Lower Total Cholesterol Level Tied to Higher In-Hospital CHF Mortality
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 15:29 - http://www.medscape.com/In patients hospitalized with acute decompensated congestive heart failure, low total cholesterol levels independently predict a higher risk of in-hospital death, a report in the December issue of...
'Podginess' raises heart risk
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 12:26 - http://www.nhs.uk/“Being just a little overweight dramatically raises the risk of heart attacks,” reports the Daily Express. It claims that it is not only the obese who have a higher risk of heart attacks, but that...
Doctors urge vigilance in face of good national health news
Published on Sunday 21 December 2008 - 06:26 - http://www.sj-r.com/Americans should celebrate the wonders of medical science and public-health campaigns, but not become complacent after the recent news of major drops in death rates for stroke and heart disease, a...
Good heart news: Death rates down
Published on Wednesday 17 December 2008 - 13:26 - http://www.leadertelegram.com/Like their counterparts throughout the United States, fewer patients in northwestern Wisconsin appear to be dying from heart attacks and strokes, an improvement local medical experts attribute to...
Mediterranean-Style Diet For Diabetics
Published on Wednesday 17 December 2008 - 11:55 - http://santaclarita.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' Journal of American Medical Association Abstract' American Heart Association on Mediterranean Diet' InjuryBoard on Type 2 Diabetes' CDC: 8 Percent of U.S. Population has Diabetes'...
Death rate from heart attacks at decline
Published on Tuesday 16 December 2008 - 13:15 - http://www.freshnews.in/American Heart Association said on Monday that deaths from heart attacks and strokes declined by about 30% since 1999.''It’s being said as an improvement that may be due to more aggressive...
Deaths from heart attacks, strokes drop
Published on Tuesday 16 December 2008 - 05:34 - http://www.pantagraph.com/MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Deaths from heart attacks and strokes declined by about 30 percent since 1999, an improvement that may be due to more aggressive treatment with cholesterol and blood-pressure...
DRHOOK- Crestor smile: Drug slashes health risks
Published on Thursday 11 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.readthehook.com/Cheeseburgers, French fries, and BBQ potato chips would be my choice of foods if I were stuck on a desert island. (Hmm, sounds like Lost.) After all, my health would be my last concern if I were...
XOMA Provides Clinical Plan Update On Diabetes Drug Candidate
Published on Wednesday 10 December 2008 - 14:00 - http://www.primenewswire.com/BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Ltd. (Nasdaq:XOMA) announced that it has accelerated its plans to initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial of its antibody drug candidate, XOMA...
Heart Attacks And Women- The Gender Bias Continues
Published on Tuesday 09 December 2008 - 13:01 - http://bergen-county.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE''Injuryboard Help Center on heart attacks'Injuryboard News- Depression may raise heart attack risk'Injuryboard- on Avandia and heart attack risk'American Heart Association'Circulation-...
