Health News Archives

Vest Monitors ’Individual’ Air Pollution
Researchers in Detroit say it detected additional cardiovascular damage

Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds
Studies had found blacks twice as likely to skip medicines, compared to whites

Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women’s Hypertension Risk
These particles carry cholesterol and triglycerides throughout the body

Heart Failure Hospitalizations Up Sharply
Epidemic linked to hypertension, obesity, diabetes, study shows

Lack of Potassium Linked to High Blood Pressure
The finding is especially true for blacks, study suggests

Diabetes, Hypertension Hasten Death in Alzheimer’s Patients
They're more than twice as likely to die sooner, study finds

Workplace Health Programs Effective Interventions
Study shows help with diet, tobacco use boosted employees' overall fitness

Women at Higher Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension
They are 4 times more apt to develop the lung artery disorder, study shows

Other Health Problems Can Delay MS Diagnosis
Obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease can all cloud symptoms, study says

High Sodium Levels Don’t Raise Blood Pressure
Study did find connection between salt intake and diabetes incidence