http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Obese patients taking medications to lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels are less likely to reach recommended targets for these cardiovascular disease risk factors than their normal weight counterparts, according to new research presented at the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress hosted by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. http://www.physorg.com/news175748604.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:40:02 EST news175748604 There are so many things to worry about these days. Wouldn't it be nice to cross something off the list? Turns out you can. Researchers have been busy debunking some common medical myths that have been repeated so many times, people assume them to be true. http://www.physorg.com/news162824502.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 May 2009 14:04:57 EST news162824502 Studies done with laboratory rats suggest that supplementation of their diet with lipoic acid had a significant effect in lowering triglycerides, which along with cholesterol levels and blood pressure are one of the key risk factors in cardiovascular disease. http://www.physorg.com/news157653803.html Chemistry Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:43:46 EST news157653803 High concentrations of blood fats known as triglycerides are common in the United States, according to a report in the March 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Lifestyle changes are the preferred initial treatment for hypertriglyceridemia (the resulting condition), but physical inactivity, obesity and other modifiable risk factors remain prevalent. http://www.physorg.com/news157045160.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:40:01 EST news157045160 Researchers in Canada are reporting evidence that eggs - often frowned upon for their high cholesterol content - may reduce another heart disease risk factor - high blood pressure. http://www.physorg.com/news154359866.html Chemistry Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:45:12 EST news154359866 Risk stratification has become central to strategies for the prevention of coronary heart disease, with the implication that priority is given to those at highest risk (ie, those with established heart disease). However, such stratification using the conventional risk estimation models may not be accurately achieved in individuals without symptoms, especially those in younger age groups whose 10-year "short-term" estimated risk seems low. http://www.physorg.com/news152281464.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:24:59 EST news152281464 A long-standing system for assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease amongst older people should be replaced with something more accurate, according to a study published today on bmj.com. http://www.physorg.com/news150695292.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:48:12 EST news150695292 Traditionally, doctors have had no clear way to predict which of their patients might be headed down the road to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Now, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a simple eight-point risk factor checklist to do just that. http://www.physorg.com/news149178396.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:26:36 EST news149178396 A study recently published online in the journal Risk Analysis estimates that eating one egg per day is responsible for less than 1 percent of the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in healthy adults. Alternatively, lifestyle factors including poor diet, smoking, obesity and physical inactivity contribute 30 to 40 percent of heart disease risk, depending on gender. This study adds to more than thirty years of research showing that healthy adults can eat eggs without significantly affecting their risk of heart disease. http://www.physorg.com/news148641987.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:26:27 EST news148641987 Hormone therapy could accentuate certain pre-existing heart disease risk factors and a heart health evaluation should become the norm when considering estrogen replacement, new research suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news146843957.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:59:17 EST news146843957 (PhysOrg.com) -- Hormone therapy could accentuate certain pre-existing heart disease risk factors and a heart health evaluation should become the norm when considering estrogen replacement, new research suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news146760397.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:46:37 EST news146760397 Healthy adults with higher levels of phosphate in the blood are more likely to have increased levels of calcium in the coronary arteries -a key indicator of atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular disease risk, reports a study in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). http://www.physorg.com/news145800211.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:03:31 EST news145800211 The positive U.S. health trend documented over the past 30 years of reduction in risk for heart disease is not as strong as is widely perceived - and, in fact, the trend has flattened, according to a new analysis of national data by Mayo Clinic. http://www.physorg.com/news145627689.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:08:09 EST news145627689 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Harvard-led study shows that the risk of heart attack and stroke among subjects with `silent heart disease` - and normal cholesterol levels - can be dramatically reduced by the use of an already widely prescribed class of drugs. http://www.physorg.com/news145450584.html Medicine & Health Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:56:24 EST news145450584 Science has found many links between depression and other serious medical illnesses, such as cancer, stroke, diabetes, and heart disease. For example, people who develop depression following a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or chest pain (angina) have an elevated risk of cardiac death or hospital readmission over the following year. In a new study scheduled for publication in the October 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry, researchers report that only episodes of depression that commenced after the coronary event were associated with increased cardiac-related morbidity and mortality, but that this increased risk was substantial. http://www.physorg.com/news143891757.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:55:57 EST news143891757 Going green may be heart healthy if the green you choose is pistachio nuts, according to researchers at Penn State who conducted the first study to investigate the way pistachios lower cholesterol. http://www.physorg.com/news141644709.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:45:09 EST news141644709 Scientists at Johns Hopkins schools of Public Health and Medicine have, for the first time, identified variants in the gene MYH9 that are associated with increased risk for non-diabetic end stage renal disease (ESRD,) which is the near-loss of kidney function leading to either dialysis of transplant. MYH9, located on the 22 chromosome, is the first gene identified for common forms of kidney disease. The study was published online September 14 in the journal Nature Genetics and will be published in the October print edition. In a separate study published in the same issue, researchers at the National Institutes of Health reported similar findings. http://www.physorg.com/news140614628.html Medicine & Health Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:37:08 EST news140614628 Men are more prone to - and likely to die of - heart disease compared with women of a similar age - and sex hormones are to blame, according to a new University of Leicester led study. http://www.physorg.com/news139457786.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:16:26 EST news139457786 Low levels of naturally occurring antibodies may represent an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, particularly stroke in men. This discovery, published in the academic journal Atherosclerosis, has now led to attempts to develop an immunization against cardiovascular disease. http://www.physorg.com/news136715913.html Medicine & Health Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:38:33 EST news136715913 As testosterone progressively dominates the hormonal milieu during the menopausal transition, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome increases according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study suggests this may be a pathway by which cardiovascular disease increases during menopause. The study is published in the July 28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news136543677.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:47:57 EST news136543677 Coronary heart disease is associated with a worse performance in mental processes such as reasoning, vocabulary and verbal fluency, according to a study of 5837 middle-aged Whitehall civil servants. The study also found that the longer ago the heart disease had been diagnosed, the worse was the person's cognitive performance and this effect was particularly marked in men. http://www.physorg.com/news136010100.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:35:00 EST news136010100 The volume of alcohol consumption may have a significantly different effect on heart and stroke risk in men and women, according to a study of Japanese people published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news134925067.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:11:07 EST news134925067