Refine Search

  •  
  •  
America is getting fatter - is obesity is an epidemic?

...warning: "By 2030, more than half of Americans could be obese, resulting in millions of new cases of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke - a constellation of illness that could cost the United States up to $66 billion in treatment and...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-09-21/america-getting-fatter-obesity-ep
Opinion

...are feeding each other," says Lehmann, adding that there's a similar relationship between depression and coronary heart disease.Be on the lookoutSo how do you know if your parents or grandparents have a real problem, as opposed to fleeting...

http://brainerddispatch.com/carolyn-butler/2012-04-10
Paul G. Fink

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Paul Gordon Fink, 60, formerly of Aitkin, died unexpectedly of coronary heart disease the evening of July 9, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Funeral services are pending at Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home in Aitkin.

http://brainerddispatch.com/obituary/2011-07-18/paul-g-fink
Paul G. Fink

AITKIN - Paul Gordon Fink, 60, formerly of Aitkin, died unexpectedly of coronary heart disease the evening of July 9, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born April 9, 1951, in Jackson. He lived a remarkable and adventurous...

http://brainerddispatch.com/obituary/2011-07-19/paul-g-fink
Paul G. Fink

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Paul Gordon Fink, 60, formerly of Aitkin, died unexpectedly of coronary heart disease the evening of July 9, 2011, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born April 9, 1951, in Jackson. He lived a remarkable and adventurous...

http://brainerddispatch.com/obituary/2011-07-21/paul-g-fink
Study says teens' habits enhance risk of chronic disease

...strong predictor for adult obesity and other chronic ailments such as hypertension, high blood cholesterol, coronary heart disease, stroke and cancer. The chances of an overweight adolescent reaching a normal adult weight is less than 50 percent...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/093000/hea_0930000038.shtml
Health
Aggressive use of cholesterol drugs to fight heart disease risk urged

...blood cholesterol level, specifically high LDL or bad cholesterol, dramatically reduces a person's risk for coronary heart disease," said Dr. Claude Lenfant, director of the National Heat, Lung and Blood Institute. If the guidelines are...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/051501/hea_0515010001.shtml
Health
Local news briefs

...uninsured and underinsured women. The cardiac panel test will analyze lipid levels and help determine the risk of coronary heart disease. Lipid levels can indicate the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke caused by blockage of blood vessels or...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/030410/new_20100304021.shtml
News
'New PE' aims to inspire ALL kids

...and $100 billion a year, according to P.E.4Life. And an inactive lifestyle can almost double the risk of coronary heart disease. The percentage of overweight young people has more than doubled in the past three decades, according to the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/040701/edu_0407010047.shtml
Education
Evaluating the effectiveness of angioplasty

...chairman of an ongoing trial that will compare mortality and heart attack rates of more than 3,000 patients with coronary heart disease. The $35-million trial is being conducted at 43 sites in the United States and Canada and is known by the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/062301/hea_0623010103.shtml
Health

CONTACT US

  • Switchboard 218-829-4705
  • Report News 218-855-5860
  • Advertising 218-855-5835
  • Classifieds 218-855-5898
  • Circulation 218-855-5897
  • Vox Pop 218-855-5888
  • View the Staff Directory
  • or Send feedback

ADVERTISING

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES

SOCIAL NETWORKING