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4 February 2011, 12:02:23

Omega-3s And B12 May Reverse Vegans’ Elevated Heart Risk

People who follow a vegan lifestyle ? strict vegetarians who try to eat no meat or animal products of any kind ? may increase their risk of developing blood clots and atherosclerosis or “hardening of the arteries,” which are conditions that can lead to heart attacks and stroke....

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17 January 2011, 07:01:30

Liver Damage Linked to Heart Drug

The US Food and Drug Administration has said that a heart drug by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis has been linked to liver damage in some patients, two of whom had to receive transplants. Dronedarone, marketed as Multaq, was approved in...
15 January 2011, 11:01:30

Two-in-one heart pill ‘breaks the mould’ in treating high blood pressure

A nurse takes the blood pressure reading from an overweight patient. Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease A two-in-one pill for treating high blood pressure could save thousands of lives, a study has found. The results are likely...
7 December 2010, 12:12:37

Frequent Miscarriages Raises Heart Attack Risk in Women

Current research has brought into light that repeated miscarriage increases a woman’s risk of having heart attack fivefold in later life. The study also revealed that miscarriage is one of the commonest complications of pregnancy, occurring...
26 November 2010, 11:11:37

Orange Juice Can Lower BP, Cut Heart Disease Risk: Study

Scientists have found that two glasses of orange juice a day can lower blood pressure and cut the risk of heart disease. They discovered that middle-aged men who drank half-a-litre of juice every day for a month, equivalent to about two glasses,...
22 November 2010, 03:11:37

Job Stress May Raise Women’s Heart Attack Risk

Stressed out on the job? Try to relax. Women who report having high levels of job stress appear to be at 90% increased risk of having a heart attack, compared with women who report less stress at work. So say researchers who followed more than...
20 November 2010, 05:11:37

E. coli Linked to Heart, Kidney Disease

Nov. 18, 2010 — E. coli O157 infection causes severe diarrhea, but that may be the least worrisome result of ingesting the toxic bug, Canadian researchers find. Eight years after falling ill with E. coli gastroenteritis, adults have a...
20 November 2010, 03:11:37

Belly Fat Stem Cells May Help Heart

Stem cells taken from belly fat may be able to boost cardiac function after a heart attack, preliminary research suggests. In a study of 14 people who had a heart attack, fat-derived stem cells reduced the amount of damaged heart tissue, increased...
18 November 2010, 12:11:37

Stem Cell Patch Boosts Heart Function Following Heart Attack

 A new research has discovered that a stem cell-infused patch boosts heart function following a heart attack. University of Cincinnati researchers also found that function improved more so than when stem cells were directly injected in heart...
14 November 2010, 09:11:55

Love Chocolate? So Does Your Heart

Good news for women who love chocolate: Frequently eating chocolate was associated with a lower risk for atherosclerosis, as well as for hospitalization and premature death from heart disease or heart failure. Reporting in this week’s Archives of...
14 November 2010, 01:11:23

Marathon Running Can Tax the Heart

Runners who are less fit may experience temporary but reversible damage to the heart during a marathon, according to a new study. Marathon running can cause temporary increases in swelling and inflammation of the heart muscle, as well as decreases...
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