| Uncontrolled high blood pressure? Skip the salt (Reuters) Reuters - People who have uncontrolled high blood pressure despite taking multiple blood pressure-lowering drugs can lower their blood pressure by adopting a low-salt diet, according to a study released today at the American Heart Association's 62nd Annual Fall Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research in Atlanta. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Minimizing Obesity's Impact On Ovarian Cancer Survival Obesity affects health in several ways, but new research shows obesity can have minimal impact on ovarian cancer survival. A study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center found ovarian cancer survival rates are the same for obese and non-obese women if their chemotherapy doses are closely matched to individual weight. medicalnewstoday.com |
Waist Size Found To Be A Predictor Of Heart Failure In Both Men And Women Adding to the growing evidence that a person's waist size is an important indicator of heart health, a study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that larger waist circumference is associated with increased risk of heart failure in middle-aged and older populations of men and women. medicalnewstoday.com |
Lighter Meals May Bring Longer Life (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new study that found that a lower-calorie diet slowed the aging process in monkeys could be the best proof yet that restricted diets might do the same for humans. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Physicians Have Less Respect For Obese Patients, Study Suggests Doctors have less respect for their obese patients than they do for patients of normal weight, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The findings raise questions about whether negative physician attitudes about obesity could be affecting the long-term health of their heavier patients. medicalnewstoday.com |