Heart disease

...that while there was evidence that moderate drinking can help protect against heart problems, "the relationship between alcohol and heart disease is controversial." "Certainly, people should not be encouraged to drink more as a result of...

In this article: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Surgery, British Medical Journal, University of Liverpool, and World Health Organization

...with what we know -- that is, lifestyle factors can contribute to atherosclerosis and heart disease," Smith tells WebMD. His advice to prevent heart disease: Quit smoking, exercise, and eat a heart-healthy diet. Thomas says if lifestyle...

In this article: Atherosclerosis, Calcification, Orlando, Fla, Calcium, Helicobacter pylori, and American Medical Association

X-rays of ancient Egyptian mummies hint that modern lifestyles may not be entirely to blame for heart disease. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Heart disease plagued human society long before fry-ups and cigarettes came along, researchers say.

In this article: Atherosclerosis, Journal of the American Medical Association, Calcium, Cardiovascular disease, Arthritis, Tutenkhamun, and University of California at Irvine

...people living along the Nile ate right, didn't get fat sitting in freeway traffic and had nothing to fear from the modern health scourge heart disease. Right? Big arrow points to calcification in a leg artery of a mummified Egyptian woman...

In this article: Calcium, Calcification, University of California, Irvine, Indiana Jones, Nile, Cairo, and Egypt

...when sunshine is lacking Government may consider increasing vitamin D recommendations for daily intake Health.com) -- People with heart disease and similar conditions who don't have enough vitamin D are more likely to be depressed than...

In this article: Vitamin D, Depression, Cardiovascular disease, E mail, and U.S.

...something obviously wrong, most of us blithely carry on. That might change, thanks to a test that picks up the very first signs of heart disease, diabetes and even impotence by measuring the health of your artery walls. Currently, the...

In this article: ACE Inhibitors, Cholesterol, Cardiovascular disease, Antioxidant, Hypertension, Green tea, Yale University, and University of Maryland

...out in any way I can … because we’ve got a really neat team this year.” Posted on Thu, Nov. 05, 2009 11:11 PM Heart problems force SM Northwest's Meseke to take leave from coaching In a meeting with his cardiologist...

In this article: Heart problems, Kansas, and E mail

Gentle exercise can cut the danger of early heart disease, Britain's biggest killer, according to reports of a scientific study. As little as half an hour of aerobic exercise such as walking, rowing or jogging three times a week can make...

In this article: British Heart Foundation, Britain, and New Orleans, Louisiana