News tagged with heart disorders
Natural Oils Can Be Hydrogenated Without Making Unhealthy Trans Fats
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To prolong the shelf life of foods, manufacturers often add hydrogen to natural oils, a process called hydrogenation. But hydrogenation also results in the production of trans fats, which have adverse health ...
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Faster, better diagnosis for patients with heart rhythm disorders
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Patients with heart rhythm disorders can look forward to better and faster diagnosis and treatment thanks to the latest generation of electrophysiology equipment used this week for the first time in North America at the Peter ...
Heart Disease a 'Silent Killer' in Patients With Severe Mental Illness
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2009 |
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A large new study confirms that people with severe mental disorders -- such as schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders -- are 25 percent to 40 percent more prone to die from heart disease than people without mental illness ...
Revolutionary operation performed live for heart rhythm congress
Oct 21, 2008 |
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A revolutionary heart operation technique using cutting edge technology will be performed on Monday 20 October and broadcast live to delegates at the Heart Rhythm Congress 2008 taking place in Birmingham.
Simple new way to analyze sleep disorders
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Sleep is such an essential part of human existence that we spend about a third of our lives doing it -- some more successfully than others. Sleep disorders afflict some 50-70 million people in the United States and are a ...
Preventing The Sudden Death of Young Athletes From Hidden Heart Disorders
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Few things stun a community more than when a seemingly healthy high school or collegiate athlete suddenly dies during practice or in competition from a hidden heart disorder.
'Let the sunshine in' to protect your heart this winter
Nov 17, 2008 |
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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.
One drug may help people both lay down the drink and put out the cigarette
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A popular smoking cessation drug dramatically reduced the amount a heavy drinker will consume, a new Yale School of Medicine study has found. Heavy-drinking smokers in a laboratory setting were much less likely to drink after ...
Concurrent imaging of metabolic and electric signals in the heart
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Cardiac rhythm disorders can result from disturbances in cardiac metabolism. These metabolic changes are tightly linked with specific cardiac electrophysiology (CEP) abnormalities, such as depressed excitability, impaired ...
New Therapy that Prevents Heart Failure (w/ Video)
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who had a cardiac resynchronization device combined with a defibrillator (CRT-D) implanted had a 34 percent reduction in their risk of death or heart failure when compared to patients ...
Insomnia is bad for the heart
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Can't sleep at night? A new study published in the journal Sleep has found that people who suffer from insomnia have heightened nighttime blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems. The investigation, which measur ...
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