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Back in the 1950′s and 60′s most people didn’t rate diabetes as a major problem. Back then, all the focus was on dealing with more prominent diseases such as polio and tuberculosis. If diabetes was thought about, it was more in the context of cutting out sugar in your coffee, rather than as a serious threat to your eyesight or your life.

That’s all changing. It’s not too much to say that diabetes is now reaching epidemic levels in most of the western world. According to the American Diabetes Association there are over 20 million diabetics in the United States alone, with a staggering one third undiagnosed. It’s also going to get a lot worse with another 41 million Americans already showing pre-diabetic signs. (more…)

Pass this good news to your husband. Apparently, being a father, makes them more heart healthy. The risk of heart disease will be reduced by 20 percent.

This is the result of a research done by a team from Stanford University which was conducted over a decade on 135 thousand men. It is known that men who do not have children, have a higher risk of dying from heart disease than those with children. (more…)

Anemia is not included as a direct complication of heart disease. But according to a study, 1 in 5 patients in the hospital with heart disease also have anemia because they have their blood taken for tests too often.

The more often the blood is drawn for various types of examinations at the hospital, the greater the risk of heart disease to a patient affected by anemia. Each blood sampling of 50 mL, patients experience an increased risk of anemia by 18 percent. (more…)

Seeing people with a perfect , slim and tall like a model posture, sometimes makes other people envy. But you should know that being slim does not guarantee they are in healthy condition.

Researchers have discovered a gene called “lean genes” that help people maintain their weight. However, it turns out these genes also may increase the risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. (more…)

Heart attack patients usually have a fear of death. But the fear of death can continue to give poor results in the healing process.

Researchers from London who analyzed 208 heart disease patients stated that the high levels of fear of death can make heart conditions worse. This is because stress can raise levels of TNF-alpha chemical compounds. (more…)