A study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston has found that leading a healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of a person suffering from a stroke.
Healthy lifestyle includes not smoking, exercising daily, consuming a healthy diet, drinking alcohol in moderation and maintaining a healthy weight. The study involved 43,685 men and 71,243 women all of whom were participants in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study or the Nurses' Health Study.
High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure or hypertension is defined as a blood pressure of above 140 mm Hg (systolic) and or 90mm Hg (diastolic).
High blood pressure or hypertension is defined as a blood pressure of above 140 mm Hg (systolic) and or 90mm Hg (diastolic).
The researchers found that people who followed the five healthy lifestyle tips had an 80% lower risk of suffering from strokes. "More than half of ischemic strokes -- 52 percent in men and 54 percent in women -- may have been prevented through adherence to a healthy lifestyle," said lead author Dr. Stephanie E. Chiuve.
The details of the study appear in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Large-artery biomechanics that could play a role in heart failure in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Large-artery biomechanics that could play a role in heart failure in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Indigenous mothers living in remote areas are 14 per cent less likely to have a healthy baby than mothers living in regional or city areas say Indigenous health researchers.
Indigenous mothers living in remote areas are 14 per cent less likely to have a healthy baby than mothers living in regional or city areas say Indigenous health researchers.
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The average life expectancy in the United States reached 78 years for the first time in 2006, according to government figures.
The average life expectancy in the United States reached 78 years for the first time in 2006, according to government figures.
