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Seasonal variations in coronary heart disease Oxford Journals Medicine QJM: An International Journal of Medicine Volume 92, Issue 12 Pp. 689-696. Abstract Coronary heart disease exhibits a winter peak and summer trough in incidence and mortality, in countries both north and south of the equator. In England and Wales, the winter peak accounts for an [...]
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Searching for preventive measures of cardiovascular events in aged Japanese taxi drivers–the daily rhythm of cardiovascular risk factors during a night duty day. J Hum Ergol (Tokyo). 2001 Dec;30(1-2):321-6. Hattori M, Azami Y. Johoku Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan. Abstract Previous studies have shown that Japanese taxi drivers are exposed to more risk factors and have a [...]
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It has been a continuing theme of this Heartcurrents blog that psychology is often left out treatment for heart disease and heart issues. “Mindfulness meditation” has been gaining traction in psychotherapy as a means of reducing stress, anxiety, and depression — issues that always need to be dealt with for anyone who has experienced a [...]
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“The available evidence has established a link between hyperuricemia and cardiovascular disease and this may be causal. Without waiting for the resolution of causality arguments, one can start using serum uric acid concentration as an inexpensive cardiovascular risk marker.”
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New Measure Trumps High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Levels in Protecting Against Heart Disease ScienceDaily Jan. 21, 2011 — The discovery that high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the “good cholesterol”) is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease has fostered intensive research to modify HDL levels for therapeutic gain. However, recent findings have called into [...]
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It is hard to know what to believe these days. Medical research is frequently biased (often by drug money) and off the mark. Since the 1980′s, articles have been appearing about the “diagonal ear crease” (pictured below) and heart disease and mortality due to heart problems. Some physicians dismiss it as related to aging; however, [...]
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Data from the 2007 National Diabetes Fact Sheet (the most recent year for which data is available) Heart disease and stroke • In 2004, heart disease was noted on 68% of diabetes-related death certificates among people aged 65 years or older. • In 2004, stroke was noted on 16% of diabetes-related death certificates among people [...]
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Green tea Botanical evidence indicates that India and China were among the first countries to cultivate tea. Today, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, second only to water. Hundreds of millions of people drink tea around the world, and studies suggest that green tea (Camellia sinesis) in particular has many health [...]
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American Heart Association Black tea tames artery disease A new study finds a strong link between drinking black tea and arterial health in people who have heart disease. “The study demonstrated that drinking black tea reverses endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial dysfunction is believed to contribute importantly to the development of cardiovascular disease,” said Joseph Vita, M.D., [...]
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Andrew Weil Huffington Post July 2. 2010 Excerpt: The saturated fat lauded in this menu won’t kill you. It may even be the safest element of the meal. Saturated fat is made of fatty acid chains that cannot incorporate additional hydrogen atoms. It is often of animal origin, and is typically solid at room temperature. [...]
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SUNDAY, June 20 HealthDay News – Among older men, having a high testosterone level is associated with a raised risk of heart disease or a heart attack, new research suggests. The finding, from a new U.S. National Institutes of Health-funded study, concerns men over the age of 65 and is based on a tracking of [...]
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MedicineNet; March 5, 2010 Increasing consumption of sugary soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in the last decade, a new U.S. study finds. “The finding suggests that any kind of policy that reduces consumption might have a dramatic [...]
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Wall Street Journal April 10, 2010 Do you sometimes think you can’t be heart-healthy unless you’re a vegetarian marathon runner with minimal body fat, barely detectable cholesterol and a pact to avoid ice cream that is signed in blood? Well, think again. There’s mounting evidence and support among cardiologists that moderation in the battle against [...]
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, accounting for 32 percent of all deaths among women.1 Over 500,000 women die from heart disease each year (65,000 more than men).2 The misconception that heart disease primarily affects men causes many women to overlook the severity of the disease. While [...]
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1970: Women’s experience and tolerance of cardiac surgery began to appear in medical literature [1] 1980: Increased focus on various health issues concerning women (abuse, breast cancer, menopause, cardiovascular health)[2] 1995: A chapter on cardiovascular disease in women was written for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada[3] 1997: The American Heart Association presented a [...]
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Men and women can have coronary artery disease in which those main, large arteries are plugged up by fatty, athlerosclerotic plaques. These blockages greatly increase the risk of a heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest, stroke and heart failure. But far fewer women show up with this “classic” form of heart disease. “When it comes to [...]
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MURRAY, UTAH (ABC 4 News) A study at Intermountain Medical Center shows a link between fasting and a lower rate of heart disease. Researchers are now conducting another study to determine why. The first study was conducted to find out why people who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [...]
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Health care reform means a lot of things to different people – from expanding care to the uninsured to increasing premiums, from impacting our deficit to eliminating the ramifications of pre-existing conditions. But there is another side of pre-existing conditions that deserves a little more focus, especially as we debate the various other aspects of [...]
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