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Step stool helps shorter rescuers do better CPR
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Apr 04 12
Amid all the technology used in hospitals to keep critically ill people alive, doctors are looking at whether the low-tech step stool can make…
Vitamin D-fortified yogurt drink may lower risk of heart disease in type 2 diabetics
• Diabetes • • Heart • Mar 30 12
Daily intake of vitamin D-fortified doogh (Persian yogurt drink) improved inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetics and extra calcium conferred additional anti-inflammatory benefits, according…
Complicated link between diet drinks, health: study
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Mar 29 12
Studies have hinted that diet-soda lovers could face higher risks of diabetes and heart disease, but new findings suggest that overall diet may be…
Study unravels health impact, interplay of diet soft drinks and overall diet
• Dieting • • Heart • Mar 29 12
Are diet sodas good or bad for you? The jury is still out, but a new study sheds light on the impact that zero-calorie…
Diabetes associated with higher risk of cardiovascular problems in men
• Diabetes • • Gender: Male • • Heart • Mar 26 12
According to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin without a history…
Adrenaline shot may not always help heart patients: study
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Mar 21 12
People in cardiac arrest may do worse long-term if they’re given a shot of adrenaline, also known as epinephrine, on the way to the…
Scientists develop a software tool for estimating heart disease risk
• Heart • Mar 19 12
University of Granada researchers have developed a software tool that makes an accurate estimation of the risk that a person has to suffer a…
A soda a day raises CHD risk by 20%
• Dieting • • Heart • Mar 19 12
Sugary drinks are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) as well as some adverse changes in lipids, inflammatory factors,…
Treating psoriasis to prevent heart attacks and strokes
• Dermatology • • Heart • • Stroke • Mar 17 12
A clinical study co-led by the Montreal Heart Institute and Innovaderm Research Inc., which was presented today at the annual meeting of the American…
Closing hole in the heart no better than drugs in preventing strokes
• Heart • • Stroke • Mar 17 12
Loyola University Medical Center is one of the major enrollers in a landmark clinical trial that found that plugging a hole in the heart…
Poor dental hygiene puts congenital heart disease patients at risk of further heart damage
• Dental Health • • Heart • Mar 16 12
Poor dental hygiene behaviours in patients with congenital heart disease are increasing their risk of endocarditis. Teens with congenital heart disease floss, brush and…
Sugary Drinks Tied to More Heart Attacks
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Mar 13 12
Men who frequently drink sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages may be putting themselves at risk of a heart attack, an observational study showed.
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Eating More Red Meat May Mean Quicker Death
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Mar 13 12
Increasing consumption of both processed and unprocessed red meat was associated with a greater risk of dying during the study period, data from two…
Circadian Rhythms Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death, Study Finds
• Heart • Feb 23 12
A fundamental discovery reported in the March 1st issue of the journal Nature, uncovers the first molecular evidence linking the body’s natural circadian rhythms…
Vitamin B and omega-3 supplementation and cancer: New data
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Feb 19 12
However, women with a previous history of cardiovascular pathologies seem to have a higher cancer risk after five years of supplementation. The research is…
Diet soda tied to heart attack, stroke risks: study
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • • Stroke • Feb 18 12
Diet soda may benefit the waistline, but a new study suggests that people who drink it every day have a heightened risk of heart…
A broken heart can kill you
• Heart • Feb 15 12
We all know that a broken heart hurts, from the stabbing shock of being dumped on Valentine’s Day to the deep grief following the…
Knee Replacement May Lower a Patient’s Risk for Mortality and Heart Failure
• Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • Feb 07 12
New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) highlights the benefits of total knee replacement (TKR)…
Erratic heart rhythm may account for some unexplained strokes
• Heart • • Stroke • Feb 02 12
Occasional erratic heart rhythms appear to cause about one-fifth of strokes for which a cause is not readily established, according to research presented at…
MS drug prevented fatal heart condition in lab study
• Heart • • Neurology • Jan 30 12
A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis may also be effective at preventing and reversing the leading cause of heart attack, a new study…
Genetic regulation of metabolomic biomarkers – paths to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • Jan 30 12
In a study to the genetic variance of human metabolism, researchers have identified thirty one regions of the genome that were associated with levels…
Kids’ health predicts parents’ future heart disease: study
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Heart • • Stroke • Jan 25 12
When children have high cholesterol or blood pressure, their parents may have increased risks of diabetes and heart disease down the road, a new…
Bariatric Surgery Associated with Reduction in Cardiovascular Events and Death
• Heart • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jan 07 12
Among obese individuals, having bariatric surgery was associated with a reduced long-term incidence of cardiovascular deaths and events such as heart attack and stroke,…
Vitamin D doesn’t prevent heart attack or cancer
• Cancer • • Heart • Dec 09 11
Among seniors with a high risk of bone fractures, taking vitamin D or calcium pills has no impact on their chances of dying from…
Preoperative aspirin therapy can benefit cardiac surgery patients, find Jefferson and UC Davis anesthesiologists and surgeons
• Heart • • Surgery • Dec 05 11
Aspirin taken within five days of cardiac surgery is associated with a significant decrease in the risk of major postoperative complications, including renal failure,…