Vivvo CMS 4.1 Health News http://www.healthcanal.com/ Health News 15 ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Health News http://www.healthcanal.com/files.php?file=Health News from HealthCanal.com http://www.healthcanal.com/ Predisposition to common heart disease 'passed on from father to son' http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26447-Predisposition-common-heart-disease-passed-from-father-son.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0000 University of Leicester-led research finds Y chromosome link for coronary artery disease 8e8e6eb3b0edd26c7f611c4c526222c6 Statins seek help in fight against heart disease http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26416-Statins-seek-help-fight-against-heart-disease.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:17:00 +0000 HOUSTON -- Statins, the cholesterol lowering medications, have been known as the go-to treatment for heart disease for the past 25 years. While statins may reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, there is still a risk. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are now looking for additional or alternative treatment options. 5bdf94b5349e3134ca42b7496bc104e0 Fish oil may play role in heart attack prevention http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26414-Fish-oil-may-play-role-heart-attack-prevention.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:25:00 +0000 HOUSTON - Fish oil is known to lower triglycerides, but can it prevent a heart attack? Doctors from Baylor College of Medicine involved in a multi-institutional study are testing a highly purified form of fish oil to see if it can reduce the risk of heart attack for those who are also on a statin, a cholesterol-reducing drug. 388fc9c439a3e0fa4e728a9113d98909 SMART Heart Eases Heart Ache, Targets Cardiac Patients' Emotional Wellbeing http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26406-SMART-Heart-Eases-Heart-Ache-Targets-Cardiac-Patients-Emotional-Wellbeing.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:42:00 +0000 Northwestern Medicine® emphasizes Cardiac Behavioral Health as key to improving cardiovascular surgical outcomes e27e7d4220f5c7c673046e9f995d6476 Commonly used vitamin could help produce ‘good’ cholesterol, UF researchers find http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26403-Commonly-used-vitamin-could-help-produce-good-cholesterol-researchers-find.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:40:00 +0000 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels can keep heart disease, heart attack and stroke away. 54794557eaa751cccf247b82b3b3aab3 Heart disease may be a risk factor for prostate cancer http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26385-Heart-disease-may-risk-factor-for-prostate-cancer.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:56:00 +0000 By Duke Medicine News and Communications - In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes. 93ebc6b34aee8b7b67c801f6aa09b32b Is There Really Such a Thing as a Broken Heart? http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26372-There-Really-Such-Thing-Broken-Heart.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:26:00 +0000 Yes, Loyola cardiologist says, but you won't die from it 8825a607fe2fcae1a0aee361d29f6ffc Masked heart problems in men could lead to sudden death http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26367-Masked-heart-problems-men-could-lead-sudden-death.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:34:00 +0000 By Nicole Wyatt - The healthy heart movement in recent years has focused largely on heart disease as the No. 1 killer of women. But the same statistic is true for men, and the reality is grim: 60783a10bef1b5914f5ad41e91bbd3dd Broken Heart is an Actual Medical Condition http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26341-Broken-Heart-Actual-Medical-Condition.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:54:00 +0000 But You Can't Die from it, Loyola Cardiologist Says 8a745d2abe43aa3cc42ed8d07925f760 Knee Replacement May Lower a Patient’s Risk for Mortality and Heart Failure http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26323-Knee-Replacement-May-Lower-Patients-Risk-for-Mortality-and-Heart-Failure.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:32:00 +0000 San francisco, CA - New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) highlights the benefits of total knee replacement (TKR) in elderly patients with osteoarthritis, including a lower probability of heart failure and mortality. 088cab516628596d423fdefdf4542fb9