Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two indicators of liver function, glutamyl transferase (GGT) and albumin (ALB) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. It is known that the variation in the plasma level of these liver related proteins is genetically influenced.
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Gives Exclusive Interview in Life Extension Magazine on His New Book Cheating Death In a candid interview in the January 2010 issue of Life Extension magazine, available the first week in December, Sanjay Gupta, M.D. discuss his new book, Cheating Death, in which he explores the edges of clinical medicine practice, where doctors are reviving patients who are considered clinically dead....
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Doctors scanned Egyptian mummies and found signs of atherosclerosis, a disease typically thought of as a modern ill.
MRCOG FACTS (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Ischemic heart disease(IHD) in pregnancy Prevalence of IHD in pregnancy is 1:10,000 Incidence of M.I in pregnancy is 7.5:100,000 Over all mortality rate is 37% Risk factors diabetes smoking family history of myocardial infarction before age 60 hypercholesrolaemia history of chronic hypertension Kawasaki disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cocaine use atherosclerosis accounts for less than 50% of cases...
Brass and Ivory (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
What does cardiovascular disease look like in rheumatoid arthritis? The chronic inflammation which damages joints also takes its toll on the heart and arteries. The doctors at Johns Hopkins provide a summary of recent studies focused on RA and heart disease . Compared to the general population, rheumatoid arthritis patients have a significantly increased risk of heart attack and stroke and a shorter...
advanced nanotechnology (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
One person in a million has natural myostatin inhibition genes Work was done on Macaque monkeys. Commonly scientific work is on rhesus macaques. Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have shown that a gene delivery strategy that produces follistatin -- a naturally occurring protein that inhibits myostatin, a growth factor expressed specifically in skeletal muscle -- directly to the quadriceps...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Afexa Life Sciences Inc. ("Afexa" or the "Company") (TSX:FXA) maker of COLD-FX announced the launch of a pilot clinical trial of a new formulation, LIP-01 that has shown promise in reducing blood lipids - including cholesterol. Cholesterol can stick to the walls of arteries, causing atherosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries." This, in turn, can ultimately lead to a...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Los Angeles Times (Thomas H. Maugh II) With photos. CT scans of Egyptian mummies, some as much as 3,500 years old, shows evidence of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, which is normally thought of as a disease caused by modern lifestyles, researchers said today. "Atherosclerosis is ubiquitous among modern-day humans and, despite differences in ancient and modern lifestyles, we found...
The Heart Scan Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Lady Rai, nursemaid to Queen Nefertari of Egypt, died in 1530 BC, somewhere between the age of 30 and 40 years. Her mummy is preserved in the Egyptian National museum of Antiquities in Cairo. A CT scan of her thoracic aorta revealed calcium, representing aortic atherosclerosis, reported by Allam et al (including my friend from The Wisconsin Heart Hospital, Dr. Sam Wann, who provided me a blow-by-blow...
WEBLOG DO FRAGA (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease ORLANDO, Fla., 19 nov 2009 – You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies. "We think of it as being caused by modern risk factors ," such as fast food, smoking and a lack of exercise, but the findings show that these aren't the only reasons arteries clog, said Dr. Randall...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Afexa Life Sciences Inc. ("Afexa" or the "Company") (TSX: FXA) maker of COLD-FX today announced the launch of a pilot clinical trial of a new formulation, LIP-01 that has shown promise in reducing blood lipids - including cholesterol. Cholesterol can stick to the walls of arteries, causing atherosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries."...
Ask Slashdot (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
mmmscience writes "CT scans of mummies have revealed that heart disease was also a common problem 3500 years ago. The scans show calcification of arterial pathways, a preserved sign of atherosclerosis, the heart disease caused by hardening arteries. Of the 16 mummies that had intact arteries, nine showed signs of significant calcification. Dr. Gregory Thomas, co-lead author on the study, stated,...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Blood cholesterol levels improved, but arteries do not show itThe routine prescription of extended-release niacin, a B vitamin (1,500 milligrams daily), in combination with traditional cholesterol-lowering therapy offers no extra benefit in correcting arterial narrowing and diminishing plaque buildup in seniors who already have coronary artery disease, a new vascular imaging study from Johns Hopkins...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
X-rays of ancient Egyptian mummies hint that modern lifestyles may not be entirely to blame for heart disease. Photograph: Murdo Macleod From The Guardian: X-rays of mummies reveal atherosclerosis, suggesting there may be more to heart disease than bad diet and smoking. Heart disease plagued human society long before fry-ups and cigarettes came along, researchers say. The upper classes of ancient Egypt...
Heritage Key blogs (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Although mummies hardly ever got to keep their hearts - it was removed during the mummification process and stored in canopic jars - scientists found out that the ancient Egyptians suffered from - what we often consider to be modern day - heart diseases. Hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies, some as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that the factors causing heart attack and...
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diyakapoor | 10/29/2009
Diabetes can put you at risk for heart disease, kidney disease, atherosclerosis, nerve damage, infection, blindness. event management company About eleven million Americans suffer from Type II diabetes. People react to the problem differently, which means each person has to be under a doctor’s care and constantly monitored. The common goal is to maintain blood sugar and blood fat close to normal levels....
aarkstore | 10/28/2009
Atherosclerosis or Coronary Artery Disease Therapy Area Pipeline Report contains detailed information on the atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease drug pipeline. This report provides insight into the pipeline status of atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease drugs by company and by stage as well as a summary of the latest news and developments in this area. Scope of the report: Each Life Science...
nealoren | 09/17/2009
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