eHealth Connection | Cooper University Hospital

Marriages and close relationships marked by conflict and negative exchanges can increase the risk of heart disease, according to a recent study.

Conducted by researchers at University College London and published in the October 8, 2007, issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, the study showed that people in negative relationships were 34 percent more likely to have a coronary event in the study’s 12-year follow-up. Read the full story

Heart disease and stroke are the nation’s number one and number three killers, respectively, with stroke being the leading cause of disability.

Learn about the factors that increase your chances for cardiovascular disease and what you can do about them. Some risks, such as age and family history, can’t be changed, but many can. What are these major risk factors and what can you do to change them? Read the full story

Drinking more than one soft drink daily – even if it is the sugar-free kind – may be associated with an increased incidence of metabolic syndrome, which is a cluster of risk factors linked to the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a study finds. Read the full story