We usually don’t realize that watching TV is not quite good for your health. It may be surprising and you may not want to accept it, but continuous staring at the TV imposes various health risks. Here are some of them: Risk of heart diseases According to a study conducted by Australian… Continue reading
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The thing that is good for your heart may be good for your brain also
Help to your heart to help to your brain too. That’s find out the scientists, who tell that if you are sticking to a heart-healthy lifestyle you may also ward off Alzheimer’s disease. The new strady suggests that the raising “good” cholesterol levels can help prevent the brain disorder in older people. The study, published… Continue reading
Don’t overwork yourself, it’s dangerous for your heart
Working overtime is bad for the heart according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 civil servants in London (UK): the Whitehall II study. The research, which is published online 12 May in the European Heart Journal [1], found that, compared with people who did not work overtime, people who worked three… Continue reading
First heart surgery with robotic arm
A pioneering world first robotics system operation is to be conducted at Glenfield Hospital Leicester thanks to expertise at the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester. Dr André Ng, Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester and Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, is the first… Continue reading
A consensus conference about problems with antibody rejections in cardiac patients
New guidelines to diagnose and treat antibody mediated rejection (AMR) in cardiac transplant patients will be the focus of a consensus conference at the Hilton Chicago. Sponsored jointly by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) and the California Heart Center Foundation, the conference brings together 75 of the world’s leading heart transplant… Continue reading
Coenzyme Q10 – Importance and Benefits
Coenzyme Q10, also known as CoQ10, is a vitamin and is naturally found in foods. It is contained in many foods but in small amounts, and is synthesized in the tissues. The synthesis is performed in many stages and requires the presence of eight vitamins and several trace elements. Coenzyme Q10 is fat-soluble and can… Continue reading
No risk for women healing with hormone therapy
Women who take combined hormone therapy for just a few years around the time of menopause appear to have no decrease in heart disease risk, new research suggests. If anything, their risk may go up slightly. The analysis of data from the study that first linked hormone therapy to heart disease found that even in… Continue reading
Raising of your children, may cause lowered blood pressure
They turn Dad’s hair gray, but children can now take partial credit for the health of Mom’s heart. A new Brigham Young University study found that parenthood is associated with lower blood pressure, particularly so among women. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a BYU psychologist who studies relationships and health, reports her findings Jan. 14 in the peer-reviewed… Continue reading