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Oakland: Long-term exposure to air pollution is tied to an increased risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart disease — with the greatest harms impacting under-resourced communities, new Kaiser Permanente research shows. more
Lifelong bachelors face poorest Prognosis with heart failure, finds study
Washington: Men who never married were more than twice as likely to die within about five years after a heart failure diagnosis compared with women of any marital status or men who were p ...
Study reveals insomnia tied to greater risk of heart attack, especially in women
Washington: People who suffer from insomnia were 69% more likely to have a heart attack compared to those who didn’t have the sleep disorder during an average nine years of follow-u ...
Better economic connectedness on social media linked with lower rates of premature death: Study
Washington: Places with higher rates of economic connectedness—linkages between people of lower and higher socioeconomic status as indicated by Facebook friendships—had signif ...
Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report
New York: From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said ...
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- Study reveals relationship between air pollution and higher heart risks
- Lifelong bachelors face poorest Prognosis with heart failure, finds study
- Study reveals insomnia tied to greater risk of heart attack, especially in women
- Better economic connectedness on social media linked with lower rates of premature death: Study
- Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report