Roberto Ferdman, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—When the nation’s top nutrition panel released its latest dietary recommendations on Thursday, the group did something it had...
LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Imagine being able to identify who is likely to develop a particular disease — and then...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even routine infections. A new report ties these and other maladies to smoking and...
Sarah Knapton, THE TELEGRAPH (TheTelegraph.co.uk)—NHS guidelines which advise 150 minutes of exercise a week should be revised to take into account that even small amounts...
NEW HAVEN (New York Times) — One of my elderly patients has Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. He takes a number of medications, including insulin...
(New York Times) – We all know that exercise can make us fitter and reduce our risk for illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. But...
(BBC) – Following a Mediterranean diet might be a recipe for a long life because it appears to keep people genetically younger, say US researchers....
(New York Times) – Ana Navas-Acien can’t quite recall the moment when she began to worry about arsenic in drinking water and its potential role in...
THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Hey, guys, listen up: Steaks may be a safer bet heart-wise than hot dogs and salami, a new study...
[WebMD] WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2014 — Marijuana use might contribute to heart and artery disease among young and middle-aged adults, particularly those already at risk...
[Medical News Today] Statins can not only lower cholesterol and decrease risk of heart attack and stroke, but if you are an older man, then they...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Almost half of Americans ages 40 to 75 and nearly all men over 60 qualify to consider cholesterol-lowering statin drugs...
[CBC] There’s no clear evidence supporting decades-old dietary guidelines to cut our saturated fat intake to promote heart health, a new review concludes. The review of...
[Business Week] High sugar consumption may double the chance of dying from heart disease, according to a study that adds to evidence that high levels of...
[FoodProductDesign.com] BOSTON—High blood pressure, serum cholesterol and blood glucose explain approximately 50% of the increased risk of heart disease and three-quarters of the increased risk of...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer A potential GlaxoSmithKline heart disease treatment acquired in a key company takeover fell short in a big, late-stage study. The British...
