Heart Health

This news channel includes content on cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiac risk stratification, diagnosis, screening programs, and management of major risk factors that include diabetes, hypertension, diet, life style, cholesterol, obesity, ethnicity and socio-economic disparities.
 

War injuries, PTSD can double risk of hypertension

War injuries and subsequent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been found to double the risk for high blood pressure, according to a new study published in Hypertension on March 19.

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Early onset puberty ups risks of obesity later in life

Girls who enter puberty earlier have an increased risk of obesity as they get older, according to research published online Feb. 6 in the International Journal of Obesity.