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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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Three new studies lend credence to the idea that light to moderate alcohol intake appears to be good for the heart. However, there is little to gain and lots to lose from heavy drinking. Researchers in Italy analyzed eight studies encompassing 16,351 people with a history of heart disease. They found that those consuming five [...]
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Arthritis: Closer to your heart than you’d think While many are focused on heart disease during February, and for a good reason, the Arthritis Foundation, Wisconsin Chapter wants to remind you to keep arthritis in mind as well. Arthritis and heart disease are more closely related than many would think. A recent study found that arthritis [...]
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Tiny Molecules May Tell Big Story About Cardiovascular Disease Risk Tiny bits of molecular “trash” found in circulating blood appear to be good predictors of cardiovascular disease and untimely death, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center. The discovery, published online in the April issue of the journal Circulation Genetics, comes from the largest study [...]
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Don’t worry, be happy! Positive emotions protect against heart disease People who are usually happy, enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than those who tend not to be happy, according to a major new study published today (Thursday 18 February). The authors believe that the study, published in the Europe’s leading cardiology [...]
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Early life stress could be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, researchers report. “We think early life stress increases sensitivity to a hormone known to increase your blood pressure and increases your cardiovascular risk in adult life,” said Dr. Jennifer Pollock, biochemist in the Vascular Biology Center at the Medical College of Georgia [...]
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People with migraine may be at an increased risk of heart attack and other risk factors for heart disease, according to a study published in the February 10, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “While the overall risk of heart problems in people with migraine is small, [...]
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Nashville, TN – One of the first large studies to look at the safety of different nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) specifically in patients with heart disease has found that naproxen appears to have better cardiovascular safety than diclofenac, ibuprofen, and higher doses of rofecoxib (Vioxx, Merck) and celecoxib (Celebrex, Pfizer) The study, published in the [...]
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