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Researchers aim to improve lung cancer detection using simple blood test

Simple blood tests can reveal a great deal about a person's health. They can uncover infection, anemia, diabetes and high cholesterol and provide clues about many other conditions.

9 Jan 2018

New supermarket in low-income neighborhood may improve residents' health, economic well-being

Opening a new supermarket in a low-income neighborhood may improve residents' economic well-being and health, even if residents don't necessarily buy healthier food from the store, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

20 Dec 2017

Unmarried heart disease patients have higher risk of death

Compared to married heart disease patients, being unmarried was associated with a higher risk of dying, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

20 Dec 2017

Genetics may affect how the body responds to a particular diet

We can add one more thing to the list of traits affected by genetics: how our bodies respond to a particular diet.

1 Dec 2017

Study reveals link of male-pattern baldness and premature graying with early heart disease

New research presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) indicated that premature greying and male-pattern baldness are linked to a greater than fivefold risk of heart disease before the age of 40. The study also suggested obesity is linked to a fourfold risk of early heart disease.

30 Nov 2017

Prolonged stressful situations can enhance risk of heart disease

Thousands of Americans are stressed out as they recover from the various natural disasters that shook our country recently. Unfortunately, when people are in these situations the last thing they think about is their health.

28 Nov 2017

UCLA study: ACA appears to have encouraged more people to use preventive care for heart health

By reducing out-of-pocket costs for preventive treatment, the Affordable Care Act appears to have encouraged more people to have health screenings related to their cardiovascular health, a UCLA study found.

23 Nov 2017

Comprehensive study of health in India finds improvements, but major inequalities between states

The Lancet publishes the first comprehensive analysis of the health of India’s 1.34 billion citizens—encompassing almost a fifth of the world’s population.

15 Nov 2017

FDA approves first digital pill with sensor - Abilify MyCite

The United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), for the first time has approved a digital pill system. The novel pill comes with an in-built sensor that transmits information to a remote location after a person has taken it. Experts believe this is a huge step towards digital medicine and opens new avenues for therapy and diagnostics.

14 Nov 2017

New health analysis in India finds increase in non-communicable diseases

A new state-by-state health analysis in India finds that over two decades heart- and lung-related conditions, as well as other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), have surpassed infectious diseases, such as diarrhea and tuberculosis, as the nation's leading killers.

14 Nov 2017

Heart attack, stroke patients have improved outcomes when statins are prescribed after discharge

Patients with a prior history of heart attacks or stroke have better outcomes when cholesterol-lowering medications are used after they're discharged from the hospital, according to a new study from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.

13 Nov 2017

Diabetes awareness month: Mount Sinai experts share tips for disease prevention

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Today, 29.1 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3 Nov 2017

CSIC researchers make breakthrough in battle against superbugs

A team led by researchers from the Spanish National Research Council has made an important breakthrough in the battle against superbugs and their resistance to multiple drugs.

2 Nov 2017

Serum metabolites linked to NAFLD may be heritable, research shows

Serum metabolites associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may be heritable, according to research presented this week at The Liver Meeting - held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

20 Oct 2017

Cholesterol byproduct acts on specific immune cells to facilitate breast cancer spread

High cholesterol levels have been associated with breast cancer spreading to other sites in the body, but doctors and researchers don't know the cause for the link.

12 Oct 2017

Researchers find significant increase in risk factors among people with stroke

Despite prevention efforts, researchers have found a significant increase over a 10-year period in the percentage of people with stroke who have high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and other risk factors for stroke.

12 Oct 2017

Tai Chi may improve exercise behaviors in high-risk heart attack patients

The slow and gentle movements of Tai Chi hold promise as an alternative exercise option for patients who decline traditional cardiac rehabilitation, according to preliminary research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

11 Oct 2017

Out-of-pocket costs often keep pricey new cholesterol drugs out of reach, study finds

Access to powerful new cholesterol-lowering drugs is so tightly controlled and patients' out-of-pocket costs are so high that fewer than a third of people whose doctors prescribe the drugs get them, a new study found.

30 Sep 2017

Study finds high rate of prescriptions not filled for new cholesterol lowering drugs

In the first year of availability of the cholesterol lowering medications PCSK9 inhibitors, fewer than 1 in 3 adults initially prescribed one of these inhibitors actually received it, owing to a combination of out-of-pocket costs and lack of insurance approval, according to a study published by JAMA Cardiology.

27 Sep 2017

New discovery about high-risk Alzheimer’s gene suggests potential therapeutic target

Nearly a quarter century ago, a genetic variant known as ApoE4 was identified as a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease- one that increases a person's chances of developing the neurodegenerative disease by up to 12 times.

21 Sep 2017