Cardiovascular Health

Chinese Remedy may Prevent Heart Attacks Reported June 10, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – People who’ve survived a heart attack may want to take an ancient Chinese natural supplement to prevent future heart problems. A recent study found Chinese red yeast rice, or Xuezhikang (XZK) can reduce the risk of heart attacks. The Chinese study looked at 5,000 patients between the ages … [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...]

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...]

Exercise Reduces Hunger for Some Women Reported June 24, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Can exercise keep you from being hungry? A new report finds exercise reduces hunger in lean women, but not in obese women, which may lead to them eating more after a workout. Researchers from the University of Michigan wanted to better understand how changes in body fat level affect both … [Read more...]

Flu Shot Reduces Blood Clots Reported November 10, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It’s the time of the year get your annual flu shot, and now it could protect you against another danger. In a new study, researchers found receiving an influenza vaccine cut the risk of blood clots forming in veins -- venous thrombotic embolism (VTE) -- by 26 percent. VTE is a dangerous condition … [Read more...]

Genetic Explanation for Heart ComplicationsReported May 04, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Most people come through heart surgery just fine, but some end up going into shock or experiencing kidney complications. Now researchers from Germany and Australia help explain why. Their study links these complications to a variation in a gene involved in the metabolism of … [Read more...]

Too much of a good thing can be bad. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is known for its ability to protect against heart disease. But new research reveals some components in the so-called good cholesterol can have a destructive effect on the body. Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle report they found 48 proteins in HDL, … [Read more...]

Healthy Steps to Save Your HeartReported October 23, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two new studies prove it’s worthwhile to take simple, healthy steps to reduce your heart attack risk. Researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston studied the link between breakfast cereal and heart failure in more than 21,000 men who were part of the Physician’s Health Study. In the … [Read more...]

Heart Disease Denial Reported May 29, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Too many people with heart disease are fooling themselves about their risk of having a heart attack. A new study out of the University of California, San Francisco, finds 43 percent of high-risk people rate their risk at less than or about the same as other people their age. Men were worse at assessing their … [Read more...]

Hearts Online Reported March 18, 2005 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Is your heart online? It could be the wave of the future for the millions of Americans with congestive heart failure. Now a new monitor being tested in clinical trials could give the Internet highway new meaning. Gerald Rosecrants is … [Read more...]

Higher Risk for Heart Attack With Vioxx Than With Celebrex December 8, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire) --A new study reveals a greater risk of heart attack associated with Vioxx (rofecoxib) than with Celebrex (celecoxib), although neither drug shows a statistically significant elevated risk of heart attack relative to people who did not use the drugs. … [Read more...]

Hypertension Hampers Blood Flow to the Brain   Reported July 08, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Anger may make you red in the face, but new research shows that rush of blood may be cut off by high blood pressure -- posing a potential risk to the brain. The University of Southern California and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center evaluated 30 healthy volunteers … [Read more...]

Kids Low on Vitamin D   Reported August 04, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Seven out of 10 U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, according to a study of over 6,000 children by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The striking findings suggest vitamin D deficiency could place millions of children at risk for … [Read more...]

Mysterious effect of omega-3 fatty acidsReported July 25, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 25 (UPI) -- Omega-3 fish body oil supplements affect the healing of wounds in an unexpected way, U.S. researchers say. The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils are widely considered to benefit cardiovascular health and other diseases related to chronic inflammation because of their … [Read more...]

Women at long-term heart risk after preterm deliveryReported November 23, 2007 NEW YORK - Many decades after giving birth to a preterm infant, women appear to be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers found. In the current issue of the journal Epidemiology, Dr. Janet M. Catov of the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and colleagues note that there is … [Read more...]

Lowering Blood Pressure - Saving LivesReported March 12, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Seventy-two-million people in the United States have high blood pressure -- a potentially dangerous condition that can lead to a stroke or heart attack. For many, it means changing their habits and taking medications every day. But now, doctors are testing a new approach -- … [Read more...]

Misshapen Arteries may Spell big Trouble Reported March 1, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An artery condition doctors have long considered not directly life threatening may actually be a lot more serious, find French investigators. The researchers explain intracranial arterial dolichoectasia is a condition where the larger … [Read more...]

New Device Shows CPR Needs Improvement Reported January 19, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows the way CPR is performed isn't meeting guidelines. An investigational monitor/defibrillator developed by Laerdal Medical Corporation and Philips Medical Systems made this first assessment of CPR … [Read more...]

Lowering homocysteine with B-vitamins does not reduce cardiovascular risk Reported November 10, 2007 Secondary prevention with homocysteine-lowering B-vitamins does not reduce risk of death or major cardiovascular events, according to the WENBIT study. In the Western Norway B-vitamin intervention trial, a total of 3,090 patients with … [Read more...]

Parents’ High Blood Pressure Increases Sons’ RiskReported March 31, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Men whose parents have hypertension may have to live with the condition themselves. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University first looked at 1,160 male medical students in 1947, then followed them for 54 years. Participants filled out annual questionnaires about their blood … [Read more...]

Predicting Heart Failure HospitalizationsReported April 30, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What causes people with heart failure to have to go to the hospital? And more importantly, can anything be done to keep them at home instead? Those were the questions researchers asked in a new study conducted among a large database of more than 48,000 heart failure patients. A subset of … [Read more...]

Redefining Obesity Reported November 4, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows there's more than meets the waist when it comes to predicting someone's risk for a heart attack. Researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada studied body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, waist measure and hip measure in more than 27,000 people from 52 countries. Previous … [Read more...]

High blood pressure July 10, 2007 Low-fat dairy foods may reduce the risk of high blood pressure, but no evidence suggests that whole-milk products increase the risk. A new study has found that the fat content of dairy products may neutralize their protective effect. The researchers interviewed a group of 6,686 men and women who … [Read more...]

Stem Cells for Better Blood Clotting Reported July 30, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new solution to blood clotting problems may be around the corner. Human blood depends on cells called platelets to clot. Individuals undergoing chemotherapy or suffering from anemia often suffer from low counts of these crucial cells. Platelets harvested from donated blood carry a risk of … [Read more...]

Stroke Treatment Unclogs Neck ArteriesReported April 14, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Now, there is a minimally invasive and effective treatment option for patients suffering from clogged neck arteries -- a condition that often leads to stroke. One in four adults in the United States have some blockage of their two carotid arteries. About five percent of women over age 65 … [Read more...]

Migration Raises Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease   Reported May 20, 2008 Older Iranian immigrants in Sweden have a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disease than their counterparts in Iran. But immigration to Sweden does not reduce quality of life, according to a new doctoral dissertation from the Swedish … [Read more...]

The Heart of a Mummy Reported December 25, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies, some as old as 3,500 years, suggesting the factors causing heart attack and stroke are not strictly modern, but afflicted ancient people, too. "Atherosclerosis is ubiquitous among modern day humans and, despite differences in ancient and … [Read more...]

Can superfruit sea buckthorn lower cholesterol? Reported January 16, 2009 I have heard a lot about a berry called sea buckthorn that may help to lower cholesterol. What do you know about it and can you recommend any other dietary steps I can take other than cutting down on bad fats? Sea buckthorn is a shrub that bears prolific amounts of soft, … [Read more...]

Veggie Heavy 'Eco-Atkins' Diet Improves Cholesterol Reported June 15, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One of the hottest diet trends of the past decade is back, but this time, meat is taking a backseat to vegetables. New research shows that overweight individuals who ate a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate diet high in plant-based proteins for four weeks lost weight and experienced … [Read more...]

Stuttering to Save HeartsReported October 20, 2009 ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, 1 million Americans undergo angioplasty, a lifesaving procedure used to open up blocked arteries that supply the heart. Now, there’s a new twist on the common procedure that can offer patients even better long-term outcomes. At 52, Kathy Burks thought she was too young and too … [Read more...]