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Moderate to heavy drinking may raise women’s blood pressure

Just two drinks a day could raise a woman’s blood pressure enough to put her at risk for hypertension, Australian researchers say.

Athletes are best judges of whether they're overtraining

Compared to objective measures, like heart rate or oxygen consumption, an athlete's own sense of wellbeing may be a better predictor of whether they're headed for burnout, suggests a research review.

Heart health in young adults tied to later dementia risk

Young adults with healthy blood pressure go on to have better thinking and memory skills in midlife than their peers with higher blood pressure, according to a new analysis.

No link between insomnia and hypertension, study finds

A new analysis finds no link between insomnia and hypertension, despite previously held beliefs that the two conditions are related to one another.

Kiwi Shown to Lower Blood Pressure

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but three kiwis could lower your blood pressure. A study found that eating the fuzzy-skinned fruit with the tart green flesh three times a day was associated with a drop in blood pressure

CVS urges cost controls for new cholesterol drugs

CVS Health warned on Tuesday that the costs of a potent new class of cholesterol treatments could eclipse those of other expensive medicines and overwhelm the U.S. healthcare system "if rigid cost control mechanisms are not put in place."

Jobs with highest and lowest heart disease risk revealed

People's risk of heart disease may differ based on their jobs — workers in service and blue-collar occupations, as well as unemployed people, are at increased risk for heart disease and stroke, according to a new report

For reducing cholesterol, corn oil better than olive oil, study suggests

Consuming vegetable oils has been associated with a reduction in total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad, cholesterol.

Low-carb, vegan diet may reduce risk for heart disease

A low-carbohydrate, vegan diet may reduce a person’s risk for heart disease by 10 percent over 10 years, Medical News Today reported.

Younger women may ignore heart attack signs, study finds

More than 15,000 women younger than 55 die of heart disease in the United States every year, making it the leading cause of death for women in this age group.