Stroke Caused By This Widespread New Work Trend

Stroke Caused By This Widespread New Work Trend

by | Aug 27, 2019

We spend at least a third of our lives at work, so scientists have always been interested in the effects of work on our health. The journal Stroke has just published a study that explores the health effects of how we work. And the results are terrifying! Eight hours a...
Heart Health Determined By This Childhood Act

Heart Health Determined By This Childhood Act

by | Aug 23, 2019

They say that youth is wasted on the young because we’re generally wiser when we’re older, and by the time we’re wise enough to make the best decisions for ourselves our best years have already passed us by. But a new study in the journal PLOS Medicine reveals that...
Cholesterol Drugs Can Triple Your Risk of This Serious Disease

Cholesterol Drugs Can Triple Your Risk of This Serious Disease

by | Aug 13, 2019

These drugs are the most commonly prescribed drugs for high cholesterol. They’re so common that researchers think more than a quarter of middle-aged Americans are taking them. But a new study by scientists at Ohio State University in Columbus now suggests that these...
Cut Your Heart Attack Risk By 50%

Cut Your Heart Attack Risk By 50%

by | Aug 12, 2019

If you want to cut your heart attack risk by doing something that doesn’t involve dieting, exercise, or giving up bad habits, then researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have got some good news for you. They’ve found a free and easy way to get a...
Sitting and Heart Health

Sitting and Heart Health

by | Aug 10, 2019

There are lots of good reasons to sit down these days, and unfortunately for our hearts one of them is good television. There’s just so much of it! But if you’re also sitting for hours at a desk job too then you’re getting a double dose of badness. Sitting down for...