Pneumonia leads list of causes of hospital re-admissions after stroke
Pneumonia :: Pneumonia leads list of causes of hospital re-admissions after stroke Stroke is a leading cause of hospital admission among older adults. Yet more hospital readmissions after stroke are for pneumonia or for heart disease than for another stroke, according to a study published in the June 2007 issue of the journal Stroke. This [...]
Effect of plant extracts on metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome :: Effect of plant extracts on metabolic syndrome Rutgers University plant scientists are truly into something hot – They are working with a research laboratory named for the late Tabasco? Pepper Sauce heir, John S. McIlhenny, and built with a gift from the trust he established, the Coypu Foundation. The lab is part [...]
Timing of start of hormone therapy may have effect on risk of coronary heart disease
Menopause :: Timing of start of hormone therapy may have effect on risk of coronary heart disease Women who initiate hormone therapy closer to menopause tend to have a reduced risk of coronary heart disease compared to women who begin treatment further from menopause, but researchers did not find this reduced risk was statistically significant, [...]
What is the Mediterranean Diet?
Mediterranean Diet :: What is the Mediterranean Diet? The Mediterranean diet is not a specific diet plan or diet program. Rather, it’s a collection of eating habits that are traditionally followed by the people of the Medierranean region. The Mediterranean diet has attracted interest due to the traditionally lower rates of diet-related disease (e.g. heart [...]
Lower High Blood Pressure
Hypertension :: Lower High Blood Pressure High blood pressure makes the heart work harder. It increases the risk of developing heart disease, as well as kidney disease and stroke. Also called hypertension, it usually has no symptoms. Once developed, it typically lasts a lifetime. Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers – the systolic pressure [...]
Stress & trauma increases heart diseases risk
Heart disease :: Stress & trauma increases heart diseases risk There is more and more evidence building up that our emotional state of mind can affect our chances of developing heart disease down the road. A new research has revealed that post – traumatic stress disorder often increases the risk of heart disease. Of course, [...]
Study Explores Cause of Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure Patients
Heart Disease :: Study Explores Cause of Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure Patients A new study shows that blood flow to the legs is relatively normal in people with diastolic heart failure, suggesting other potential causes of their inability to do everyday activities, according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. ?Reduced tolerance [...]
South Asian immigrants at higher risk for heart disease
Heart Disease :: South Asian immigrants at higher risk for heart disease South Asian immigrants in America have a higher risk of heart disease than any other American population. The trouble, Medical College of Georgia researchers suspect, is that their high-density lipoprotein, or so-called good cholesterol, doesn’t protect many of them like it should and [...]
Ranexa, ranolazine – for treating chronic angina – chest pain
Heart Disease :: Ranexa, ranolazine – for treating chronic angina – chest pain The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Ranexa (ranolazine), a new drug for the treatment of chronic angina. Ranexa, a new molecular entity (NME), is the first drug approved to treat chronic angina in over ten years. Although several [...]
