News tagged with 'Heart Disease'

Despite the fears of Big Brother, the city of New York has managed to remove trans fats from restaurants, school lunches, baked goods, and street vendor food. Removing the artificial artery-clogging fat should cut down on coronary artery disease that kills one half million Americans a year.  

A new report by the CDC finds obesity rates are increasing or holding steady in some states, but did not drop in any single state. Find out obesity statistics in your state.

Researchers have discovered that an amino acid found in vegetable protein appears to lower blood pressure.  Glutamic acid, found in beans, whole grains, soy products and others, is the most common amino acid found in vegetables and accounts for 23 percent of vegetable protein and 18 percent of meat protein.  

Americans in 23 states are reported to be fatter than they were one year ago, according to a new nationwide report. In Mississippi, nearly one-third of adults are considered obese and 44.4 percent of children ages 10 to 17. Where does your state rank? 

The FDA is considering regulating e-cigarettes, that is electronic cigarettes that deliver a jolt of nicotine as an alternative to smoking tobacco.   Health organizations say they may encourage kids to smoke and they are concerned about inhaling a vaporized form of the drug.   

General Mills claims eating Cheerios reduces cholesterol, lowers the risk of heart disease, and cancer.  The FDA says General Mills better take out a new drug application or reword some of the health claims on the box of Cheerios. 

On the day the Labor Department announced another half-million job losses, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health are releasing their findings about unemployment’s impact on health. Losing a job can translate into compromised health, researchers found, even if a new job is secured. 

Many people might imagine a heart attack to be like those portrayed on television. The person clutches their heart, hunches over and drops to their knees in severe pain. While this depicts a real life scenario for some patients, others may have had a heart attack without ever knowing it. In fact, an estimated 200,000 people are affected by an undiagnosed, or “silent,” heart attack in the U.S. each year.

Should the FDA Oversee Big Tobacco?   Is it capable with all that is on the agency's plate?  That move got one step closer Thursday when the House voted overwhelmingly on a bill that would put tobacco products, ingredients and advertising under FDA oversight.

A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests, people who consume high amounts of red meat and processed meats have a higher risk of mortality from cancer, heart disease and other causes.

There is a misconception that some EMT workers and firefighters are heavy because they’re muscular. But a new study in the journal Obesity finds that three-quarters of them are just plain fat.

New recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest low doses of aspirin daily are just as effective as higher doses and safer at preventing a first heart attack in men and first stroke in women.

Ozone pollution eminating from fossil fuel plants, chemical solvents, and cars, is linked to an increase in respiratory deaths in this published study. Los Angeles and Riverside California are particularly high in ozone levels.

New research links low levels of vitamin D to high blood pressure and high blood sugar in teenagers, which can lead to early health problems. The "sunshine" vitamin is needed to keep bones strong, but recent research has linked vitamin D to other possible health benefits in both children and adults.

Alan Landers was the poster-man for Winston cigarettes for decades - strong, sexy, confident, he lured smokers with the image of invincibility into an addictive habit. Later he would become an anti-smoking advocate and filed four lawsuits against Big Tobacco. One was to be heard next month, but Landers has died of throat cancer.