News tagged with 'Heart Problems'

Energy drinks are loaded with caffeine, yet because they fall under the category of "dietary supplement" they are unregulated and their caffeine content is not required to be limited or listed.  Marketers have turned the lax regulations into a $5.4 billion industry targeting young men. This study concludes labels are needed.  

Pericardial fat, that is fat that accumulates around the heart, seems to have more to do with the development of coronary artery plaque than other factors, such as your waist circumference, this Wake Forest study found.   

Men living in areas of high unemployment and those with low-paying jobs are more likely to die of heart disease according to a new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study found that men living in prosperous areas such as Utah, Hawaii, and Colorado were less likely to die of heart di

Deaths caused by cancer and heart disease, the two leading causes of American fatalities, declined in 1999 according to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, deaths from diabetes and high blood pressure increased. Heart disease , cancer , stroke , chronic lower resp

Fruits, vegetables and other low-fat foods are the keys to a healthy heart according to studies recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The first study, which included male and female healthcare workers, found that diets high in vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables protected against coronary heart diseas

The adenovirus, the virus responsible for the common cold and pinkeye, may be responsible for the majority of heart transplant rejections in children, according to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Doctors have long suspected that viruses caused problems with many kinds of transplants. M