Being A Woman Is Not A Risk For Heart Disease
High-carb diet boosts heart disease risk
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Heart Disease: The Number One Killer in Women
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...minute from a cardiovascular event. Yet coronary heart disease is still considered by many as a... Read more »
What You Can Do to Prevent Heart Disease
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...Heart Association, nearly every woman is in danger of heart disease and stroke. This means that... Read more »
Knowing your heart disease risk: How does cholesterol fit in?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...levels are directly related to an increased risk of heart disease and that the relationship is... Read more »
Fear of Breast Cancer: Are Women Overreacting?
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...cancer in women. They say—and they’re right—that heart disease kills 10 times as many... Read more »
Diabetes Risk during Pregnancy
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...high blood pressure, kidney disease, nerve damage, heart disease, or blindness. If you have... Read more »
Health Guide
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you already had a heart attack, keeping your cholesterol under control is... Read more »Taking Responsibility for your Weight
...over 35). She had a family history that was remarkable for the death of her mother of arteriosclerotic heart disease at age 55. She was sent by her primary care physician due to some unusual... Read more »Dexedrine
...following health conditions you may have, or if there is a family history of any of the following: Heart disease or congenital heart defectHigh blood pressureEpilepsy other seizure disorderTics... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...will experience a serious heart event. About 25% of all Americans have one or more risk factors for heart disease. Most risk factors for heart disease are related to lifestyle and environmental... Read more »Menopause: Complications
...cholesterol (the so-called bad cholesterol). Her risks for serious disorders are estimated at 46% for heart disease, 20% for stroke, and 15% for hip fracture. In addition, about 8% of people over... Read more »Images
Learn heart disease risk factors. Are you at risk for heart disease?... Read more »
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Heart Test Raises Cancer Risk for Some
July 24, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A cutting-edge test aimed at diagnosing heart disease might also be putting some people at risk for cancer. Researchers arrived... Read summary »
High Blood Sugar Increases Birth Risks
May 20, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Even if a pregnant woman doesn't have diabetes, higher than normal blood sugar levels put her and her babies at risk for birth... Read summary »
Heart Attack Treatment Favors Men
December 16, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Although heart attack kills an equal number of men and women... Read summary »
Heart risk drops quickly for women who stop smoking
August 07, 2009A new study shows that the risk of dying from heart disease drops 21 percent in the first five years after a woman quits smoking. The risk of other... Read summary »
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