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Mediterranean Diet: Ingredients for a Heart-Healthy Eating Approach
• Dieting • • Heart • Feb 12 10
In countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, heart disease is less common than in the United States. Researchers believe that foods common to Greece and…
Migraine May Double Risk of Heart Attack
• Headaches • • Heart • • Migraine • Feb 10 10
Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have heart attacks as people without migraine, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein…
Study fails to link saturated fat, heart disease
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Heart • Feb 05 10
The saturated fat found mainly in meat and dairy products has a bad reputation, but a new analysis of published studies finds no clear…
Mediterranean diet good for the heart
• Dieting • • Heart • Jan 27 10
New research from Spain confirms the benefit of a Mediterranean diet to a healthy heart.
In an analysis of more than 40,000 Spanish adults…
Heart Patients Warned Against Using Meridia, an Anti-Obesity Drug
• Drug Abuse • • Heart • • Obesity • Jan 23 10
European and American drug regulators had two starkly different reactions this week to data on an obesity drug. The raw data from the study…
New Plan Puts Heart Attacks on Fast Track
• Heart • • Public Health • Jan 22 10
Heart attack patients won’t go to the emergency room as part of a new University of Kentucky plan designed to reduce those patients’ risk…
Even with fewer risk factors, heavy men die earlier
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Obesity • • Stroke • Jan 06 10
Overweight middle-aged men may have a higher risk of heart problems and strokes and die earlier than their thinner peers - even in the…
HRT given to protect heart, despite lack of proof
• Endocrinology • • Heart • Nov 27 09
Women with the highest heart disease risk were the most likely to quit taking hormone therapy after it was shown to offer no protection…
High salt intake linked to strokes and cardiovascular disease
• Dieting • • Heart • • Stroke • Nov 25 09
Eating high amounts of salt is linked to a significantly higher risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease, states a paper published today in the…
Health issues in middle age can lead to dementia
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 19 09
People who smoke or who have high blood pressure or diabetes in middle age are more likely to develop dementia, a new study…
Go a Little Nuts: A Handful a Day Boosts Heart Health
• Dieting • • Heart • Nov 13 09
Walnuts, almonds, pistachios - almost any kind of nut - pack a lot of nutrition into a small shell.
The November issue of Mayo…
Doctors’ Tests Often Miss High Blood Pressure in Kids with Kidney Disease
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Urine Problems • Nov 13 09
Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor’s office have high blood pressure when tested at…
Study Suggests Dentists Can Identify Patients at Risk for Fatal Cardiovascular Event
• Dental Health • • Heart • Nov 05 09
A new study indicates dentists can play a potentially life-saving role in health care by identifying patients at risk of fatal heart attacks and…
Estrogen and Stroke Risk
• Gender: Female • • Heart • • Stroke • Nov 04 09
Eighteen years ago this month the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would sponsor a landmark study to examine women and cardiovascular…
Lupus linked to heart disease
• Heart • • Immunology • Oct 29 09
People with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a more than twofold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
Lupus is a…
Low vitamin D tied to heart, stroke deaths
• Heart • • Stroke • Oct 29 09
Low vitamin D levels in the body may be deadly, according to a new study hinting that adults with lower, versus higher, blood levels…
Puberty a gateway to heart disease for Canada’s teens
• Heart • Oct 28 09
A seven-year ongoing study examining over 20,000 Canadian grade 9 students shows most already have at least one major risk factor for heart…
Research: Migraine and cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis
• Headaches • • Heart • • Migraine • Oct 28 09
Migraine with aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances before or during a migraine headache) is associated with a twofold increased risk of stroke, finds…
Women with Atrial Fibrillation Are at Significantly Higher Risk of Stroke and Death Compared to Men
• Heart • • Stroke • Sep 22 09
Even though the incidence of atrial fibrillation is higher in men than women, a review of past studies and medical literature completed by cardiac…
New Genetic Link Between Cardiac Arrhythmias and Thyroid Dysfunction Identified
• Endocrinology • • Heart • Sep 21 09
Genes previously known to be essential to the coordinated, rhythmic electrical activity of cardiac muscle - a healthy heartbeat - have now also been…
Metabolic syndrome risk factors drive significantly higher health care costs
• Heart • • Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 17 09
Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person’s healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold,…
Study Examines Stroke Risk Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
• Heart • • Neurology • • Stroke • Sep 15 09
Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, post-operative stroke occurred in approximately 2 percent, was not correlated with significant carotid artery narrowing, but was more common…
Eating less red meat can prevent cancer, heart attacks and global warming
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Heart • Aug 31 09
Raising livestock also accounts for around 18% of greenhouse gases. It is therefore possible to act against climate change and reduce cardiovascular and cancer…
Low-Carb Diets Linked to Atherosclerosis and Impaired Blood Vessel Growth
• Dieting • • Heart • Aug 25 09
Even as low-carbohydrate/high-protein diets have proven successful at helping individuals rapidly lose weight, little is known about the diets’ long-term effects on vascular health.
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Smokeless tobacco increases risk of heart attack and stroke
• Heart • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 20 09
People who use smokeless tobacco products like snus have a slightly higher risk of having a fatal heart attack or stroke, according to research…