A healthy diet that includes poultry, fish, whole grains, vegetables and fruits, nuts, legumes, low-fat dairy products, and unsaturated fats can help control high blood pressure.
A revised formula for calculating peak heart rate in women can help those who may want to determine a target heart rate as a guideline for exercise.
My family has squabbled about oats for some time. Some members say that to get the biggest health benefit from oats you need to eat them raw, moistened with water. Others say they should be cooked. Does cooking take something beneficial out of oats?
I am 80 years old. 40 years ago I had a heart attack. I stopped smoking but remained very active. My blood pressure, with the help of medications, is around 125/70. My physician thinks I am pushing too hard and has urged me to take it easier. Is he right?
Guidelines for CPR have eliminated the giving of mouth-to-mouth breaths, partly so people will be more likely to give CPR, and partly because blood flow slows during the time compressions are stopped to give breaths.
My niece has been diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder. I’ve heard of it, but I’m not sure what it is exactly.
The question of whether or not cancer survivors should take vitamin or mineral supplements to prevent recurrence cannot be answered conclusively, because there have not been any studies in this area.
Researchers say they have found 5 areas of DNA that are linked to ovarian cancer risk. The study included 10,200 women with ovarian cancer. Their DNA was compared with that of 13,185 women who did not have the disease. Scientists found differences in 5 areas of DNA linked to ovarian cancer risk. Four were more common among women with the fastest-growing form of ovarian cancer. A blood test can show which women have these differences. The increase in risk was small, one researcher told Postmedia News. But the study helps us to know more about this type of cancer, another researcher told HealthDay News. Doctors hope that someday they will be able to predict each woman’s risk based on her DNA. The journal Nature Genetics published the study September 19.
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