Breakthrough for Fatal Lung DiseaseReported October 15, 2007 TORONTO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Junne Page has lived a healthy life, but seven years ago, things changed. "I had been short of breath. I thought it was due to a medication I was taking," Page says. It wasn't. Page has pulmonary hypertension -- a fatal disease. "Most commonly, the disease is rapidly progressive such … [Read more...]

BP Test: Home vs. Doc’s Office Reported December 04, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A high blood pressure reading at the doctor’s office may not be as predictive of heart risks as a high blood pressure reading at home. About 10 to 30 percent of people with high blood pressure have a condition known as resistant hypertension. For these patients blood pressure remains high … [Read more...]

Bouncing Back From Bypass Reported October 20, 2008 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, taking almost 700,000 lives each year. For some, heart bypass surgery to fix blocked arteries is the only option, but fear of a bloody, invasive surgery is no longer a reason to avoid the procedure. Now there's an … [Read more...]

Bone Marrow Extract Improves Cardiac Function   Reported July 03, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study found that therapy using the extract derived from bone marrow cells effectively improves cardiac function by decreasing the formation of scar tissue and improving cardiac pumping capacity after heart … [Read more...]

BNP-Guided Heart Treatment Disappoints Reported January 30, 2009 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Although past research suggests heart failure treatment guided by the biomarker BNP may be superior to symptom-guided treatment, a new study contradicts that idea. N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide, or BNP, is produced by heart muscle cells. Since its levels increase in … [Read more...]

BMI, Waist Size Predict Heart Disease Reported December 08, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, both well known risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), are properly measured by trained staff, they can accurately predict the risk of fatal and non-fatal disease. Results from a large prospective study of more than 20,000 … [Read more...]

Blood-Thinning Drug Dangers Reported September 30, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common blood-thinning drug may have deadly side effects. A new report from the University of Cincinnati finds warfarin may cause more bleeding in the brain and increase the risk of death in patients who have a hemorrhagic stroke. Warfarin is commonly prescribed to prevent blood clotting. … [Read more...]

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The blood thinner warfarin can prevent strokes in most people with abnormal heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation, but the drug may have the opposite effect in kidney disease patients on dialysis, according to a new study. The results suggest warfarin should be prescribed with caution in patients with kidney failure. Kevin Chan, MD, Michael Lazarus, … [Read more...]

Blood Pressure Lower After Short WaitReported April 25, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Your blood pressure reading at the doctor's office may be higher than it should be when it's measured right away. New research from the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville reveals systolic blood pressure can be an average of … [Read more...]

Blood Pressure Drugs Save Memory?   Reported July 27, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Proven beneficial to the heart and kidneys, research shows certain blood pressure drugs called ACE inhibitors may also benefit the brain. A specific type of ACE inhibitor known as “centrally acting” can cross the blood-brain barrier. A study involving 5,888 participants … [Read more...]

Birth Control for Brain Injuries?Reported May 02, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common ingredient in birth control pills may do more than prevent pregnancy … it could also help prevent brain damage after a head injury. Traumatic brain injuries are a major cause of death and disability. Preventing brain cell death after an injury is crucial to survival and recovery. Several … [Read more...]

Better Treatment for Hypertension Reported March 9, 2005 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Conclusions from a new study call for newer, antihypertensive treatment strategies to replace conventional ones where appropriate. Researchers have debated whether newer, antihypertensive strategies that use calcium channel … [Read more...]

Better Heart Treatment Reported September 19, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new compound has been discovered that could lead to new treatments for heart attacks as well as ways to protect the heart during open-heart surgery. The research pinpoints a newly discovered molecule. University of Stanford investigators led the research. The study was conducted in rats. They found … [Read more...]

"Beating Patch" Delivers Healthy Cells to Diseased Hearts   Reported July 22, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – What looks like a tiny beating heart is actually a piece of synthetic, gauze-like mesh, barely the size of a fingernail, floating in a Petri dish. Researchers at The University of Arizona's Sarver Heart Center and the Southern Arizona … [Read more...]

Bad Marriages Break Women’s Hearts Reported March 09, 2009 Researchers who studied marital strain, depression and risk factors for heart disease among 276 couples who had been married on average 20 years find the combination of martial strain and depression ups the chances women will suffer from metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is defined as high blood pressure, … [Read more...]

Women wrong on heart disease: survey Reported June 12, 2008 Most women mistakenly believe that breast cancer is the leading cause of death among females, underestimating heart disease as the nation's biggest killer. Results of a Newspoll survey released show awareness around heart disease and what causes it is "dangerously low" among a … [Read more...]

Wholegrain boost for blood pressure August 18, 2007 WOMEN who get plenty of wholegrains in their diet may lower their risk of developing high blood pressure, a large study suggests. Researchers found that middle-aged and older women who ate the most wholegrains were less likely than those with the lowest intakes to develop high … [Read more...]

New studies shed light on stroke prevention and management 19 Sep 2005   Coinciding with National Stroke Week in Australia (19 - 25 September 2005) is the release of results from two recent stroke studies from the George Institute for International Health that investigate both the causative factors as well as a little … [Read more...]

LIFE SAVING COFFEE 20 Sept 2005 Your daily morning heart starter has been found to do much more than wake you up... it could save your life. Scientists have found a simple cup of coffee could prevent one of the most prevalent diseases facing western society. Nine new studies undertaken over fifteen years have found it can … [Read more...]

HRT 'no benefit' to older heartsJuly 13, 2007 More evidence that hormone replacement therapy could be harming, not protecting the hearts of older women has been published. Research into 5,000 women from the UK, Australia and New Zealand suggests women over 60 are more at risk of heart and blood problems. The British Medical … [Read more...]

Heart attack survivors unaware of risks Reported July 02, 2008 People who have already had one heart attack could die from a second because they know so little about the disease, a joint Australian–US study has shown. The first large-scale international study to assess the knowledge of heart patients about their disease revealed poor … [Read more...]

Genetics promises new era of health 12 July, 2007 Soon it will not be your family history that rings alarm bells in the GP's surgery. Instead, individual genes profiled from blood samples will alert doctors to your potential to develop a disease. This new technology means consumers will have little choice but to take preventive action when … [Read more...]

Boozy revellers face heart peril Reported January 02, 2008 ABOUT 100,000 young NSW men drank themselves into stupors over the festive break, many hitting the bottle so hard they risked a heart attack. The phenomenon has so alarmed medical experts they have coined a new expression for the cardio-vascular risks associated with heavy … [Read more...]

Better management improves survival rates of heart attack victims Reported January 29, 2009 Sydney (IANS): Better management practices have improved survival rates of heart attack victims, according to a study based on nearly 4,500 such cases. Researchers followed the outcomes for 12 years of 4,451 patients hospitalised during 1984-87, … [Read more...]

At Home Heart Watch Reported November 28, 2008 ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart failure affects more than five million people in the United States and it's the number one reason people over 70 are hospitalized. For patients, even the slightest change in diet or routine can turn into an emergency. Now, a new kind of monitoring system keeps a closer eye on their … [Read more...]

Aspirin Good for Women Reported November 15, 2005  (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women should be taking aspirin to ward off both strokes and heart disease, according to two studies by investigators from Duke University in Durham, N.C. Researchers in the first study conducted a meta-analysis involving more than 95,000 men and women to see how regular aspirin use would affect … [Read more...]

Aspirin Safer Than Warfarin for Treating Narrowing Arteries Reported March 31, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows aspirin is safer than warfarin (Coumadin) in treating intracranial arterial stenosis -- a narrowing of the arteries that can cause stroke. Researchers randomly assigned 569 patients, who had a … [Read more...]

Aspirin Causes Bleeding for Some Reported June 03, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An aspirin a day may keep a heart attack away, but it could also increase your risk of internal bleeding. Research shows use of aspirin by patients with no heart disease history reduces non-fatal heart attacks by about one fifth. However, new data shows it also increases the risk of internal … [Read more...]

Artificial Blood Deemed DeadlyReported April 30, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hemoglobin-based blood substitutes (HBBSs), or artificial blood, may put patients at risk for heart attack or even death, a new study reveals. The development of blood substitutes may help save the lives of surgical and trauma patients in shock from blood loss and could be especially useful for … [Read more...]

Artificial ArteryReported November 19, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients worried about losing a foot because their arteries are clogged now have a new option to save their legs … and their lives. As many as 12 million people in the United States older than 50 have peripheral artery disease, or PAD. The condition results from a build-up of plaque in the … [Read more...]