Binge Drinkers Beware: Study Finds Link Between Alcohol And Heart Arrhythmias
Researchers tested more than 3,000 people at Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival. They found getting drunk was associated with abnormal heart rhythms.
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Surprising And Sobering: 7 Facts About Global Health
What's an often overlooked killer in the world of global health? Why is heart disease both rising and falling? How did the Model T solve a health problem?
Who Has The Healthiest Hearts In The World?
Move over Japanese women. You've been dethroned as the population with the healthiest hearts. This group of people can fight off heart disease even into their 80s. What's their secret?
Common Blood Tests Can Help Predict Chronic Disease Risk
The creators of the risk assessment score say they want to help primary care physicians better identify patients who need extra counseling and follow-up.
Food As Medicine: It's Not Just A Fringe Idea Anymore
Treating people through nutrition is not a new idea, but it's making inroads as more medical professionals make meals a formal part of care, rather than relying solely on medications.
Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds
Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.
Has The Human Life Span Hit The Ceiling?
An analysis of global demographics indicates the maximum human life span may have peaked at around 115 years. That's despite medical advances and the occasional person who lives a few years longer.
Are We Reaching The End Of The Trend For Longer, Healthier Lives?
In the past 50 years, better medical care and healthier habits have greatly reduced the risk of dying young from heart disease. But the obesity epidemic threatens to reverse that happy trend.
50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat
Documents show that in the '60s, the sugar industry funded Harvard researchers who, examining risk factors of heart disease, dismissed concerns about sugar and doubled down on the dangers of fat.
Science Seeks Clues To Human Health In Neanderthal DNA
Some of the genetic variations in human DNA that have been linked to quick clotting or depression or diabetes lie within or near the genetic stretches we picked up from Neanderthals, a study finds.