News articles tagged with 'atherosclerosis'
Researchers discover heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies
— 18 Nov 2009 13:05 | HealthHardening of the arteries has been detected in 3,500-year-old mummies, so we may have to look beyond modern risk factors to fully understand heart disease, according to research presented... — full story
Heart disease found in Egyptian mummies
— 18 Nov 2009 10:30 | HealthHardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies, some as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that the factors causing heart attack and stroke are not only modern ones; they... — full story
Early end to key study on benefits of niacin, a B vitamin, in keeping arteries open was premature
— 17 Nov 2009 13:49 | HealthHeart experts at Johns Hopkins are calling premature the early halt of a study by researchers at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre and Washington Hospital Centre on the benefits of combining... — full story
Can charcoal fight heart disease in kidney patients?
— 1 Nov 2009 08:42 | HealthCharcoal may provide a new approach to managing the high rate of heart disease in patients with advanced kidney disease, according to preliminary research being presented at the American... — full story
Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease associated with risk of subsequent hip fracture
— 21 Oct 2009 10:29 | HealthA study that includes twins finds that the risk of hip fracture was significantly increased following a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with analysis also suggesting a genetic... — full story
Study examines stroke risk among patients undergoing cardiac surgery
— 15 Sep 2009 13:15 | HealthAmong patients undergoing cardiac surgery, post-operative stroke occurred in approximately 2 percent, was not correlated with significant carotid artery narrowing, but was more common... — full story
Nonagenarian researcher petitions FDA to ban trans fats
— 3 Sep 2009 18:00 | Health'I request to ban trans fats from the American diet.' Thus begins a 3,000-word petition to the Food and Drug Administration, the work of a man on a dogged, decades-old crusade to eradicate... — full story
Low-carb diets linked to atherosclerosis and impaired blood vessel growth
— 25 Aug 2009 13:14 | HealthEven as low-carbohydrate/high-protein diets have proven successful at helping individuals rapidly lose weight, little is known about the diets' long-term effects on vascular health... — full story
Research shows why low vitamin D raises heart disease risks in diabetics
— 22 Aug 2009 14:52 | HealthLow levels of vitamin D are known to nearly double the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis... — full story
Little known type of cholesterol may pose the greatest heart disease risk
— 21 Aug 2009 14:16 | HealthHealth-conscious people know that high levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (the so-called 'bad' cholesterol) can increase the risk of heart attacks. Now scientists are reporting... — full story