cardiovascular disease

Staying active may lower health risks for retired athletes

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:50:55 -0600

The larger body size of professional football players doesn’t increase risk of cardiovascular disease or atherosclerosis after they retire, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2008.

Hypertension, worrying European scenario

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:47:30 -0600

Results from the European study IMMIDIET, published today in the Journal of Hypertension, official journal of the European Society of Hypertension and International Society of Hypertension, confirm that elevated blood pressure, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is still a looming problem in Europe.

Vitamins E and C not effective for prevention of cardiovascular disease in men

harminka — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:38:54 -0600

Neither vitamin E nor vitamin C supplements reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events in a large, long-term study of male physicians, according to a study in the November 12 issue of JAMA. The article is being released early online November 9 to coincide with the scientific presentation of the study findings at the American Heart Association meeting.

New risk factor for cardiovascular disease discovered

harminka — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:18:22 -0600

A team of international researchers – including scientists from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University – have discovered that having high levels of particular protein puts patients at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The results of the study were so conclusive that the clinical trial had to be stopped before its scheduled completion date.

Folic acid, B vitamins do no affect cancer risk

harminka — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:26:19 -0600

A daily supplementation combination that included folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 had no significant effect on the overall risk of cancer, including breast cancer, among women at high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the November 5 issue of JAMA.

Fried purple tomatoes

harminka — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:13:21 -0500

Scientists have expressed genes from snapdragon in tomatoes to grow purple tomatoes high in health-protecting anthocyanins.

Even mild sleep apnea increases cardiovascular risk

harminka — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:32:26 -0500

People with even minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because of impaired endothelial function and increased arterial stiffness, according to a study from the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine in the UK.

Vulnerable plaque may be easier to detect through new imaging technology

harminka — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:12:59 -0500

Research results indicate that optical coherence tomography (OCT), a newly evolving imaging method, may be the best tool available to detect vulnerable plaque in coronary arteries. The findings will be presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF).

Anti-cancer drug prevents cardiovascular damage of premature aging disorder

harminka — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:14:12 -0500

An experimental anti-cancer drug can prevent -- and even reverse -- potentially fatal cardiovascular damage in a mouse model of progeria, a rare genetic disorder that causes the most dramatic form of human premature aging, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers reported today.

Dark chocolate is good for Heart

harminka — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:07:09 -0500

An Italian study, the first outcome of a large epidemiological investigation, finds new beneficial effects of chocolate in the prevention of cardiovascular disease

New drug target for inflammatory disease

harminka — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:28:51 -0500

UC Davis researchers have defined a cellular process that promotes inflammation and, at the same time, found an important starting point for identifying and testing new drugs for diseases such as sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease and some cancers.

Higher urinary levels of BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes

harminka — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:08:28 -0500

Higher levels of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used in plastic packaging for food and beverages, is associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and liver-enzyme abnormalities, according to a study in the September 17 issue of JAMA. This study is being released early to coincide with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing on BPA.