Thursday, August 7, 2008

heart disease

Opening Clogged Arteries Helps Women After Heart Attack

But it doesn't help those with less severe heart damage known as unstable angina, analysis shows more >>

Smoke-Free Policies Prove Effective

They not only cut secondhand exposure but also helped current users cut back, study finds more >>

Health Buzz: Salmonella and Other Health News

Exposure to UV rays in the shade, sudden cardiac arrest, and a legal performance aid for athletes more >>

Sudden Hearing Loss May Portend Stroke

It could foreshadow trouble by as much as 2 years, Taiwanese study suggests more >>

Education, Income Affect Heart Attack Survival Rates

More schooling, more money linked to improved outcomes, study concludes more >>

U.S. Hospitals Vary Widely in Caring for Women

From birth complications to heart disease, top-rated centers a better choice, health study concludes more >>

Time in the Sun: How Much Is Needed for Vitamin D?

With heart deaths linked to low vitamin D levels, an expert offers advice on getting just enough sun. more >>

Subtle Nervous System Problems Signal Stroke Risk

Italian study found poor reflexes, unstable posture, weakened hands warned of trouble more >>

New Source of Heart Stem Cells Found

Expression of particular gene can help regenerate multiple tissue types more >>

Low Blood Sodium Predicts Mortality in PAH Patients

Routine measurement could be a vital indicator for treating narrowing of lung arteries more >>

Insulin Resistance Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease

Those with highest levels at almost twice the risk, regardless of diabetes, study finds more >>

Health Buzz: Cardiac Arrests and Other Health News

Prostate cancer, men's health and swimming the English Channel more >>

Less Intensive Treatment Given Diabetic Women With Heart Disease

They have poorer control of risk factors, less likely to get cholesterol-lowering meds more >>

ED an Indicator of Men's Health

Dysfunction could be the 'portal' to heart problems, vascular disease, type 2 diabetes, study says more >>

Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'

Less daytime napping, fewer complaints of insomnia predicted a healthier life, study finds more >>

Women, Mexican Americans at Higher Risk for Certain Stroke

Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by bleeding in space around the brain, study reports more >>

Researchers Update Risk-of-Death Charts

Authors hope it will encourage disease/prevention efforts more >>

ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk

Measurement is inexpensive, simple to perform, yields instant result, study says more >>

Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections

Daily care of teeth, gums keeps risk of bacterial disease in valves at bay more >>

Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women

Study finds improvement for both genders over 25-year period more >>

Low Vitamin D Levels May Boost Men's Heart Attack Risk

Findings suggest current dietary requirements need to be increased more >>

Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought

Those 55 to 75 with type 2 disease have same odds for condition, regardless of screening more >>

Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting

Finding could speed new tissue-engineered stem cell bypass procedures, study says more >>

High-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs

Endovascular procedures have lower death rates than those units using open surgery, study finds more >>

Heart Failure Patients Overestimate Their Life Expectancy

Statistical survey indicates doctors need to be more clear in explaining realities more >>

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