heart disease
noun
: an abnormal condition of the heart or of the heart and circulation (such as coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, or heart-valve defect)
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Research has shown that cabbage has anti-inflammatory benefits that may help reduce heart disease risk.
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Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Like most older plastic containers, Tupperware made before 2010 contains a type of chemical called BPA, which is associated with a host of health problems including infertility, fetal abnormalities, and heart disease.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
While heart attacks, strokes, and sudden cardiac death might stand out the most in your relatives’ memories, make sure to ask about heart disease risk factors too, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.
—Sarah Klein, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Years ago, it was proposed that personality contributes to heart disease.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
Expanding traffic at the Oakland airport would add more air pollution, increasing the rates of childhood asthma, heart disease and cancer already suffered by the low-income Black and Brown communities in East Oakland under the flight paths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Chronic exposure can cause cancer of the skin, lung and bladder, among other kinds, as well as heart disease.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
On the health front, the CDC says that not getting enough sleep is linked with type 2 diabetes, obesity, depression, and heart disease.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Additional research revealed the degree of hostility in your personality and approach to life that matters most regarding heart disease risk.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Like most older plastic containers, Tupperware made before 2010 contains a type of chemical called BPA, which is associated with a host of health problems including infertility, fetal abnormalities, and heart disease.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
While heart attacks, strokes, and sudden cardiac death might stand out the most in your relatives’ memories, make sure to ask about heart disease risk factors too, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.
—Sarah Klein, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Years ago, it was proposed that personality contributes to heart disease.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
Expanding traffic at the Oakland airport would add more air pollution, increasing the rates of childhood asthma, heart disease and cancer already suffered by the low-income Black and Brown communities in East Oakland under the flight paths.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Chronic exposure can cause cancer of the skin, lung and bladder, among other kinds, as well as heart disease.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
On the health front, the CDC says that not getting enough sleep is linked with type 2 diabetes, obesity, depression, and heart disease.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Additional research revealed the degree of hostility in your personality and approach to life that matters most regarding heart disease risk.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Heart disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20disease. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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