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Blood, Heart and Circulation
NIH launches trials to evaluate CPR and drugs after sudden cardiac arrest
The National Institutes of Health has launched two multi-site clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. One will compare continuous chest compressions (CCC) combined with pause- free rescue breathing to standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which includes a combination of chest compressions and pauses for rescue breathing.
Elevated risk factors linked to major cardiovascular disease events across a lifetime
NIH-supported project analyzed data from 18 population-based studies, involving over 250,000 people ...Heart attack deaths fall by half – but there’s still a long way to go
According to research funded by us heart attack death rates fell by around half between 2002 and 2010....Black tea may help lower blood pressure
Scientists at the University of Western Australia have claimed that drinking three cups of tea a day can lower blood pressure. ...Obesity surgery cuts heart attacks by a third
Obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery run a 30% lower risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, reveal researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy who believe that the priorities for bariatric surgery need to be revised. ...Rapid urbanisation as well as cultural habits explain Gulf states' rise in heart disease prevalence
European Society of Cardiology extends its scientific activities beyond Europe and into the emerging regions of the world ...Risk factors present in midlife drive greater lifetime risk for heart disease
DALLAS – A new study in today’s New England Journal of Medicine reports that while an individual’s risk of heart disease may be low in the next five or 10 years, the lifetime risk could still be very high, findings that could have implications for both clinical practice and public health policy....Will You Have a Heart Attack or Stroke?
First study of blacks and whites reveals much higher risk over lifetime ...Heart attack deaths have halved
The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, according to Oxford University research. ...Well-controlled HIV doesn’t affect heart metabolism, function
By Jim Dryden - People with HIV often develop blood sugar and lipid problems and other metabolic complications that increase the risk of heart disease. But new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that the HIV virus and the drugs used to treat it don’t worsen heart metabolism and function in these patients, compared with HIV-negative patients with metabolic complications. ...
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- WHO concerned that new H5N1 influenza research could undermine the 2011 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
- FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
- Neuroscientists Find That Status within Groups Can Affect IQ
- Stanford's Roundtable discusses longevity, aging and its impacts on society
- Doubts over vein blockages in people with MS
- Gun ownership, carrying a gun linked to heavy alcohol use
- Yale Researchers Pinpoint Reasons for Dramatic Rise in C-Sections
- Study recommends that parents, physicians share decisions in sex development disorder surgery
- Myth buster: helmets halve head injuries
Jon
on
12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
on
29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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