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More evidence required before using omega-3 levels as a predictor of heart disease and all-cause mortality
Health Headlines Commentary for March 19, 2018 Source: Omega-3 levels better predictors of death risk than serum cholesterol Reference: Erythrocyte long-chain omega-3 fatty acid levels are inversely associated with mortality and with incident cardiovascular disease: The Framingham Heart Study
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Study suggests women are not receiving the same high level of care for heart disease as men in Sweden.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 9, 2018 Source: Heart attack care dangerously unequal for women, study finds Reference: Alabas OG, Gale CP, Hall M, et al. Sex Differences in Treatments, Relative Survival, and Excess Mortality Following Acute Myocardial Infarction: National Cohort Study Using the SWEDEHEART Registry Journal of the American Heart Association. Published online December 14…
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Let’s make up a new medical problem to fill up the news cycle
Health Headlines Commentary for December 21, 2017 Source: Holiday stress and booze spark uptick in heart conditions, doctors say
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Regular black liquorice consumption can lead to cardiac complications
Health Headlines Commentary for November 1, 2017 Source: Too much black liquorice could land you in hospital, FDA warns
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Observational study cannot prove high-intensity exercise is harmful to your heart
Health Headlines Commentary for October 19, 2017 Source: Too much high-intensity exercise can be bad for your heart, study says Reference: 25-Year Physical Activity Trajectories and Development of Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease as Measured by Coronary Artery Calcium
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No evidence that meditation reduces heart disease risk. Do it because you like doing so.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 4, 2017 Source: Meditation may help prevent heart disease, doctors say Reference: Meditation and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
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Scant evidence to suggest skipping breakfast increases risk of heart disease. Total lifestyle choice at play instead.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 3, 2017 Source: Most important meal of the day? Skipping breakfast may be linked to poor heart health Reference: The Importance of Breakfast in Atherosclerosis Disease Analysis: Regularly skipping breakfast linked to hardening of the arteries
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We already know nicotine can temporarily increase blood pressure. So does caffeine.
Health Headlines Commentary for September 11, 2017 Source: E-cigarettes containing nicotine linked to raised heart attack risk Comment: At issue here Is the fact that nicotine found in electronic cigarettes is no different than the nicotine found to nicotine gum. Both are used for smoking cessation. They avoid the other harmful chemicals within cigarettes. The…
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Are slow walkers The Walking Dead? Observational studies do not have the power to prove it.
Health Headlines Commentary for September 1, 2017 A control group of non-walkers or sedentary individuals would have been more helpful. The slower walkers might have been shown to have better survival compared to non-walkers but this was not included in the study. Source: Slow walkers more likely to die of heart disease: U.K. study…