Atlas of Heart Diseases, Acute Myocardial Infarction and Other Acute Ischemic Syndromes, Second Edition (Atlas of Heart Diseases (Unnumbered).)
Seth's blog (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Here, at Free the Animal, are three scatterplots that show better health (less heart disease, less stroke) correlated with more saturated fat (= animal fat) in the diet. Each point is a different European country (Albania, Bulgaria, etc.). Small and large countries show the same relationship. The obvious confounding is with wealth — rich people eat [...]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Higher phosphorus and lower kidney function linked to coronary artery calcificationsHigher levels of phosphorus in the blood are linked to increased calcification of the coronary arteries— a key marker of heart disease risk, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Nutritional child abuse - Canadian style. "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 disease and stroke, Dr. Brian McCrindle told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. 'This study is further evidence of an accelerating...
Research Papers on Drug Abuse (Free subscription) | yesterday
Heart disease is a serious problem not only in the United States but also in many other countries around the world. Did you know that: Every 33 seconds, a person dies from Cardio Vascular Disease in the United States? Every 20 seconds, one person has a heart attack in the United States? Every day, nearly 2,500 people die [...]
Gov Gab: Your U.S. Government Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
My husband and I were visiting my 80-year-old mother-in-law, Eileen, in the hospital the other day after her open-heart surgery. She showed me the incision running down her chest and looked at me ruefully. She said, “I guess I need to throw out all of those bikini tops I have.” I said, “No way! We can sew some padding in to the cups. When we go visit my family this Christmas, we can...
Business Economics (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
This is from Mike Geary... Did you know that the vast majority of people in this day and age have excess abdominal fat? The first thing that most people think of is that their extra abdominal fat is simply ugly, is covering up their abs from being visible, and makes them self conscious about showing off their body. However, what most people don't realize is that excess abdominal fat in particular,...
Notes from Dr. RW (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
No, according to this study : Conclusion: In conclusion, during ADHF, continuation of beta-blocker therapy is not associated with delayed or lesser improvement, but with a higher rate of chronic prescription of beta-blocker therapy after 3 months, the benefit of which is well established. In the vast majority of subjects the beta blocker dose was not changed. Patients requiring drugs like dobutamine...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
A 44-day-old baby boy was successfully operated upon by a team of doctors of Jehangir hospital for a serious heart complication, which if left untreated, would have led to heart failure.
Weight Loss Blog (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
You may probably know that a lot of people are overweight today. The main problem of being overweight is that related to our well being. It is easier for overweight folks to have health problems. Heart disease is certainly an example.
Mobile Reviews (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Drinking eight cups of tea daily might sound a bit too much for some people, but health experts say the intake can help fight heart disease, improve brain power and also boost longevity. Independent dietician Dr Carrie Ruxton’s research on caffeine at King’s College, London, saw her review 47 published studies to reach the conclusion that [...]
Adventures of a Funky Heart! (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Well, it certainly seems that way! The people who run Medicare have this brilliant idea to save money: If you are admitted to the hospital with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Medicare will not pay if you are readmitted within 30 days. How mind-numbingly stupid is that? But it gets even better: There is a plan to [...]
Values Voter News (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
CNSNews.com has the following report titled Abortion Kills More Black Americans Than the Seven Leading Causes of Death Combined, Says CDC Data " Abortion kills more black Americans than the seven leading causes of death combined, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2005, the latest year for which the abortion numbers are available. Abortion killed...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
Declining kidney function is linked to a higher risk of heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease, and early death in individuals with or without kidney disease, according to a pair of studies appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that poor kidney function may raise an individual's risk for cardiovascular complications....
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
George Vincent McGowan, the retired chief executive officer of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. whose civic roles included the chairmanship of the University of Maryland Board of Regents, died of heart failure Thursday at the Hospice of Queen Anne's County. The Queenstown resident was 81.
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Veronica De La Cruz , a reporter and former television anchor for CNN news, has written a story for the Huffington Post on her fight for health care reform, and why it is such a personal battle: On July 4, 2009, I lost my brother and my only sibling Eric Alexander De La Cruz . He passed away while awaiting a heart transplant. Five years ago, he was diagnosed with severe dilated cardiomyopathy, a weakening...
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jdach | 11/05/2009
Low Testosterone Could Be Killing You by Jeffrey Dach MD Forty Per Cent More Likely to Die Two reports published in the recent medical literature showed that low testosterone is associated with increased mortality.(1)(2)(3) One study published in 2008 tracked nearly 800 men, 50 to 91 years old, living in California. Their testosterone level was measured at the beginning of the study, and their health
shaunwatsonhrv | 11/05/2009
It is believed that Heart Rate Variability will become as common as pulse, blood pressure or temperature in patient charts in the near future. In the last ten years have been written about Heart Rate Variability . Heart Rate Variability has been used as a screening tool in many disease processes. Heart Rate Variability various medical disciplines are looking at Heart Rate Variability . In diabetes...
jwilliam.j123 | 11/05/2009
Because overweight or obese is always bad for one's health. This can make breathing and sleeping difficult task. Obesity may be the person to cause pain or fatigue and pain. Obesity may also be embarrassed, depressed or even angry. And when people feel, they eat because the food can be comforting. Because millions of people worldwide suffering from this native problem. However, to find solutions to...
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