Cardiovascular Health

Onions 'help in heart disease prevention process' September 05, 2007 The consumption of everyday products such as tea, onions and apples has been found to reduce the early signs of heart disease. A study conducted by the Institute of Food Research appears to show that eating a meal with a high content of flavonoids could help to prevent … [Read more...]

Video Games Go Inside the Heart   Reported September 07, 2009 BOSTON (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It helps action heroes jump off the TV screen into your living room … the same technology could also help surgeons operate on tiny hearts. A technique used in video games allows doctors to see inside a beating heart like never before. It could eliminate … [Read more...]

Risks: Extra Sleep Is Found to Lower a Heart Risk Reported January 02, 2009 One more reason for getting a good night's sleep: sleeping an extra hour a night may help control coronary artery calcification, a major risk factor for heart disease. The effect, reported in the Dec. 24 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, was so strong that the researchers … [Read more...]

Study substantiates depression, cardiac death link Reported March 11, 2009 New York: March 11: A new study conducted by Columbia University researchers has found a positive correlation between severe depression and heart attacks in woman. While the precise nature of the relationship remained ambiguous, women on antidepressants appeared to be at an increased risk for … [Read more...]

Which Type of Stent is Best for Heart Patients?Reported October 4, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More research on drug-eluting stents shows they’re still the better choice for many patients with heart disease. People undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, to open up clogged arteries often receive stents to help keep those arteries open over the long haul. … [Read more...]