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KALAMAZOO, Mich., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With winter snowfall looming, area residents will need to clear out their driveways and sidewalks. The American Heart Association warns that for most people, shoveling snow may not lead to health problems, however, the risk of a heart attack during snow shoveling increases for others. "One of the reasons heart attacks can occur during snow shoveling is the combination of colder temperatures and physical exertion which...
The US Drug Watchdog says, "If a woman used Yaz, Yasmin, or the generic version Ocella birth control pills, and then suffered a severe side effect like a heart attack, pulmonary embolism, stroke or blood clotting we want them to call the Johnson Law Group right away.” According to the September 17th 2009 edition of the New York Times, "The FDA released a warning letter sent in September to Bayer Pharmaceuticals over Yaz & Yasmin. The FDA letter was very critical of the drug...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The saying may be that milk does the body good, but other food like fruits, vegetables and fish do the heart good in particular. Scientists from McMaster University recently found that healthy eating can help prevent the possibility of a second heart attack or stroke for patients who are suffering from cardiovascular disease. In general, the study’s findings showed that a healthy diet could have an all-around...
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Breakthrough in heart research: The research team from Professor Katja Schenke-Layland of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart has discovered cell surface markers that enable the identification and isolation of living functional cardiovascular progenitor cells (CPCs). For the first time, therapeutically relevant CPCs can be derived from induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPS) cells. CPCs, which are typically only found...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers from Duke University recently revealed results from a study that showed that unemployment may increase the risk of having a heart attack. In particular, the scientists studied the impact of losing jobs multiple times, suffering short spurts without work, and long-term unemployment in relation to the risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Researchers looked at 13,451 U.S. adults between the ages...
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviir Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to the prevention of cardiovascular disease through innovative laboratory tests, announced today that a new peer reviewed study published in the November issue of Current Medical Research and Opinion demonstrated that its MIRISK VP (formerly TruRisk(TM)) Assessment is an improved method of determining who is likely to suffer from a heart attack within five years, allowing preventive measures...
African Americans with heart disease who practiced Transcendental Meditation regularly were 48 percent less likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die from all causes compared with African Americans who attended a health education class over more than five years, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Those practicing meditation also lowered their blood pressure and reported less stress and anger....
Recent studies questioning the role of specialist heart attack centers produced misleading results because doctors tend to send the sickest patients to have the best care, according to new research. Many heart attack patients in the UK are sent to a specialist center for primary angioplasty - a surgical procedure to reopen the blocked artery. Randomized trials have found that angioplasty is much more successful than drug treatment alone, but research based on "real-world" data suggest that...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Conflicting studies were highlighted at this year's American Heart Association Scientific Sessions meeting concerning stem cell therapy for heart attack patients. The first study, from the University of Louisville and Brigham and Women's Hospital, reported "holy grail" results for a Phase I clinical trial: marked sustained improvement in all patients with zero adverse effects. Roberto Bolli, M.D., of the University of Louisville...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online One sign that may predict your risk of heart disease could simply be the signs of aging itself. Research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2012 suggests that if you look old, your heart feels old. The new study found that those who had three to four aging signs had a 57 percent increased risk for heart attack, and a 39 percent increased risk for heart disease. “The visible signs of aging reflect...
