Having an apple-shaped body, with fat concentrated mainly in the abdominal area, as opposed to a pear-shaped body, with fat mainly around the hips, is associated with elevated blood pressure in the kidneys and an increased risk of kidney disease,… Read More ›
Mom’s admonishment to “Eat your veggies” appears to be sound advice, at least with respect to reducing risk of heart disease. Researchers from the University of Oxford in England found that compared with people who eat meat and fish, vegetarians… Read More ›
Some patients with high blood pressure require as many as 3 antihypertensive drugs to bring their condition under control. For patients receiving such triple therapy, research appearing today in BMJ suggests taking certain commonly used painkillers such as ibuprofen or… Read More ›
The long and winding road may be hazardous to one’s health. New research findings appearing today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggest that longer commuting distances are associated with less physical activity and less cardiorespiratory fitness, as well… Read More ›
Although some may assume that population-wide screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and monitoring its progression in individuals diagnosed with the condition might help improve clinical outcomes through earlier intervention, there is insufficient evidence about associated benefits or harms, say… Read More ›
Today, on World Kidney Day, researchers buck conventional wisdom with a report showing that not all patients with chronic kidney disease are destined to develop kidney failure. The study, published today in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology… Read More ›
More women are experiencing strokes during pregnancy or shortly after delivery, according to a study published today in the journal Stroke. The researchers used data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, the largest collection of nationwide data on hospitalizations, to compare… Read More ›
Middle-aged women without cardiovascular disease who develop an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation have a low but significantly increased risk of dying. This finding, from research reported today in JAMA, is based on a study of 34 722 women who… Read More ›
National policies that advise restricting sodium (salt) intake to reduce the risk of hypertension might not provide the anticipated cardiovascular benefits and may even be detrimental to health, report researchers in an article in today’s JAMA. In the study, the… Read More ›
It’s a common perception that people with obesity who are apple-shaped and have a lot of fat around the waist have a greater risk of heart problems than those who are pear-shaped with fat mostly around the hips and buttocks…. Read More ›
