Human vaccine against bird flu soon
Human vaccine against bird flu a reality with new discovery – A vaccine to protect humans from a bird flu pandemic is within reach after a new discovery by researchers at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Enjoy healthy passion of chocolate this Valentine’s Day
Make hearts happy this Valentine’s Day — Enjoy the healthy passion of chocolate – Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a big chocolate heart. While overindulging leads to calorie concerns, the right amounts of the right kinds of chocolate can actually make your valentine feel and even look better.
Cardiac imaging exams have radiation risks
People Without Symptoms of Heart Disease Should Exercise Caution in Obtaining Cardiac Imaging Exams, says Expert Panel led by Mayo Clinic Cardiologist – At the radiation dose levels used in cardiac imaging exams, such as cardiac CT or nuclear medicine scans, the risk of potentially harmful effects from ionizing radiation are low. However, since the exact level of risk is not known, people without symptoms of heart disease should think twice about seeking, or agreeing to, these types of cardiac studies.
Heart attack cases reduced in US
Less severe first heart attacks linked to heart disease death reductions – The severity of first heart attacks has dropped significantly in the United States – propelling a decline in coronary heart disease deaths, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Healthy, younger adults could be at risk for heart disease
UT Southwestern researchers find that healthy, younger adults could be at risk for heart disease – Even younger adults who have few short-term risk factors for heart disease may have a higher risk of developing heart disease over their lifetimes, according to new findings by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher.
Implantable defibrillators better for older heart patients
Implantable defibrillators lower risk of death in older heart patients, reported by American Heart Association, USA. – Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) can improve survival in patients with heart damage – even those in their 70s – according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Gasping and CPR help cardiac arrest victims survive
Gasping helps cardiac arrest victims survive. Gasping should not be mistaken for breathing and CPR should be initiated. – People who witness an individual collapse suddenly and unexpectedly should perform uninterrupted chest compressions even if the patient gasps or breathes in a funny way, research from the Resuscitation Research Group at The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center shows.
Asthma risk more in children born in autumn
Timing is Everything When it Comes to Childhood Asthma. There is a relationship between childhood asthma with the winter season after birth. – Children who are born four months before the peak of cold and flu season have a greater risk of developing childhood asthma than children born at any other time of year, according to new research from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Heart patients should be screened, treated for depression
American Heart Association Scientific Statement: Heart Patients Should Be Screened, Treated for Depression – Heart patients should be screened for depression — a common condition that can profoundly affect both prognosis and quality of life — according to the American Heart Association’s first scientific statement on depression and coronary heart disease.
Lower cholesterol early in life
UC San Diego researchers are proposing that aggressive intervention to lower cholesterol levels as early as childhood is the best approach. – With heart disease maintaining top billing as the leading cause of death in the United States, a team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine physician-researchers is proposing that aggressive intervention to lower cholesterol levels as early as childhood is the best approach available today to reducing the incidence of coronary heart disease.