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A new French study shows people who regularly work ten-hour days have a 29% greater risk of having a stroke than their peers. Long hours also affect your relationships, sleep and mental health.
Heart disease and stroke is the leading cause of death for Australian women. There are many risk factors for heart disease, but one we don’t pay enough attention to is poor mental health.
All around the world, women are living longer than men. While women are born with some early advantages, there are lifestyle factors that men can modify to improve their lot.
Research in mice shows that estrogen replacement therapy has the greatest chance of reducing cardiovascular disease risk if it is begun soon after menopause.
Using a large family whose members suffered from mitral valve prolapse, one of the most common heart diseases worldwide, researchers have discovered one cause of the disorder.
South Africa needs to continue public awareness campaigns to reduce excessive salt intake to protect cardiovascular health.
Sitting has been maligned in recent years for its role in obesity and diabetes. Now, a recent study in older women suggests that sedentary behavior may also increase heart disease risk.
When did eating become so confusing? In the 1960s, studies began to show a link between heart disease and dietary fat, and fat was demonized. As it turns out, fat is nuanced and may not be so bad.
As you age, your body deteriorates and your risk of disease and injury increases. Here’s a decade by decade guide to what you’re up against – and what you can do about it.
It may not be popular, but an increase in the cost of alcohol would make us drink less and consume fewer kilojoules.
A new study has found one type of concentrated fish oil supplement reduces the risk of heart attacks and stroke among people with heart disease. But these findings apply to a certain group of people.
Cohorts, or groups of people, are followed over time in longitudinal studies – imagine the study subjects marching forward together through the years, like a group of soldiers.
How a price-hiking “meat tax” could prevent 220,000 deaths and save more than US$40 billion in health care costs around the world every year.
Eating meat damages the environment and has been linked with higher risk of disease, but you don’t have to go vegan to make a difference to your health and the planet.
Doctors have long acknowledged heart attacks are more likely to occur in cold weather. But now a major study has confirmed it.
Noncommunicable diseases are a growing problem in Africa. Among women, heart disease is a particular concern. Medication to treat it can interfere with pregnancy, making women undesirable partners.
People suffering chronic breathlessness often end up going to hospital because they don’t have the proper help to manage the problem.
A bioengineer collaborates with artists, clinicians and patients to come up with an art exhibition with heart.
New data underscore that adults with no high school diploma or GED are at the greatest risk for the leading causes of disease and death.
Top contributors
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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
