Taking low-dose aspirin daily doesn’t delay the onset of disability in healthy older people. Nor does it prevent heart attack or stroke in those who hadn’t experienced either condition before.
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It’s been trendy for some time – but these nuts are filled with saturated fat.
The researchers found a link between sleeping for longer than eight hours a night and getting heart disease or dying prematurely. But they didn’t show the sleep duration caused these problems.
Your weight during your youth could have an effect on your heart for the rest of your life.
Cardiac arrest is a major complication and killer of hospitalized patients, with only about 1 in 5 surviving. A recent study compared responses within hospitals to learn how to improve outcomes.
New research shows women receive sub-optimal care after they have a heart attack and are twice as likely than men to die six months after the attack.
Health coaching looks like more than a fad – it comes with impressive research findings and is winning over the NHS.
The study only showed a correlation between drinking coffee and living longer, but it’s still plausible coffee caused the effect.
New guidelines for high blood pressure lower the numbers to define and diagnose high blood pressure. Here are some things you need to know, including how to make sure you get an accurate reading.
A new study has found too few Indigenous people are getting health checks, despite their elevated risk of heart problems.
Researchers are learning even more about how a sedentary lifestyle is bad for our bodies. A recent study shows a link between sitting patterns and diabetes in older people.
A new study found those who reported walking faster were less likely to die prematurely.
A low diversity of gut bacteria may help explain heart attacks in young people, women and certain ethnic groups.
Our new study has found that people who suffer from severe mental illness are at a much higher risk of dying from preventable diseases and conditions.
Previously, a person would be diagnosed with high blood pressure if their systolic reading was 140mmHg. But it’s recommended this threshold be lowered to 130mmHg, which will do more harm than good.
Drinking one unit of alcohol reduces your life expectancy by 15 to 30 minutes.
Sugar taxes fail to tackle the root of the problem – the production and marketing of foods that cause chronic disease.
Most men, women and children in Canada exceed the tolerable upper limits of salt for their bodies. Consumers need to understand how much salt is too much – to avoid hypertension and heart disease.
The growing list of alcohol-related diseases includes bowel cancers, mouth and oesophageal cancers, breast cancers, heart disease, respiratory infections and mental health problems.
College students may think they are living a fit life, but a recent study adds to growing research that suggests that many students are developing risk factors for heart disease.
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Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Team Head, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
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Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
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Clinical Professorial Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Registered Dietitian, Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Faculty of Professional Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oslo
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Professor and Laboratory Head of Physical Activity, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
