heart disease
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Unlike high cholesterol, which presents an increased risk of heart disease, calcium in the arteries of the heart is the actual presence of disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Because growth hormone helps control how the body processes sugar and fat, poor sleep can increase the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
He is now appealing the decision to reject his reparation claims, but with two brain tumours, heart disease, and prostate cancer, he worries he is running out of time.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
However, once epidemiological research on a population level developed and showed dramatically elevated rates of lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema among smokers, the weight of evidence shifted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The more education and income people have, the less likely they are to have and die of heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and many types of cancer.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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