Should heart advice be different for men and women?

Should heart advice be different for men and women?

A world-first study looking at the impact of diet on women’s risk of heart disease highlights a problem in the research.

  • bySarah Berry

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A ‘small’ heart carries more risks,but it’s not too late to change it

A ‘small’ heart carries more risks,but it’s not too late to change it

A new study linking the size of one of our most vital organs to fitness level and the risk of heart failure later in life shows exercise is our best defence.

  • bySarah Berry
Road scavengers follow the five-second rule
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Road scavengers follow the five-second rule

A lifetime is your only guarantee.

It’s the ‘number-one killer’ for women but many wouldn’t even guess it

It’s the ‘number-one killer’ for women but many wouldn’t even guess it

Not enough women know how high their chances are of getting fatal heart disease. But there are ways to reduce the risk.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
Pathologists seek Medicare funding to test for ‘bad cholesterol’

Pathologists seek Medicare funding to test for ‘bad cholesterol’

The push for a Medicare rebate comes as high-profile cardiologists call for expanded awareness of a type of cholesterol that has been linked to sudden heart attacks in young people.

  • byAisha Dow
Wider testing urged for ‘bad cholesterol’ linked to heart attacks in younger people
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Wider testing urged for ‘bad cholesterol’ linked to heart attacks in younger people

A cardiologist says there is a huge amount of data linking higher levels of a little-known cholesterol to strokes and heart attacks.

  • byAisha Dow
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Eat your heart out:The foods that can change your risk of cardiovascular disease

Eat your heart out:The foods that can change your risk of cardiovascular disease

A high intake of red and processed meats over many years increases the likelihood of cardiovascular death by 23 per cent.

  • bySarah Berry
Carrying the shopping bags and walking quickly up stairs helps you live longer

Carrying the shopping bags and walking quickly up stairs helps you live longer

When we get our heart rate up through VILPA,the benefits are similar to those of HIIT,new research suggests,but no workout gear is necessary.

  • bySarah Berry
More people dying from COVID than stroke,lung cancer

More people dying from COVID than stroke,lung cancer

COVID-19 is expected to be the third-leading cause of death in Australia in the first seven months of 2022,an analysis by the Actuaries Institute has concluded.

  • byMary Ward
Philip had no symptoms when he discovered he was a ‘ticking time bomb’ for a heart attack

Philip had no symptoms when he discovered he was a ‘ticking time bomb’ for a heart attack

Following a GP visit,former Victorian MP Philip Dalidakis discovered one of his arteries was 95 per cent blocked.

  • bySarah Berry
The exercise elixir:Five ways movement lengthens longevity

The exercise elixir:Five ways movement lengthens longevity

A heart that works better,a brain that defies shrinkage,an immune system that’s more alert – exercise remains one of the most potent “pills” for good health.

  • byPaula Goodyer