Heart Archive
Women’s health tips 2008
0 Comments Published July 23rd, 2008 in General Interest, Health, Health News, Health and Wellness, Heart, Life, Medical News, PopularSeptember is Women’s Health Awareness & Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas offers the following health tips for women regarding gynecological cancer, breast and ovarian cancer, heart health, and stroke risk.
Cervical cancer awareness tips
from Dr. Tri Dinh, gynecologic oncologist, The Methodist Hospital, Houston
• Cervical cancer is one of the most common [...]
HDAC inhibitors may reduce heart attack damage
0 Comments Published July 10th, 2008 in General Interest, Heart, Medical News, MedicineCan the heart muscle damage from heart attacks be dramatically reduced by medications already approved by the FDA for other uses? Researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have just released news that a class of medications - HDAC inhibitors - shows promise in promoting recovery from heart attacks. Some HDAC inhibitors, such as Depakote [...]
Fish oil and red yeast rice alternatives to statins
0 Comments Published July 9th, 2008 in General Interest, Health, Health News, Health and Wellness, Heart, Medical News, Medicine, Nutrition, Omega-3, PopularMayoClinic.org - A recent small but well-designed medical study showed that a combination of fish oil and red yeast rice supplements - combined with active lifestyle intervention - actually worked better than conventional statin therapy for lowering LDL cholesterol, improving triglyceride levels, and weight loss. The alternative medicine study is published in the July 2008 [...]
Tilapia fish has possibly dangerous omega fatty acid ratios
0 Comments Published July 8th, 2008 in General Interest, Health, Health News, Health and Wellness, Heart, Life, Medical News, Nutrition, Omega-3, PopularWFUBMC.edu - Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. This omega fatty acid ratio could be more dangerous to one’s heart [...]
High altitudes stress heart, increase blood pressure
0 Comments Published July 3rd, 2008 in Aging, General Interest, Health, Health News, Health and Wellness, Heart, Medical News, Popular, StressHarvard.edu - Quickly ascending to a high altitude can challenge the healthiest people, but it can stress individuals with a heart problem, according to the July 2008 Harvard Heart Letter . How your heart will respond to the challenges of high altitude depends on how high you are going, what you plan to do there, [...]
Activated vitamin D may prevent heart failure
0 Comments Published June 11th, 2008 in Anti-aging, General Interest, Health, Health News, Health and Wellness, Heart, Medical News, Medicine, Popular, Vitamin DUMich.edu - Vitamin D benefits: strong bones, a healthy immune system, protection against some types of cancer. Recent studies suggest there’s yet another benefit of vitamin D, “the sunshine vitamin.” Vitamin D keeps the heart fit for life’s demands and protects against heart failure.
University of Michigan pharmacologist Robert U. Simpson, Ph.D., thinks it’s apt to [...]














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