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Benefits from diet lower in salt not limited to those with high blood pressure

It has long been established that people suffering from high blood pressure can benefit greatly by reducing their salt intake.

21 Jul 2004

Mustard greens, cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts help to preserve cognitive abilities in ageing women

Harvard Medical School researchers have found that women who eat lots of mustard greens, cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower or brussels sprouts in middle age preserved more of their cognitive abilities as they entered their 70s.

20 Jul 2004

U.S. scientists have found the genetic basis for one form of sudden infant death syndrome

Sudden infant death syndrome, also known as cot death and crib death, is defined as the death of an infant between the ages of one month and one year which remains unexplained after a thorough postmortem, investigation of the death scene and review of the clinical history.

20 Jul 2004

Tinned tuna lowers the risk of an irregular hearbeat

A new study out today suggests that tuna or broiled/baked fish lowers the risk of an irregular hearbeat among elderly people.

19 Jul 2004

Iraqi child undergoes heart surgery in New York

Four-year old Bra’a Hussein’s heart will never be the same following recent surgery at NYU Medical Center to correct a highly complex congenital heart condition called tetralogy of fallot.

19 Jul 2004

Physician task force sets out knowledge criteria for clinicians who want to consider themselves experts in this growing field

New set of competency criteria for physicians who wish to practice vascular medicine and catheter-based peripheral vascular interventions.

17 Jul 2004

New type of cryogenic catheter

A U.S. clinical study is just getting under way that, if successful, could lead to a non-surgical "cure" for the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia. The study is evaluating a new type of cryogenic catheter co-developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

16 Jul 2004

Most Americans ignorant to high cholesterol facts

Results from a recent nationwide survey showed that most respondents did not know that high cholesterol comes from two sources, even though the respondents reported having high cholesterol.

15 Jul 2004

Ghrelin may help reduce obsesity in children with genetic disorder

What if your child’s overeating was so uncontrollable that it led to eating out of the garbage, ransacking the kitchen and getting arrested for stealing food?

15 Jul 2004

Older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest

An Australian study has found a disturbing number of older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest and do not know what to do in the event of such an emergency.

15 Jul 2004

Updated guidelines for treatment of blood cholesterol

The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) has updated its guidelines for treatment of blood cholesterol, suggesting that people at risk for heart attack and stroke would benefit from more intensive cholesterol-lowering therapies.

13 Jul 2004

Findings alleviate concerns of physicians reluctant to prescribe beta-blockers because of cardiovascular adverse effects

Beta-blocker therapy in patients with heart failure is well tolerated and associated with fewer overall withdrawals and less heart failure deterioration than placebo, according to a new article in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

13 Jul 2004

Fluoxetine, orlistat, and sibutramine can diabetics achieve significant weight loss

According to information in the article, the prevalence of obesity in the United States increased from 12 percent in 1991 to 18 percent in 1998. Recent survey data indicate that 65 percent of Americans are overweight.

13 Jul 2004

New guidelines for pulmonary arterial hypertension caution the use of calcium channel blockers

A new evidence-based guideline for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) cautions the use of calcium channel blockers, a commonly used treatment for high blood pressure, in unstable patients due to the potentially fatal side effects associated with the medication.

13 Jul 2004

Increasing levels of growth hormone may be an effective treatment for HIV lipodystrophy

Increasing the body's production of growth hormone may be an effective treatment for HIV lipodystrophy, a syndrome involving the redistribution of fat and other metabolic changes in those receiving combination drug therapy for HIV infection.

11 Jul 2004

Stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer

Research in monkeys suggests the possibility that stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer, according to a report from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

10 Jul 2004

New hi-tech football shirt that alerts managers to players heart rate and hydration levels

England footballers who have been suffering in the Portuguese heat could benefit from a new hi-tech football shirt that alerts managers to players heart rate and hydration levels.

10 Jul 2004

First successful gene therapy that mimics the action of calcium channel blockers

Their findings - published in the latest edition of Circulation Research, online July 8 - may lead to a gene therapy alternative to calcium channel blockers and their sometimes severe side effects, but also further interest in the development of gene therapies unique - as in this case - to one particular organ.

10 Jul 2004

Dexrazoxane reduces heart damage caused by childhood leukemia treatment with doxorubicin (Adriamycin)

A potent chemotherapy that is highly effective in treating the most common form of childhood leukemia can significantly harm the heart, but findings from a multi-center study

9 Jul 2004

Evidence is emerging that adult stem cells from bone marrow have therapeutic potential for restoring cardiac cells

Results of a randomised trial in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggest that the transfer of adult stem cells derived from bone marrow could improve cardiac functioning after heart attack.

8 Jul 2004

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Benefits from diet lower in salt not limited to those with high blood pressure

Mustard greens, cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts help to preserve cognitive abilities in ageing women

U.S. scientists have found the genetic basis for one form of sudden infant death syndrome

Tinned tuna lowers the risk of an irregular hearbeat

Iraqi child undergoes heart surgery in New York

Physician task force sets out knowledge criteria for clinicians who want to consider themselves experts in this growing field

New type of cryogenic catheter

Most Americans ignorant to high cholesterol facts

Ghrelin may help reduce obsesity in children with genetic disorder

Older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest

Updated guidelines for treatment of blood cholesterol

Findings alleviate concerns of physicians reluctant to prescribe beta-blockers because of cardiovascular adverse effects

Fluoxetine, orlistat, and sibutramine can diabetics achieve significant weight loss

New guidelines for pulmonary arterial hypertension caution the use of calcium channel blockers

Increasing levels of growth hormone may be an effective treatment for HIV lipodystrophy

Stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer

New hi-tech football shirt that alerts managers to players heart rate and hydration levels

First successful gene therapy that mimics the action of calcium channel blockers

Dexrazoxane reduces heart damage caused by childhood leukemia treatment with doxorubicin (Adriamycin)

Evidence is emerging that adult stem cells from bone marrow have therapeutic potential for restoring cardiac cells

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