Early Menstruation Linked to Heart Disease Risk.

British researchers found that among nearly 16,000 middle-aged and older women followed for more than a decade, those who’d started menstruating before age 12 were more likely to die early and more likely to develop cancer, heart diseases, and to...

Grape Extract May Reduce Inflammation, High Blood Pressure, Heart Damage

UMich.edu – Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes or grape extracts calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular...

EPA Awards $103,297 Grant to Cook County, Ill., for Clean-diesel Project

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has awarded a $103,297 grant to the Cook County, Ill., Department of Environmental Control for a project to cut diesel emissions from the county’s vehicles.