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• Breastfeeding Benefits For Moms Greater Than Previously Believed

  Not that you needed another reason to choose breastfeeding -- or pat yourself on the back if you did/do, or feel horribly guilty and pissed off if you didn't/don't -- but this week came news reports of even more dramatic health benefits for moms who breastfeed. The new study, published in the May issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, found that women who had breastfed were less likely to develop high blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease than their non-nursing counterparts, and that the effect increases with increasing duration of breastfeeding.  Read More... Posted Apr 23 2009, 02:01 PM by Kate Tuttle with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: mothers, breastfeeding, nursing, nursing mothers, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, breastmilk, high cholesterol

• They Say: Pre-eclampsia Now, Heart Problems Later

  Pre-eclampsia is one of those pregnancy-related health conditions that is cured by delivering the baby. All the dangers -- the skyrocketing blood pressure, the risk of seizures or stroke -- melt away once the cord is cut and the infant is out on its own. So even though it's a very serious, not uncommon malady (occuring in 5% of pregnancies), the doctors who treat a woman once she's past the baby-having phase typically don't pay much attention to it, or even understand it well. Read More... Posted Mar 23 2009, 10:01 AM by Kate Tuttle with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: heart disease, high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia, stroke, heart attack, cardiovascular, cardiovascular disease, heart condition, pregnancy hypertension

• Your Mother-in-Law Really Is Bad For Your Health

  If you're one of those people who read that headline and shook your head in denial, good for you. But let me tell you - you just aren't normal.  Lucky, yes. Normal. . . well, let scientists in Japan be the judge. Because a study by Harvard Medical School researchers showed Japanese women who live with their mothers-in-law are three times more likely to have a heart attack.  Making this study even more significant? Read More... Posted Dec 16 2008, 12:35 PM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: health, grandparents, Japan, study, heart disease, heart attack, in-laws, Jeanne Sager, they say, mother-in-law, mother's health, cardiac disease, living with in-laws

• The Family Who Pops Pills Together, Stays Together

  Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new recommendations that set off a storm of virtual outrage all over the blogosphere. Did the AAP hit on a hot topic like breastfeeding an 8-year old or co-sleeping with a newborn? No. The topic at hand involved a pharmaceutical that many take every day.   Read More... Posted Jul 15 2008, 02:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: obesity, drugs, heart disease, AAP, pediatrics, cholesterol

• Thirty Ways of Looking at The Pill

  The Pill raises your risk of breast cancer. Ditto heart disease. And bloodclots. The Pill is a tool of the patriarchy. Oh, and it makes you frigid, which makes you wonder why you're taking it in the first place. Unless, of course, it's a wonder drug that protects against ovarian cancer. And reduces your risk of heart disease. The Pill is what made modern feminism possible. Oh, and it boosts your sex drive because you no longer have to worry about getting pregnant. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 10:30 AM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: Cancer, birth control, science, heart disease, libido, cultural baggage, The Pill

• Drinking In Youth Won't Just Break Your Mama's Heart

  I think it is just plain messed up when any teen wild oat sowing has repercussions later in life. I mean, how can adolescents really appreciate that current behavior might lead to problems when they are fifty? I'm still stunned I managed to fill out my college applications and send them in, I was so short-sighted. Well, it turns out that being a lush when you are a youngster makes you more at risk for certain problems, and not just being branded "the Beer Bong Queen" by your cohort and having the name stick with you at your high school reunion. Researchers interviewed 2,818 people (in scientific terms we call that "a good honkin' sample") about their drinking histories... Read More... Posted Jan 29 2008, 08:02 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: research study, teenagers, drinking, Wild Oats, juvenile crime, alcoholism, heart disease, adolescence, health problems

• Weekly Check-Up: If Work Stress Causes Heart Problems, Does That Mean Your Kids Can Kill You?

  There's been this story in the news lately: Work can kill you. Okay, the job itself won't necessarily take you out (unless you are a professional stunt person) but the stress just might, since it can be a big deal for heart disease. The finding came out of a long-running study of civil servants in Britain called the Whitehall II Study (the first Whitehall Study included examination of the link between social status and mortality, and it was a big deal, and don't even ask me how I know about it, but I have a dark past.) Anyhow, the minute I got to reading this, I immediately thought, "What does that mean for stay-at-home parents? If your job is raising your children, are you at risk for a hurting heart?" It's not far-fetched at all when you hear how the researchers measured stress... Read More... Posted Jan 24 2008, 09:31 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: health, research study, stress, heart disease, SAHD, weekly check-up, SAHM, job credibility, risk, social status

• 1-Year-Old Coping With Artificial Heart

  They still use artificial hearts? Something about it sounds so early 80s to me. But I'm glad they're still around and, most likely, have vastly improved since the first one was implanted (and eventually rejected) by a guy in the U.S. now decades ago. Here's why I'm glad: an 14-month-old in the U.K. is surviving on one as he waits for a heart transplant. Little Ollie the only person in Britian to be kept alive on one. He's been attached to it for more than 67 days.   Read More... Posted Jan 10 2008, 01:02 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: medicine, what this country needs, medical ethics, organ donor, medical, medical breakthrough, medical issues, childhood illness, U.K., heart disease, U.K. moms, virus, heart transplant, artificial heart

• The High-Pressure World of Blogging

  A warning to those who either are in the glamorous world of blogging or aspire to join it*, make sure you have your will up to date because blogging might kill you. Read More... Posted Jan 08 2008, 03:34 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: death, bloggers, heart disease

• Don’t Give Up? It’s Healthier If You Do!

  I'm a big quitter, let me just state that upfront. But regrets, oh, I've had a few. There's no bigger way to feel like a loser in America than simply walking away. So when my daughter was four and wanted to quit her gymnastics class -- she feared heights and simply couldn't figure out cartwheels -- I told her she had to at least finish the class. Stick it out. Face her fears. Suck it up. (Don't be like me.) But recent psychological studies seem to indicate that while persistence gets more accolades, quitting might actually be better for our health. Oooohhh, I think I'm going to like this research. Read More... Posted Sep 29 2007, 12:49 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: research study, teens, psychology, diabetes, heart disease

• One Soda a Day Could Get You a Cardiologist

  Put down that Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper, people. A new study shows that even one soda a day -- including both diet and regular varieties -- could boost your risk for heart disease by about 50%. Although just a pop a day may have previously been seen as a moderate habit, it could up your chances for developing metabolic syndrome which could lead to heart disease and diabetes. What isn't a surprise is that the food and beverage industry is disputing the findings. Regardless, this recent warning only adds to mounting evidence against sugary soft drink consumption. The senior author of the study says increased soda drinking is linked to health epidemics such as obesity, high blood pressure and (this will make you cringe) diabetes in children in teens. The findings of this study are both fascinating and disturbing. While it may not call on you to quit the Mountain Dew or even the Diet Mountain Dew for good, it may be enough motivation to cut back. And the big gulp (not Big Gulp, come on) is what this could mean for all those kids pulling pop out of a Happy Meal box or the fridge. Posted Jul 24 2007, 08:04 AM by Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: nutrition, obesity, soda, diabetes, heart disease