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. The severity of first heart attacks has dropped significantly in the United States - propelling a decline in coronary heart disease deaths, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news151610361.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:00:34 EST news151610361 Heart disease is the number one killer in the world and India carries more than its share of this burden. Moreover, the problem is set to rise: it is predicted that by 2010 India's population will suffer approximately 60% of the world's heart disease. Today, an international team of 25 scientists from four countries provides a clue to why this is so: 1% of the world's population carries a mutation almost guaranteed to lead to heart problems and most of these come from the Indian subcontinent, where the mutation reaches a frequency of 4%. http://www.physorg.com/news151509348.html Medicine & Health Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:55:48 EST news151509348 Women who called 9-1-1 complaining of cardiac symptoms were 52 percent more likely than men to experience delays during emergency medical services' (EMS) care, according to a report in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. http://www.physorg.com/news151088230.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:57:10 EST news151088230 Even younger adults who have few short-term risk factors for heart disease may have a higher risk of developing heart disease over their lifetimes, according to new findings by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher. http://www.physorg.com/news151000072.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:27:52 EST news151000072 Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "it" nutrient with health benefits for diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease and now diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news150993319.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:35:19 EST news150993319 Canadian researchers have, for the first time, developed an organic substance that attracts and supports cells necessary for tissue repair and can be directly injected into problem areas. This development, published online in the FASEB Journal, is a major step toward treatments that allow people to more fully recover from injury and disease and may even help reduce the need for organ transplantation. http://www.physorg.com/news150977056.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:04:16 EST news150977056 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 A new clinical trial suggests that long-term use of candesartan, a drug currently used to treat hypertension, may significantly reduce the symptoms of genetic heart disease. The related report by Penicka et al, "The effects of candesartan on left ventricular hypertrophy and function in non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a pilot, randomized study," appears in the January issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. http://www.physorg.com/news149838893.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:54:53 EST news149838893 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 Anyone will tell you that stress is bad for the heart. Many people also know about the toxic effects of anxiety and depression. But how exactly do these negative emotions cripple the cardiovascular system -- and what can be done about it? http://www.physorg.com/news148584981.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:36:21 EST news148584981 The next person who reminds you to floss might be your cardiologist instead of your dentist. Scientists have known for some time that a protein associated with inflammation (called CRP) is elevated in people who are at risk for heart disease. But where's the inflammation coming from? A new research study by Italian and U.K. scientists published online in The FASEB Journal shows that infected gums may be one place. Indeed, proper dental hygiene should reduce the risk of atherosclerosis, stroke and heart disease independently of other measures, such as managing cholesterol. http://www.physorg.com/news148578252.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:44:12 EST news148578252 People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger people, according to research published in Europe's leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal today. http://www.physorg.com/news148193239.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:47:19 EST news148193239 Living in a household with several generations of relatives triples a woman's risk of serious heart disease, suggests research published ahead of print in the journal Heart. http://www.physorg.com/news148192676.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:37:56 EST news148192676 Scientists have identified 12 new genes that are somewhat strange bedfellows: Some link gallstones and blood cholesterol levels, others link melatonin and sleep patterns to small increases in glucose levels and larger jumps in the risk of diabetes. http://www.physorg.com/news147885016.html Medicine & Health Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:10:16 EST news147885016 There is a direct relationship between thickening of blood vessel walls - atherosclerosis - in the coronary arteries and the cholesterol levels in the blood. This was demonstrated for the first time in research carried out by the University of Twente and Medisch Spectrum Twente (Netherlands). Using intravascular ultrasonics (IVUS), PhD student Marc Hartmann could accurately monitor the increase or decrease in atherosclerosis. http://www.physorg.com/news147454831.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:40:31 EST news147454831 Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have shown in both fruit flies and humans that genes involved in embryonic heart development are also integral to adult heart function. The study, led by Rolf Bodmer, Ph.D., was published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. http://www.physorg.com/news147447947.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:45:47 EST news147447947 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 Bacteria that can cause serious heart disease in humans are being spread by rat fleas, sparking concern that the infections could become a bigger problem in humans. Research published in the December issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology suggests that brown rats, the biggest and most common rats in Europe, may now be carrying the bacteria. http://www.physorg.com/news146723086.html Biology Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:24:46 EST news146723086 The temperature might not be the only thing plummeting this winter. Many people also will experience a decrease in their vitamin D levels, which can play a role in heart disease, according to a new review article in Circulation. http://www.physorg.com/news146140531.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:35:31 EST news146140531 Financial incentives for doctors can improve the management of coronary heart disease (CHD) and reduce ethnic differences in quality of and access to care, according to Dr. Christopher Millett, Consultant in Public Health at Imperial College Faculty of Medicine in London in the UK, and his colleagues. Their evaluation of the benefits of pay for performance schemes in the UK for the management of coronary heart disease, with a particular focus on ethnic differences, has just been published online in Springer's Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news146140247.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:30:47 EST news146140247 Clinicians have known for some time that people treated for HIV also become much more susceptible to diabetes and heart disease. A study by scientists at Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research has now shown some of the reasons why - enabling better patient management and monitoring. http://www.physorg.com/news146139331.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:15:31 EST news146139331 The neck arteries of obese children and teens look more like those of 45-year-olds, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008. http://www.physorg.com/news145640407.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:40:07 EST news145640407 By adding the results of an imaging technique to the traditional risk factors for coronary heart disease, doctors at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston found they were able to improve prediction of heart attacks in people previously considered low risk. http://www.physorg.com/news145640287.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:38:07 EST news145640287 Identifying a single, common variation in a person's genetic information improves prediction of his or her risk of a heart attack or other heart disease events and thus, choice of the best treatment accordingly, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. http://www.physorg.com/news145640215.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:36:55 EST news145640215 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 Sleeping less than seven and a half hours per day may be associated with future risk of heart disease, according to a report in the November 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. In addition, a combination of little sleep and overnight elevated blood pressure appears to be associated with an increased risk of the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news145558000.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:46:40 EST news145558000 This year, about 450,000 Americans will die of coronary heart disease - the leading cause of death for both men and women. Although we have made great strides in preventing and treating heart disease, we continue to explore the complex mechanisms involved in cardiovascular disease, and we are eager to refine risk assessment tools and preventive strategies to reduce the incidence of heart attack and stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news145531965.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:32:45 EST news145531965 (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 These days most children born with congenital heart disease live well into adulthood, thanks to innovative surgical, interventional and medical treatments. That means that not only are cardiologists caring for a growing number of adults with repaired heart defects, but the resulting cardiac anatomy and physiology are often much more complex than in the past. http://www.physorg.com/news145289201.html Medicine & Health Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:06:41 EST news145289201