Tag: Heart disease
Heart transplant doctors could help more people by accepting donations from...
Leora Yarboro, University of Virginia and Elizabeth D. Krebs, University of Virginia
Heart disease is the top cause of death in the U.S. For some...
Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?
Gautam Ramesh, University of California San Diego; Andrea LaCroix, University of California San Diego, and John Bellettiere, University of California San Diego
Too much sitting...
Let them eat more fat? Researcher argues that a balance of...
Heidi Silver, Vanderbilt University
Public health guidelines, such as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, have long emphasized reducing dietary fat intake, but nutritionists and other...
Arrested development: Can we improve cardiac arrest survival in hospitals?
Brahmajee Nallamothu, University of Michigan
Each July brings residents – recent graduates from medical schools – to the inpatient wards of major teaching hospitals across...
The latest blood pressure guidelines: What they mean for you
John Warner, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Updated blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association mean that many more Americans, notably older people, are now...
College students may not be as heart-healthy as they think
Wendy DeYoung, Colorado State University
For many young adults, the college years are filled with excitement, as students gain independence and establish new adult identities...
Warnings on US cigarette packs not as effective as those in...
Yoojin Cho, University of South Carolina
Cigarette smoke contains more than 9,000 chemicals, including more than 60 carcinogens. According to the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Fossil collecting should be for everyone – not just academics
By Gareth Dyke, University of Southampton
Almost all natural history museums and recognised public collections of fossils have in the past relied on finds purchased...
