Atherosclerotic heart disease
Telluride Daily Planet - Regular physical activities can help reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke. They can also help you achieve and maintain a healthy body weight. Everyone is different, so pick the activity that fits your lifestyle and aim for a weight
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Medscape News - Among women, a Framingham 10-year coronary heart disease risk of 5% to 20% produced an OR of cardiovascular disease of 7.72, which was similar to the OR of 4.98 associated with ATPIII-defined metabolic syndrome plus age older than 55 years. The
PTSD may increase heart disease risk in older men
Playfuls - A higher level of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder may increase the risk of coronary heart disease in older men, according to a report in the January issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A link
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Diet pill sellers fined $25M
USA Today - The marketers claimed CortiSlim would cause rapid weight loss and that CortiStress would reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease and other ailments, the FTC said. The companies agreed to limit future ad claims. Their ads ran in magazines and
Anthera Receives FDA Approval to Begin Phase 2 ‘PLASMA’ Trial With A
PR Newswire - eventual rupture. sPLA2 levels have been shown to be elevated in patients with both stable and unstable coronary artery disease. Higher levels of the enzyme have been shown to predict an increased risk for future cardiovascular events such as heart
Eating fish cuts risk of sudden death Holocaust Museum shows paintings
Turkish Daily News - The men with the higher fatty acid levels had a markedly lower risk of dying of heart disease. Specifically, they had a lower rate of sudden death,” Albert told Reuters. She said the finding supports earlier research suggesting that “these fatty
Parkinson’s drugs can cause heart damage: studies
Reuters - He said benefits of the Pfizer drug, which is sold in Europe for Parkinson’s disease, as well as hyperprolactinemia, outweigh the increased risk of heart valve damage, which is noted in the drug’s package insert label. Lilly officials could not
Parkinson’s drugs could increase heart disease risk
That’s Cricket - London : “Some drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson’s appear to increase the risk of heart valve disease,” says a new study. Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs motor skills and speech
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