Heart Diseases Update

New on the MedlinePlus Heart Diseases page: New Guidelines May Widen Use of Statins 11/12/2013 10:00 PM EST Recommendations focus on patient risk factors rather than cholesterol numbers, experts say Source: HealthDay Heavy but Healthy People Still At Risk of Heart Disease 11/12/2013 03:20 PM EST Some researchers believe people who are overweight but otherwise healthy don't have a higher-than-normal risk of heart disease. But a new report suggests extra weight can be harmful alone, regardless of whether people have a cluster of risk factors known as metabolic syndrome. Source: Reuters Health Too Little Sleep Linked to Heart Disease Risk 11/06/2013 02:17 PM EST In a large U.S. study, people who tended to get less than six hours of sleep nightly were more likely to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and to be obese. Source: Reuters Health This email was sent to aqeel.naseem87.Aqeel7879598@blogger.com. Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter   Search Cloud: See what people are searching for on MedlinePlus To change your subscription preferences or stop subscriptions anytime, log in to your User Profile with your e-mail address. For questions or problems with this service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656