Have sexlife to save your man from heart attack
Have sexlife to save your man from heart attack Two sex sessions in a week can reduce risk of heart disease in men, says a new research. The study showed that men who indulged in regular lovemaking were up to 45 per cent less likely to develop life-threatening heart conditions than those who had sex [...]
Childhood Cancer Survivors Targets for Heart Disease
Childhood Cancer Survivors Targets for Heart Disease Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk for diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure, all of which predispose them to heart disease, say U.S. researchers. They analyzed data on almost 8,600 survivors and close to 3,000 of their siblings who took part in the Childhood Cancer Survivor [...]
Heart Repair Kit from an Engineer Suffering from Heart Defect
Heart Repair Kit from an Engineer Suffering from Heart Defect London, (ANI): An engineer suffering from a high risk heart condition developed a kit that can help to repair the heart, and is now being used by doctors on other patients. Tal Golesworthy had a defect in his aorta – the largest artery in the [...]
Tighter Blood Sugar Control Not Best for Some Diabetics
Tighter Blood Sugar Control Not Best for Some Diabetics Tight blood sugar control needn’t be the end-all factor for people with type 2 diabetes who have other medical problems, a new study indicates. The degree of blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes “has been a subject of controversy for a decade,” said Dr. Sheldon [...]
Women’s health | Women’s health Care | Womens Health Clinic | Women’s Health Guide
Women’s health | Women’s health Care | Womens Health Clinic | Women’s Health Guide Women have unique health concerns. From weight loss issues to pregnancy and breast health, to the various ways that health affects women, women’s health covers a broad range of topics. One of the key factors in maintaining women’s health is employing [...]
IIT Kharagpur devises Total Artificial Heart
A research team of scientists of the School of Medical Science and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur have devised a Total Artificial Heart (TAH) that could save lives for just Rs 1 lakh. The trials of the prototype laboratory constructed unique 13-chamber artificial heart have been successful on small animals. The IIT [...]
Depression Raises Heart Failure Risk In Heart Disease Patients
A new US study found that patients with heart disease who were then diagnosed with depression were at greater risk of heart failure, and that taking antidepressants neither reduced the risk of heart failure, a condition where the heart can’t pump enough blood for the body, nor eased the symptoms of depression. The study was [...]
Printer Friendly Format Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Most important, expert says, is to aggressively try to reduce risk factors Treating people with non-acute heart problems should start with drug therapy, not invasive techniques such as angioplasty or implanting stents, because there is no difference between the two approaches in outcomes, a new study finds. There has been an ongoing debate over whether [...]
Night Shift Work Hard on the Heart
Study finds it alters levels of hormones, could raise risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease Working the night shift might lead to hormonal and metabolic changes that raise risks for obesity, diabetes and heart disease, researchers say. “In the long run, the physiological impact of shift work on several markers involved in the regulation [...]
