General Health
Mothers who breastfed are 34 percent less likely to die of heart disease
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 10 minutes ago
Mothers who breastfeed their babies have a lower risk of developing or
dying from heart disease than those who don't breastfeed, finds new
research from the University of Sydney, Australia.
Published in *Journal of the American Heart Association*, the study of over
100,000 Australian mothers participating in the Sax Institute's 45 and Up
Study found women who breastfed had a 14 percent lower risk of developing,
and 34 percent lower risk of dying from, cardiovascular disease.
This is an important finding given heart disease is the leading cause of
death for women worldwide, says lead... more »
African refugee women experience healthier pregnancies than women born in the United States
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 day ago
African refugee women experience healthier pregnancies than women born in
the United States, despite receiving less prenatal care, found a recent
University at Buffalo study.
Compared to U.S.-born black and white women, African refugee women had
fewer pre-pregnancy health risks, fewer preterm births and higher rates of
vaginal deliveries. Surprisingly, the refugee women were more likely to
delay beginning prenatal care until the second trimester.
The disparity, says the researchers, may be tied to various unhealthy
behaviors and practices present within U.S. culture. For African refu... more »
Early sports specialization tied to increased injury rates
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 day ago
Sixty million kids participate in organized athletics each year with ever
increasing amounts of children specializing in one sport before the age of
14 with hopes of a college scholarship or professional career on the line.
However, researchers presenting their work at the AOSSM/AANA Specialty Day
today reveal that this early intense participation might come at the cost
of increased injuries during their athletic careers.
"Our research indicated that athletes who specialized in their varsity
sport before the age of 14 were more likely to report a history of injuries
and multiple co... more »
Guidance for preventing heart disease, stroke released
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 day ago
The choices we make every day can have a lasting effect on our heart and
vascular health. Adopting a heart healthy eating plan, getting more
exercise, avoiding tobacco and managing known risk factors are among the
key recommendations in the 2019 Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular
Disease guideline from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the
American Heart Association (AHA). Also, it is recommended that aspirin
should only rarely be used to help prevent heart attacks and stroke in
people without known cardiovascular disease.
The guideline, presented today at ACC's 68th An... more »
A nap a day keeps high blood pressure at bay
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
It seems that napping may do more than just reboot our energy level and
improve our mood. New research being presented at the American College of
Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session found that people who took
advantage of a midday snooze were more likely to have a noticeable drop in
blood pressure compared with those who didn't nap.
"Midday sleep appears to lower blood pressure levels at the same magnitude
as other lifestyle changes. For example, salt and alcohol reduction can
bring blood pressure levels down by 3 to 5 mm Hg," said Manolis
Kallistratos, MD, cardiologist at t... more »
Diet
Eating fish may help prevent asthma
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 11 minutes ago
A scientist from James Cook University in Australia says an innovative
study has revealed new evidence that eating fish can help prevent asthma.
Professor Andreas Lopata from JCU's Australian Institute of Tropical Health
and Medicine, (AITHM) took part in the study which tested 642 people who
worked in a fish processing factory in a small village in South Africa.
"Around 334 million people worldwide have asthma, and about a quarter of a
million people die from it every year. In Australia, one in nine have
asthma (about 2.7 million), and among Indigenous Australians this rate is
alm... more »
Long-term, high nut consumption could be the key to better cognitive health in older people
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 38 minutes ago
Long-term, high nut consumption could be the key to better cognitive health
in older people according to new research from the University of South
Australia.
In a study of 4822 Chinese adults aged 55+ years, researchers found that
eating more than 10 grams of nuts a day was positively associated with
better mental functioning, including improved thinking, reasoning and
memory.
Lead researcher, UniSA's Dr Ming Li, says the study is the first to report
an association between cognition and nut intake in older Chinese adults,
providing important insights into increasing mental health i... more »
Does alcohol consumption have an effect on arthritis?
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 51 minutes ago
Several previous studies have demonstrated that moderate alcohol
consumption is linked with less severe disease and better quality of life
in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but a new *Arthritis Care & Research*
study suggests that this might not be because drinking alcohol is
beneficial.
In the 16,762-patient study, patients with a higher severity of disease
were more likely to discontinue the use of alcohol and less likely to
initiate use, and patients with greater disability and poor physical and
mental quality of life were less likely to use alcohol over time. Also,
alcohol... more »
Drinking hot tea linked with elevated risk of esophageal cancer
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 52 minutes ago
Previous studies have revealed a link between hot tea drinking and risk of
esophageal cancer, but until now, no study has examined this association
using prospectively and objectively measured tea drinking temperature. A
new *International Journal of Cancer* study achieved this by following
50,045 individuals aged 40 to 75 years for a median of 10 years.
During follow-up, 317 new cases of esophageal cancer were identified.
Compared with drinking less than 700 ml of tea per day at less than 60°C,
drinking 700 ml per day or more at a higher temperature (60°C or higher)
was associated... more »
Sugary drinks may be associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 day ago
Frequently drinking sugar-sweetened drinks, such as sodas and sports
drinks, was associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular
diseases and, to a lesser extent, cancers, according to new research in the
American Heart Association's journal *Circulation*.
Among study participants the risk of death rose as people drank more
sugar-sweetened drinks. In addition, substituting one sugary drink a day
with an artificially sweetened drink was associated with a slightly lower
risk of dying, but drinking four or more artificially sweetened drinks a
day was associated with a ... more »
Higher egg and cholesterol consumption hikes heart disease and early death risk
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 4 days ago
Cancel the cheese omelet. There is sobering news for egg lovers who have
been happily gobbling up their favorite breakfast since the 2015-2020
Dietary Guidelines for Americans no longer limited how much dietary
cholesterol or how many eggs they could eat.
A large, new Northwestern Medicine study reports adults who ate more eggs
and dietary cholesterol had a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular
disease and death from any cause.
"The take-home message is really about cholesterol, which happens to be
high in eggs and specifically yolks," ... more »
Eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
A team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of
Biochemistry at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National
University of Singapore (NUS) has found that seniors who consume more than
two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 per cent reduced odds
of having mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
A portion was defined as three quarters of a cup of cooked mushrooms with
an average weight of around 150 grams. Two portions would be equivalent to
approximately half a plate. While the portion sizes act as a guideline, it
was shown that even one small p... more »
Yo-yo dieting may increase women's heart disease risk
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
Yo-yo dieting may make it harder for women to control a variety of heart
disease risk factors, according to preliminary research presented at the
American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and
Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2019, a premier global exchange
of the latest advances in population-based cardiovascular science for
researchers and clinicians.
"Achieving a healthy weight is generally recommended as heart healthy but
maintaining weight loss is difficult and fluctuations in weight may make it
harder to achieve ideal cardiovascular health,"... more »
Moderate alcohol consumption linked with high blood pressure
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
A study of more than 17,000 U.S. adults shows that moderate alcohol
consumption--seven to 13 drinks per week--substantially raises one's risk
of high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to research being
presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific
Session.
The findings contrast with some previous studies that have associated
moderate drinking with a lower risk of some forms of heart disease. Most
previous studies, however, have not assessed high blood pressure among
moderate drinkers. Since hypertension is a leading risk factor for heart
attack... more »
Medicine
Statins: unexpected benefits
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 13 minutes ago
While investigating why cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins cause
negative side effects such as blurred vision, short-term memory loss or
increased risk for diabetes, cellular chemists at The University of Toledo
discovered several previously unknown benefits.
It is well-established statins can help lower the risk of heart attack by
lowering blood cholesterol, but statins also may play a protective role in
the event of a heart attack because they can suppress a biological process
that disrupts cardiac function.
By suppressing the activity of key cellular receptors called G
pro... more »
Taking statins for heart disease cuts risk in half, yet only 6 percent of patients taking as directed
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 day ago
A new study has found that patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease cut their risk of a second major adverse cardiovascular event by
almost 50 percent, if they adhere to taking a statin medication as
prescribed by their doctors.
While that's good news for patients, the bad news, however, is that
researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake
City found that only about six percent of patients are in fact following
the statin regimen given to them to lower their cholesterol, negating any
potential cardiovascular benefits.
"A lot of clinical tr... more »
Research ties common heartburn medications to kidney disease and failure
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 day ago
Common medications prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux and ulcers
are linked to increased risks for kidney failure and chronic kidney
disease, found a recent University at Buffalo study.
Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), a group of drugs that reduce the
production of stomach acid, increases the risk of chronic kidney disease by
20 percent and raises the risk of kidney failure by four times. Risks were
highest among people at least 65 years old.
The research, published in February in *Pharmacotherapy*, is one of the
first large, long-term studies to examine the effects of P... more »
Statins, which are used to prevent cardiovascular diseases, also guard against brain hemorrhages.
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 6 days ago
The drugs statins, which are used to prevent cardiovascular diseases, also
guard against brain hemorrhages. This is the conclusion of most extensive
study ever carried out, which thus also rebuffs suspicions of the opposite
being true.
As well as lowering blood cholesterol, the medication statin also acts to
guard against haemorrhages. This is shown by the results of the largest
study in the world so far, which followed more than half-a-million people
being treated with statin over a decade.
"With this study we refute a concern raised by earlier studies that
treatment with statins ... more »
Inactive ingredients in pills and capsules may cause allergic, adverse reactions
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 6 days ago
A new study led by a team of investigators from Brigham and Women's
Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that the vast
majority of the most frequently prescribed medications in the U.S. contain
at least one ingredient capable of causing an adverse reaction. Known as
inactive ingredients, these components are added to improve the taste,
shelf-life, absorption and other characteristics of a pill, but the authors
found that more than 90 percent of all oral medications tested contained at
least one ingredient that can cause allergic or gastrointestinal symptoms... more »
Getting a flu shot while hospitalized lowers the chance of a heart attack
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
There's now another reason to get your yearly flu shot. Not only can it
protect you from the body aches, fever and fatigue associated with a bout
of influenza, it may even prevent you from having a heart attack, according
to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th
Annual Scientific Session. The study of nearly 30 million hospital records
shows that people who got a flu shot while hospitalized had a 10 percent
lower risk of having a heart attack that year compared to people who
visited a hospital but did not get the vaccine during their stay.
The study ... more »
Exercise
Even low levels of leisure time physical activity lowers risk of death
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 35 minutes ago
Even low-level physical activities, such as walking or gardening, are
associated with a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer
or any cause finds a large observational study published online in the *British
Journal of Sports Medicine*.
Higher amounts of activity or more vigorous activities, such as running,
cycling and competitive sports, are associated with additional health
benefits that are not outweighed by the risks of participating in these
activities, the authors say.
Every year, a representative sample of the US population is asked about
their health and lif... more »
Getting active later in life brings benefits
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 day ago
Physical activity reduces the risk of many chronic illnesses and increases
the odds of a longer, healthier life. But it hasn’t been clear whether the
benefits of exercise differ based on when during their lives people are
most active.
Researchers led by Dr. Pedro Saint-Maurice from NIH’s National Cancer
Institute (NCI) wanted to examine this question in more detail. They looked
at data collected from more than 300,000 Americans who participated in the
NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.
People aged 50 to 71 were invited to join the study in the mid-1990s. They
filled out surveys that ca... more »
Light physical activity linked to lower risk of heart disease in older women
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 5 days ago
Light physical activity such as gardening, strolling through a park, and
folding clothes might be enough to significantly lower the risk of
cardiovascular disease among women 63 and older, a new study has found.
This kind of activity, researchers said, appears to reduce the risk of
cardiovascular disease events such as stroke or heart failure by up to 22
percent, and the risk of heart attack or coronary death, by as much as 42
percent.
The results of the study, which was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, appea... more » Engaging in physical activity could reduce long-term mortality
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
Cognitive frailty is a heterogeneous clinical manifestation characterized
by the simultaneous presence of both physical frailty and cognitive
impairment, in the absence of dementia, and it seems to entail a greater
death risk than physical frailty or cognitive impairment separately.
Despite the potential effect of regular physical activity to slow cognitive
decline and its association with lower mortality in nonfrail individuals,
no previous studies have investigated whether and to what extent physical
activity could attenuate the effect of cognitive frailty on mortality.
Colleagues... more »
The ups and downs of sit-stand desks
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
Have a seat. No, wait! Stand. With researchers suggesting that "sitting is
the new smoking," sit-stand desks (SSD) have become a common tool to quell
sedentary behavior in an office environment. As this furniture becomes
ubiquitous, conflicting opinions have arisen on its effectiveness. The
University of Pittsburgh's Dr. April Chambers worked with collaborators to
gather data from 53 studies and published a scoping review article
detailing current information on the benefits of SSDs.
"There has been a great deal of scientific research about sit-stand desks
in the past few years, but... more »
Moderate muscle strength may lower risk for type 2 diabetes
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
Of the 30 million Americans with diabetes, 90 to 95 percent have type 2,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New research shows building muscle strength may be one way to lower risk
for the disease. The study of more than 4,500 adults found moderate muscle
mass reduced the risk for type 2 diabetes by 32 percent. The benefits were
independent of cardiorespiratory fitness, and higher levels of muscle
strength did not provide additional protection. The findings are published
in the journal *Mayo Clinic Proceedings*.
DC (Duck-chul) Lee, associate professor of k... more »
Never too late for adults to benefit from physical activity
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
t may never be too late for adults to become physically active and enjoy
some health benefits. This observational study looked at how patterns of
leisure-time physical activity from adolescence (15 to 18) to later
adulthood (40-61) were associated with risk of dying using data for 315,000
U.S. adults. The results suggest maintaining physical activity from
adolescence into later adulthood was associated with lower risk of dying
and so was increasing leisure-time physical activity in adulthood,
including from age 41 to 60, for adults who had been less active. The study
relied on sel... more »
Long-term, high nut consumption could be the key to better cognitive health in older people
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 38 minutes ago
Long-term, high nut consumption could be the key to better cognitive health
in older people according to new research from the University of South
Australia.
In a study of 4822 Chinese adults aged 55+ years, researchers found that
eating more than 10 grams of nuts a day was positively associated with
better mental functioning, including improved thinking, reasoning and
memory.
Lead researcher, UniSA's Dr Ming Li, says the study is the first to report
an association between cognition and nut intake in older Chinese adults,
providing important insights into increasing mental health i... more »
Lowering blood pressure prevents worsening brain damage in elderly
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 day ago
But see:
Lower blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of death in
adults over the age of 80
Elderly people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, who took medicine
to keep their 24-hour systolic blood pressure around 130 mm Hg for three
years showed significantly less accumulation of harmful brain lesions
compared with those taking medicine to maintain a systolic blood pressure
around 145 mm Hg, according to research presented at the American College
of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session. However, the reduction in
brain lesions, visible as bright white spot... more »
Lower blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of death in adults over the age of 80, and in adults who have previously had a heart attack or stroke
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
Until recently, physicians had generally assumed that older adults benefit
from keeping their blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg. However, researchers
from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now found that this
assumption does not apply to all patients with high blood pressure. The
reality is, in fact, quite the opposite: lower blood pressure is associated
with an increased risk of death in adults over the age of 80, and in adults
who have previously had a heart attack or stroke. Results from this study
have been published in the *European Heart Journal**.
Approximately 70 to ... more »
For older adults, sense of control tied to feeling younger
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 4 days ago
A recent study finds that older adults feel younger when they feel that
they have more control over their daily lives, regardless of stress or
health concerns. However, stress and health - not a sense of control - play
a significant role in how old younger adults feel.
"We recently found that there are things older adults can do to improve
their feelings of control in their everyday lives," says Shevaun Neupert, a
professor of psychology at North Carolina State University and co-author of
a paper on the work. "Now this study highlights how those feelings of
control influence percep... more »
Periodontitis may raise the risk for developing dementia
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 4 days ago
Gum disease (gingivitis) that goes untreated can become periodontitis. When
this happens, the infection that affected your gums causes loss in the bone
that supports your teeth. Periodontitis is the main cause of tooth loss in
adults.Interestingly, periodontitis is also a risk factor for developing
dementia, one of the leading causes for disability in older adults. A
United Nations forecast estimates that 1 in 85 individuals will be
diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia, by the year 2050.
Reducing the risk factors that lead to dementia and Alzheimer's disease
could... more »
Older adults should wait until October to get their flu immunization
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 5 days ago
When flu season peaks after mid-winter, tens of thousands of influenza
cases and hundreds of deaths can likely be avoided if older adults wait
until October to get their flu immunization, a University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine analysis reveals in the April issue of the *American
Journal of Preventive Medicine*.
The protection offered by the flu vaccine wanes as the season progresses, a
previous study has shown, which indicates that waiting until closer to the
start of flu season ensures greater immunity. However, if flu season
arrives early or i... more »
Light physical activity linked to lower risk of heart disease in older women
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 5 days ago
Light physical activity such as gardening, strolling through a park, and
folding clothes might be enough to significantly lower the risk of
cardiovascular disease among women 63 and older, a new study has found.
This kind of activity, researchers said, appears to reduce the risk of
cardiovascular disease events such as stroke or heart failure by up to 22
percent, and the risk of heart attack or coronary death, by as much as 42
percent.
The results of the study, which was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, appea... more »
More vitamin D may improve memory but too much may slow reaction time
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 6 days ago
How much vitamin D can boost memory, learning and decision-making in older
adults, and how much is too much?
A unique Rutgers-led study found that overweight and obese older women who
took more than three times the recommended daily dose of vitamin D showed
improvements in memory and learning - but also had slower reaction times.
The researchers hypothesize that slower reaction times may increase the
risk of falling among older people.
The researchers, whose work is in the *Journals of Gerontology: Series A*,
used computers to assess the impact of vitamin D on cognitive function. Th... more »
Diet quality in midlife not associated with later risk for dementia
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
The quality of diet for adults in midlife (average age 50) wasn't
associated with later risk of dementia in a study that included adults
followed for more than two decades. Other observational studies have
suggested diet may be linked to cognitive health but those studies often
had short follow-up periods that could not cover the long preclinical
period before dementia diagnosis. In this study, about 8,200 adults were
without dementia in 1991-1993 and 344 cases of dementia were recorded
during nearly 25 years of follow-up. During that time, the adults completed
diet questionnaires ... more »
Eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
A team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of
Biochemistry at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National
University of Singapore (NUS) has found that seniors who consume more than
two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 per cent reduced odds
of having mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
A portion was defined as three quarters of a cup of cooked mushrooms with
an average weight of around 150 grams. Two portions would be equivalent to
approximately half a plate. While the portion sizes act as a guideline, it
was shown that even one small p... more »
Engaging in physical activity could reduce long-term mortality
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
Cognitive frailty is a heterogeneous clinical manifestation characterized
by the simultaneous presence of both physical frailty and cognitive
impairment, in the absence of dementia, and it seems to entail a greater
death risk than physical frailty or cognitive impairment separately.
Despite the potential effect of regular physical activity to slow cognitive
decline and its association with lower mortality in nonfrail individuals,
no previous studies have investigated whether and to what extent physical
activity could attenuate the effect of cognitive frailty on mortality.
Colleagues... more »
Never too late for adults to benefit from physical activity
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
t may never be too late for adults to become physically active and enjoy
some health benefits. This observational study looked at how patterns of
leisure-time physical activity from adolescence (15 to 18) to later
adulthood (40-61) were associated with risk of dying using data for 315,000
U.S. adults. The results suggest maintaining physical activity from
adolescence into later adulthood was associated with lower risk of dying
and so was increasing leisure-time physical activity in adulthood,
including from age 41 to 60, for adults who had been less active. The study
relied on sel... more »
At what age do you feel 65?
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
A 30-year gap separates countries with the highest and lowest ages at which
people experience the health problems of a 65-year-old, according to a new
scientific study.
Researchers found 76-year-olds in Japan and 46-year-olds in Papua New
Guinea have the same level of age-related health problems as an "average"
person aged 65.
"These disparate findings show that increased life expectancy at older ages
can either be an opportunity or a threat to the overall welfare of
populations, depending on the aging-related health problems the population
experiences regardless of chronological a... more »
Social support and a purpose in life may help preserve cognitive abilities
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
Higher social support and having a sense of purpose in life are each
associated with higher cognitive functioning in middle-aged and older
Hispanics/Latinos, while loneliness has a detrimental effect on cognition,
according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart
Association's Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic
Health Scientific Sessions 2019, a premier global exchange of the latest
advances in population-based cardiovascular science for researchers and
clinicians.
Previous studies have shown that psychological resources (such as optimism... more »
Opioid misuse sending more older adults to emergency departments
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
Emergency department (ED) visits by people age 65 and older who were
identified with opioid misuse and dependence more than tripled between 2006
and 2014, according to new research published by researchers at Towson
University. The study also discovered that opioid misuse was associated
with an increased number of chronic conditions, greater injury risk, and
higher rates of alcohol dependence and mental health diagnoses.
These outcomes are reported in the article "Increasing Rates of Opioid
Misuse Among Older Adults Visiting Emergency Departments" appearing in the
journal *Innovatio... more »
Early onset menstruation linked to high blood pressure in late adulthood,
Jonathan Kantrowitz at Health News Report - 1 week ago
The age a woman begins menstruation is associated with having high blood
pressure later in her life, according to a team of researchers at the
University of Georgia.
Specifically, researchers found that early onset menstruation significantly
increased risk of hypertension in late adulthood, even after controlling
for independent social economic factors, lifestyle behaviors, and other
metabolic measures.
The study, which appeared in *Hypertension Research*, aimed to shed some
light on how the age of menarche and menopause may affect chronic disease
later in life. Existing research o... more »
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