Many people with developmental disability are sedentary and obese, have poor diet, and consequently suffer from conditions such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Promoting healthy lifestyles for this group is the aim of a new project that teams University of Illinois at Chicago researchers with two community-based nonprofit organizations in Albuquerque, N ...

There's a push to make Thai food healthier as the country's been seeing a rise in obesity. A surge in the number of Thais with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease also has prompted the change.

Men with chronic insomnia who slept for less than six hours were four times more likely to die during the 14-year follow-up period, according to a new study. Results were adjusted for potential confounders such as body mass index, smoking status, depression and obstructive sleep apnea. Further adjustments for hypertension and diabetes had little effect on the elevated mortality risk. No ...

Men with chronic insomnia who slept for less than six hours were four times more likely to die during the 14-year follow-up period. Results were adjusted for potential confounders such as body mass index, smoking status, depression and obstructive sleep apnea. Further adjustments for hypertension and diabetes had little effect on the elevated mortality risk. No significant mortality risk was ...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- African-Americans have a higher risk for developing acute blood clots after 30 days of receiving a drug-coated stent.Researchers examined statistics on 7,236 patients, between mid-2003 and the end of 2008, who had drug-eluting stents implanted to prop open narrow arteries. Even after considering such risk factors as diabetes, hypertension and kidney problems, researchers ...