Optimism Associated with Lowered Risk of Dying from Heart Disease
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NEW YORK  - Blood vessel plaques and the heart&#39;s pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who&#39;ve suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Being open and easy-going can  win you friends, and it probably won't raise your cancer risk  either, according to a study published Monday.
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For the first month or so after my heart attack (at age 38, no family history, no obvious risk factors apart from being a man), I left the light on at night and cried myself to sleep. Having been startled by my own mortality -- the inevitability of it, the unfairness of it -- I was certain I was ...
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Those Type A go-getters aren't the only ones stressing their hearts. Nervous Nelsons seem to be, too. Researchers reported Monday that chronic anxiety can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, at least in men. The findings add another trait to a growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease, including anger or hostility, Type A behavior, and depression.
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NEW YORK  - Hostility could increase people's risk of heart disease by depleting their levels of certain heart-healthy antioxidants, new research suggests.
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People in their 50s and 60s who get regular exercise are about 35 percent less likely to die within eight years than inactive people in the same age group, says a University of Michigan Health System study.
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A study conducted by &#39;Interheart&#39; and published in The Lancet, has confirmed that stress increases the heart attack risk among people.
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DELFT, Netherlands, Nov 01, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Highly optimistic patients have lower risks of death in general as well as lower rates of cardiovascular death than pessimists, a Dutch study found.
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Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark
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Most people who live with serious disability or illness, such as kidney failure, appear to adapt well and maintain a healthy outlook on life, new research reports.
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BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The common perception that terminally ill people can hold fast to life is just an illusion, a recent study showed.
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Whether your brothers or sisters had early heart disease is the best predictor of your own heart health, US research suggests. Sibling history predicted heart disease risk better than parental history or traditional
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People under intense deadline pressure are six times more likely to have a heart attack than those who don&#39;t face such stress, Swedish researchers conclude from a new study.
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The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers are reporting.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults who are simultaneously hostile and depressed may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
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WEDNESDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- In what doctors admit is a paradox, new European research shows that obese patients have half the risk of dying after a heart attack compared with normal-weight patients.