High Fruit And Veggie Diet In Females Reduces Stroke Risk

Females who consume lots of fruit, vegetables and grains have a lower risk of stroke, even if they have a history of cardiovascular disease, compared to women who don’t, researchers from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, reported in Stroke. First author, Susanne Rautiainen, said: “Eating antioxidant-rich foods may reduce your risk of stroke by inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation…

HPV Linked To Heart Problems In Women

Women infected with cancer-causing strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) appear also to be at increased for cardiovascular diseases and stroke, even in the absence of other more conventional risk factors, according to new research published in the 1 November issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology…

Estrogen May Prevent Younger Menopausal Women From Strokes

Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is a risk factor for stroke at all ages. The study was published in the journal Menopause…

Progression Of Clogged Arteries Reduced By Soy Proetein In Women Within 5 Years Of Menopause

A new study published in the November 2011 issue of Stroke reveals some promising data on the positive effects of soy protein reducing the progression of clogged arteries in women who were within five years of menopause…

Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption And 'Successful Aging'

Among 13,894 women in the Nurses’ Health Study, investigators prospectively examined alcohol use assessed at midlife in relation to “successful ageing,” which was defined as survival to age 70 years, not having a major chronic disease (such as coronary disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes), and having no major cognitive impairment, physical impairment, or mental health problems…

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