Hypertensive women with physically demanding jobs at three times risk of heart disease
Posted: 14 Feb 2016 05:11 PM PST
Hypertensive women with highly active jobs have a nearly three times higher risk of ischaemic heart disease than women with normal blood pressure and moderately active jobs, according to new research.
US adults get failing grade in healthy lifestyle behavior
Posted: 21 Mar 2016 05:03 PM PDT
Only 2.7 percent of the US adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a 'healthy lifestyle' and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded.