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Several diets, like the DASH diet and a Mediterranean-style diet, can help control blood pressure, and are good for the heart and all-around health. Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 25, 2013 Many people eat their way to high blood pressure (hypertension). It's also possible to eat your way out of it, according to the March 2013 Harvard Men's Health Watch. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan—low in animal fat and salt; abundant in blood-pressure-lowering...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Whether perusing the shelves of your local bookstore, watching commercials during your favorite television program, or just opening your eyes, the evidence that men and women are distinctly different and unique animals is seemingly everywhere. Researchers in the field of epidemiology have understood this truth but couldn't necessarily provide proof of it, until now. In fact, the male of the species has been the benchmark by which...

GUARDaHEART, a non-profit foundation committed to raising awareness about Heart Disease prevention, held a heart health event on March 20, 2013 at the State Capitol of California. Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) March 22, 2013 GUARDaHEART, a non-profit foundation committed to raising awareness about Heart Disease prevention, held a heart health event on March 20, 2013 at the State Capitol hosted by Assemblyman Don Wagner, R-Irvine and Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point to celebrate the State...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GUARDaHEART, a non-profit foundation committed to raising awareness about Heart Disease prevention, held a heart health event on March 20, 2013 at the State Capitol hosted by Assemblyman Don Wagner, R-Irvine and Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point to celebrate the State of California's Master Plan for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Treatment. The special event took place at the State Capitol, where medical doctors and...

Tests of resistance could help doctors monitor and treat patients Highlights: -Suboptimal kidney response to the hormone FGF-23 may put chronic kidney disease patients at increased risk of premature death and cardiovascular events. -Resistance to the hormonal actions of FGF-23 in the kidney may identify novel aspects of kidney dysfunction. -60 million people globally have chronic kidney disease. The kidneys' response to a particular hormone may affect kidney disease patients' heart...

American Heart Association Meeting report Eating too much salt contributed to 2.3 million deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other heart-related diseases throughout the world in 2010, representing 15 percent of all deaths due to these causes, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions. The researchers analyzed 247 surveys of adult sodium intake, stratified by...

American Heart Association statement The American Heart Association has released new recommendations for policy makers and public health providers to combat heart disease and stroke on a local level. The "American Heart Association Guide for Improving Cardiovascular Health at the Community Level, 2013 Update" — evidence-based goals, strategies and recommendations for community-based public health interventions — is published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation....

Detroit-area philanthropists advance patient care with $50 million in giving to the Cardiovascular Center ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center will be named in honor of the late Samuel and Jean Frankel, whose foundation provided early support of the Center's innovative model for caring for people with cardiovascular disease. The University's Board of Regents approved the naming Thursday to recognize Samuel and...

Chronic inflammation contributes to a host of medical conditions affecting people, companion pets and horses but being proactive can help keep that inflammation under control. Cur-OST® is a curcumin based all natural anti-inflammatory supplement that has demonstrated the ability to reduce chronic inflammation through modulation of two key transcription factors; NF-kB and NRF2, thereby reducing inflammation and also enhancing the immune response which may impact a variety of clinical...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee has voted by majority (Yes: 5, No: 3) that the benefits of treatment with the MitraClip(®) device outweigh its risks in patients with significant symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR) who have been determined by a cardiac surgeon to be too high risk for open mitral valve...