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Healthy Living Can Conquer Heart Disease Genes
Healthy Living Can Conquer Heart Disease Genes
SUNDAY, Nov. 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- If your parent or sibling died young from cardiovascular disease, take heart: There are ways you can counter any genetic predisposition to the illness.New research shows that people can minimize an inherited risk for heart attack by living right -- exercising, eating healthy, staying slim and quitting smoking.Even with a little effort in these areas, people can cut their high genetic risk of heart disease by more than half, said senior researcher Dr. Sekar Kathiresan, director of the Center for Human Genetic Research at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.But the opposite also is true, Kathiresan warned.
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Beer a Day Helps Prevent Stroke and Heart Disease
Beer a Day Helps Prevent Stroke and Heart Disease
A beer a day helps cut the risk of developing cardiovascular disease or having a stroke, according to a study from Pennsylvania State University.Moderate drinking slows the decline of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) — good cholesterol — that's normal as a person ages.HDL helps protect against cardiovascular diseaseThe study followed 80,000 healthy Chinese adults for six years.They were divided into groups that ranged from those who never drank to those who drank heavily, which was defined as more than two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women.
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Heart Disease Rates Fell 20 Percent Since 1980s
Heart Disease Rates Fell 20 Percent Since 1980sSUNDAY, Nov. 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that cases of heart disease have dropped 20 percent in the United States in the last four decades.Experts credit the trend to better detection and prevention of risk factors that endanger heart health."That means all the efforts are paying off," said senior researcher Michael Pencina.He is director of biostatistics for the Duke Clinical Research Institute at Duke University, in Durham, N.C.
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