Metabolic Syndrome Hikes Heart Risk
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People with at least three signs of what&#39;s known as metabolic syndrome are at increased risk of dying from coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the Aug. 24 issue of Circulation.
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NEW YORK  - The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increased among middle-aged adults who regularly drink carbonated soft drinks, even soda that is calorie-free, new research suggests.
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As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said
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NEW YORK  - Nearly one third of overweight  or obese teenagers have the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of  disorders that raise the risk of developing heart disease and  diabetes, according to a new report.
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Diabetes triples the likelihood that postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease will develop heart failure, according to a study published Monday.
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On-the-job stress can increase your blood pressure, adding to your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to evidence from two new studies by Heart and Stroke Foundation researchers.
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Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome and elevated blood pressure.
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A whopping 75 million Americans may have something called metabolic syndrome. How Big Pharma turned obesity into a desease and then invented the drugs to cure it. By Thomas Goetz from Wired magazine.
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The risk of Alzheimer&#39;s disease is increased in people with diabetes, who are &quot;resistant&quot; to the effects of insulin and therefore develop high blood glucose levels.
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NEW YORK  - The risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart-related causes is raised substantially for people who have suffered a stroke, even for those without high-risk features, according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - People who manage to reduce their waistlines may also lower their risk for diabetes and heart disease, a study suggests.
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A spectrum of heart-stressing symptoms  called metabolic syndrome raises the risk of dementia,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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If your brother or sister had a heart attack or has heart disease, researchers at Johns Hopkins say you&#39;re 2.5 to three times more likely to have coronary atherosclerosis.
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NEW YORK  - Diabetes triples the likelihood  that postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease will  develop heart failure, according to a study published Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and people with diabetes come into that category.
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Abdominal obesity is a bigger heart attack risk factor in Latin America than elsewhere, partly because of surging consumption of junk foods loaded with sugar and fat, researchers reported on Monday.
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Children with a clustering of  cardiovascular risk factors that define the so-called metabolic  syndrome are very likely to have the syndrome in mid-adulthood,  or even overt heart disease or diabetes, according to a new  study.