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Just how big a contributor to cancer risk is obesity? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Obesity is a risk factor for several types of cancer, with a new study looking at additional metabolic risk factors to further define it, and giving rise to the idea of metabolically healthy versus unhealthy obesity. William Nelson, director of …
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Starting to control cardiovascular risk factors early is your best course, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Heart attacks and dementia are linked, a new Johns Hopkins study shows. Michelle Johannsen, a stroke and cardiovascular expert and study author, says reducing your risk factors even before the first problem starts is the best strategy. Johannsen: If you're …
How is it that heart attacks and dementia are linked? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A Johns Hopkins study of over 30,000 people has shown that people who have heart attacks are at increased risk to develop dementia. Michelle Johannsen, a stroke and cardiovascular expert at Hopkins and study author, says the primary driver is …
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Will the threat of impaired cognition motivate people to address risk factors? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Why would having a heart attack increase risk for dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Looking at heart attacks among more than 30,000 people and following them for years has shown that having a heart attack increases someone’s risk for dementia. That’s according to Michelle Johannsen, a stroke and cardiovascular expert at Johns Hopkins and …
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Can having a heart attack impact your brain health? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Having had a heart attack can put you at risk for dementia years later, a Johns Hopkins study led by Michelle Johannsen, a stroke and cardiovascular expert, shows. Johannsen: We had expected for a little while that acute myocardial infarction …
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