Effects of Glucose Control Last Years Reported October 13, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Diabetes patients treated with drugs may be less at risk for some major complications of their disease even after therapy is discontinued, new research shows. Researchers followed up on the large-scale United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) by selecting patients and following … [Read more...]

Low Socioeconomic Status not Linked With Risk of Heart Disease Reported July 22, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Wealth does not necessarily equate good health, according to researchers from the United Kingdom. The results of this study question the common view that children with difficult socioeconomic conditions have an increased risk of heart disease later in life. … [Read more...]

Even Minor ECG Abnormalities Increase Death Risk in Women Reported March 12, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Electrocardiogram (ECG) readings that show even minor abnormalities in seemingly healthy postmenopausal women may mean these females are at an increased risk of a heart attack or death. … [Read more...]

Eating Grapes for a Healthy HeartReported April 27, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The secret to a healthy heart may now include grapes, recently shown to lower blood pressure, lessen signs of heart muscle damage, and cause an overall better functioning in the heart. A diet filled with fruits and vegetables is known to lower blood pressure, but a new study from … [Read more...]

DVT: What You Need to Know   Reported July 14, 2009 LAS VEGAS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's being called a public health crisis. It kills more people than HIV and breast cancer combined, but most of us don't even know what it is. About 2 million Americans have DVT, and it can kill in an instant. Are you at risk?   NBC reporter David Bloom … [Read more...]

Drugs, Surgery Produce Similar Death Rates in Diabetics With Heart Disease Reported June 09, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For patients with both Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, choosing drug therapy or surgery produces similar death rates, according to a new international, multicenter study. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health … [Read more...]

Drugs Benefit Older Stroke Patients Reported September 08, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People over the age of 65 can benefit from cholesterol lowering drugs following a stroke or mini-stroke, according to a new study. However, researchers found seniors are less likely to be prescribed these medications. Researchers from Wayne State University looked at about 4,700 stroke … [Read more...]

Pharmaceutical companies may need a watch dog during the post-marketing phase of their products, according to a new investigation. Researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, recently reviewed internal files from the makers of the cholesterol-lowering drug cerivastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug removed from the market in 2001. Their study shows the manufacturing … [Read more...]

Drug Could Save Thousands of Heart Attack Patients Reported November 4, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows adding the drug clopidogrel to aspirin for the emergency treatment of heart attack could save thousands of lives every year. Each year, nearly 1.5 million people have a heart attack in the United States. About 500,000 of those people will die from it. … [Read more...]

Drug Alternative Improves Treatment of Heart DisorderReported May 15, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new innovative approach to treating atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) is showing improved results over the common drug treatment. Over 2 million Americans suffer from A-fib, a disorder which in which the heart beats irregularly due to quivering in the upper chambers … [Read more...]

Doubling Drug Dose Before Angioplasty Reduces Death Risk Reported March 8, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows how the risk of death and heart attack can be reduced for heart patients undergoing an angioplasty. Researchers from Italy found doubling the usual dose of an anti-clotting drug before the procedure is … [Read more...]

Don’t Sleep too Much or too LittleReported April 30, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Sleeping more or less than the recommended seven or eight hours a night can put you at risk for metabolic syndrome -- a group of conditions like high cholesterol and high blood pressure that are closely linked to heart disease. In a new study of about 1,200 people between the ages of 30 and 54, … [Read more...]

Does Weight Loss Drug Slow Heart Disease?Reported April 08, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A fatty mid-section can be a red flag for metabolic syndrome -- a group of metabolic risk factors that puts a person at increased risk for coronary heart disease and plaque build-up in artery walls. Abdominal obesity amplifies the risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease -- the … [Read more...]

Doctors Urge Withdrawal of Bextra, a Drug Similar to Vioxx Reported December 27, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A group of doctors want the medication valdecoxib (Bextra) removed from the market, except for extraordinary circumstances, because it increases the risk of stroke and heart attack. They pose their concern in a … [Read more...]

Do Specialty Hospitals Provide Better Care? Reported April 8, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If your doctor says you need bypass surgery or another treatment to clear clogged arteries, where should you seek treatment? At a general hospital or a hospital that specializes in cardiac care? That’s the question researchers set … [Read more...]

VTE increases risk for heart attack, stroke November 23, 2007 MedWire News: Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) have a substantially increased risk for arterial cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction and stroke, a Danish population-based study reveals. The excess risk was most pronounced in the first year after VTE but … [Read more...]

Vein Blood Clots Can Cause Heart Attacks November 27, 2007 A new study published in the journal Lancet suggests that blood clots in a person’s vein put him at nearly twice the risk of heart attack or stroke within a year. The study confirms the existing belief that all three conditions are linked. Vein blood clots are often the result of restricted … [Read more...]

Study: Postmenopausal hormones via gel, patch less risky for heart Reported October 01, 2008 A study of hormone use in nearly 700,000 Danish women over 50 suggests that when it comes to heart attack risk, patches or gels are safer than the combination pills most American women use. The authors say this is the largest postmenopausal hormones study … [Read more...]

Large thighs 'may protect heart' Reported September 04, 2009 The relationship remains even when body fat, smoking and blood cholesterol are taken into account, a Danish team says. Those with narrow thighs may not have enough muscle mass to deal with insulin properly, raising the risk of diabetes and, in turn, heart disease, they say. Experts … [Read more...]

Ditch the Pounds for Good! Reported July 29, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For women, keeping weight off may take more exercise than they think. New research suggests those who want to lose weight and keep it off should exercise almost double the amount currently recommended by experts. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh followed the weight loss progress of 201 … [Read more...]

Disaster Heart Attacks Reported June 30, 2009 NEW ORLEANS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Almost four years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is on the road to recovery. Homes and businesses are rebuilding, but there's still a long way to go. Now, a new study suggests that the hurricane may have been as damaging to residents' hearts as it was to their homes. … [Read more...]

Diesel Exhaust Bad for Your HeartReported September 13, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You may want to find a new running route if you're near heavy city traffic. Exposure to high levels of air pollution can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease, according to results of a new study. This risk is present after just one hour of exposure and is even higher … [Read more...]

Diabetics, Older Patients Benefit From Heart BypassReported March 24, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It may be a more invasive surgery, but new research shows heart bypass surgery leads to longer lives than angioplasty for specific groups of patients. A new study involving nearly 8,000 patients from 10 clinical trials around the world shows heart patients who … [Read more...]

Patients who have had a heart attack have a new concern to worry about. New research reveals patients who have had a heart attack are 4.5-times more likely to develop diabetes compared to the general population. Heart attack patients are also 15-times more likely to develop a pre-diabetes condition known as impaired fasting glucose (IFG), according to the research. The study … [Read more...]

Diabetes and Sleep ApneaReported May 26, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – People who have both type 2 diabetes and the eye condition known as retinopathy might want to have a sleep test. According to a new study out of Great Britain, the diabetes-retinopathy combination significantly increases the chances someone will also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In … [Read more...]

Diabetes and Hearing Loss Reported June 20, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – New research shows diabetes may cause hearing loss. Researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) worked together to analyze preexisting data from hearing tests administered from … [Read more...]

Device Helps Failing Hearts Reported July 28, 2006 BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Doctors say they're closer than ever to finding the perfect heart pump that could someday help nearly 5 million Americans who have heart failure and may even replace a heart transplant. Police … [Read more...]

Detecting Lung DiseaseReported February 11, 2008 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- This year alone, 200,000 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. That used to mean a painful, invasive procedure. Now, there’s a new technique that can provide important answers, sometimes within minutes. For Will Kirkland, cooking meals for seniors and the homeless … [Read more...]

Detecting Disease Through the Eyes Reported June 26, 2009 INDIANAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- From diabetes to cancer -- it can all be spotted by taking a closer look at your eyes. A new laser scan is helping doctors find major health problems sooner. "February of last year I started to notice flashes," Christa Dodge told Ivanhoe. Those flashes turned … [Read more...]

Depression Increases Risk of Heart FailureReported April 17, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease patients diagnosed with depression could be in double trouble. New research shows these patients are at an increased risk of heart failure after a diagnosis of depression. In a recent study, researchers found depression diagnosis following coronary artery … [Read more...]