Posts Tagged ‘heart health’
For some, better pay cuts blood pressure risk
UC DAVIS (US) — New research shows the link between earning low wages and hypertension is especially strong among women and people between the ages of 25 and 44. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Dec 4, 2012 12:36 - 1 Comment
Mitral valve repair safe for older patients
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Heart surgery to repair the mitral valve is safe and leads to a better quality of life for older patients previously considered too high risk for the operation, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 7, 2012 18:02 - 1 Comment
Tweak defibrillator to reduce shocks
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Raising the heart rate that triggers a defibrillator reduces by 80 to 90 percent painful and anxiety-inducing shocks for rhythms that aren’t dangerous or life-threatening. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 7, 2012 11:20 - 0 Comments
Re-sync the beat to manage ‘heart block’
U. BUFFALO (US) — Heart failure patients with a condition called “heart block” get significant benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy, according to the results of an eight-year-long clinical trial. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 22, 2012 9:35 - 0 Comments
Mice get heart healthy on ‘watermelon diet’
PURDUE (US) — Eating a diet that includes watermelon juice lowers weight, cholesterol, and arterial plaque, according to a new study with mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 17, 2012 10:30 - 1 Comment
Mental strain at work boosts cardiac risk
UCL (UK) — People who have highly demanding jobs and little freedom to make decisions are 23 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those without stress, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2012 10:34 - 4 Comments
Smoking snuffs out ‘good’ cholesterol
U. FLORIDA (US) — A toxic compound in cigarette smoke slows the production of “good” cholesterol, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 2, 2012 16:51 - 0 Comments
Work-outs ease heart patients’ depression
DUKE (US) — Moderate exercise lowers depression in patients with chronic heart failure and is associated with small but significant protection against death and hospitalization. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 31, 2012 10:15 - 1 Comment
Very early in life, stem cells fix heart
CORNELL (US) — Following a heart attack, stem cells in mice are able to grow new heart cells—but only if the attack occurs very early in life. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 7, 2012 12:44 - 0 Comments
Cutting calories may keep heart young
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — People who restrict their caloric intake in an effort to live longer have hearts that function more like those of people who are 20 years younger. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 6, 2012 12:59 - 1 Comment
Stem cells to blame for clogged arteries?
UC BERKELEY (US) — A previously unknown type of stem cell likely contributes to clogged arteries, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 23, 2012 11:10 - 1 Comment
Marathon death risk low, but double for men
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A marathoner’s risk of dying during or soon after a race remains very low despite the event’s surge in popularity, a study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 16, 2012 10:32 - 0 Comments
Images show risk of sudden heart failure
U. BUFFALO (US) — Doctors may have a new way to identify patients who are at the highest risk of sudden cardiac arrest, and the most likely to benefit from an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD). (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2012 16:27 - 3 Comments
When cells can’t recycle, arteries clog up
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Researchers have found that problems with a digestive process in cells—called autophagy—can lead to clogged arteries.
Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2012 16:30 - 1 Comment
Diets that trim belly fat improve blood flow
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Overweight people who shed belly fat improve their blood vessel health whether they use a low-carb or a low-fat diet, researchers say. (more…)
