Items Tagged with 'Heart disease'

Drinking alcohol – even at levels considered safe – could lead to heart failure, a team of Irish researchers is warning.

Shreveport, LA — Firefighters’ risk of developing atrial fibrillation – an abnormal heart rhythm that can trigger serious health problems – increases with the number of fires they respond to, results of a recent study show.

Sendai, Japan — Thirty minutes of weight training a week can help prolong your life, results of a recent study out of Japan suggest.

Padua, Italy — Proving that it’s better late than never, Italian researchers have concluded that 20 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous exercise in early old age (70-75) can help ward off major heart disease after 80.

February is Heart Health Month. Try this quiz.

Chicago — If you smoke, you’re at greater risk of dying of heart disease than lung cancer – with fatal heart attacks and strokes often striking without prior warning, according to a recent study.

Houston — Adopting the credo “20 for seven” this February – which is American Heart Month – and beyond may boost your heart health 24/7 for two extra decades, regardless of your genetic predisposition to cardiovascular disease.

San Francisco — Chicken wings and chili aren’t the only potential overindulgences to be careful about on Super Bowl Sunday. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, are warning that excessive alcohol consumption during major sporting events and holidays may increase your risk of an episode of atrial fibrillation – an abnormal heart rhythm that can trigger serious health problems.

Bethesda, MD — A lifetime of good hydration habits may lower your risk of heart failure, say researchers from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Dallas — When it comes to heart-healthy eating, balance is key, the American Heart Association says in a scientific statement published Nov. 2.