A new study suggests, for obese or overweight adults, that any amount of exercise might lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. The study, published earlier this month in the journal PLOS ONE, found that…
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DR MARTIN SCURR explains the possible causes of heart palpitations
Has a tooth infection caused my heart to race? DR MARTIN SCURR explains the possible causes of heart palpitations I have impacted wisdom teeth and recently had one removed because it caused an infection. I also started having heart palpitations,…
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After diabetes, stroke and heart attack, she’s learning to ‘fight smart’
Hyvelle Ferguson-Davis was reviewing paperwork at her office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when the headache started. It grew stronger and stronger and her eyes blurred, making it difficult to read. She hoped she wasn’t coming down with something. After work,…
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Healthy eating behaviors in childhood may reduce the risk of adult obesity and heart disease
How children are fed may be just as important as what they are fed, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, “Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors in Young Children,” published today in the Journal of the…
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Nutrition: In heart disease better on a dietary Supplement, dispense – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Dietary supplements linked with heart disease risks The taking dietary supplements for heart patients, and heart patients poses according to the German heart Foundation, some of the risks and may even do more harm than good. The experts of the…
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Doctor almost died of a heart attack to avoid burdening the NHS
The doctor who almost died of a heart attack… because he did not want to burden an NHS hospital coping with coronavirus Dr Paul Trafford, 63, returned home two weeks ago after a gruelling day at work The consultant anaesthetist…
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How pregnant woman’s high blood pressure can change shape of baby’s heart
Mothers who have high blood pressure are more likely to have babies with slightly different-shaped hearts, a finding that could impact future cardiovascular care for those women and their children, according to a new study. The research, published Thursday in…
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Heart rate variability related to risk for incident diabetes
(HealthDay)—Altered heart rate variability (HRV) may be related to risk for incident diabetes in young Asian adults, according to a study published online April 16 in Diabetes Care. Da Young Lee, from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues…
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Women receive less recommended drugs after a heart attack
Women are more likely to die after a heart attack than men because they are often not prescribed the drugs they need. That’s the result of research presented today on ACVC Essentials 4U, a scientific platform of the European Society…
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Muscle protein abundant in the heart plays key role in blood clotting during heart attack
A prevalent heart protein known as cardiac myosin, which is released into the body when a person suffers a heart attack, can cause blood to thicken or clot—worsening damage to heart tissue, a new study shows. A team led by…
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