary movements, which usually occur in the foot or at the ankle or hip joint, and most of them woke up during the night because of it.

      Research, Wellness

      Improved Heart Health May Improve Your Sex Life, Too

      September 15, 2011 /

      Your heart health may be the biggest predictor of your sex life.

      Nearly 1 in 5 men in the U.S. has difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection, a condition known as erectile dysfunction (ED). The new study, which appears this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine, suggests that ED drugs such as Viagra aren’t the only solution and aren’t always enough to address the problem, says coauthor Dr. Stephen Kopecky, M.D., a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

      Research, Wellness

      More Colleges to Ban Smoking on Campus

      August 31, 2011 /

      Grass roots efforts driven by students and faculty have helped colleges to ban smoking.

      The University of Kentucky is one of more than 500 college campuses across the country that have enacted 100% smoke-free or tobacco-free policies as of July 1. Although policy enforcement varies from school to school, most prohibit smoking on all campus grounds, including athletic stadiums, restaurants and parking lots.
      An increasing number of colleges adopted smoke-free or tobacco-free policies in the past few years, according to American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation Project Manager Liz Williams. In the past year alone, 120 campuses were added to the smoke-free list.

      Quality Control, Wellness

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