Less body fat may increase risk of metabolic diseases
News-Medical-Net Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:05 AM PDT
Having a lower percentage of body fat may not always lower your risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to a study by an international consortium of investigators, including two scientists from the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS). |
Gran of six in plucky leap
Evening News 24 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:47 AM PDT
Skydiving grandma Claire White’s plucky leap has raised £1,000 for a charity close to her heart. |
Thai-ASEAN News Network
Thailand Outlook Channel Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:42 AM PDT
Four satellite TV channels join hands to donate money to young heart patients at Ramathibodi Hospital in Bangkok. Four satellite channels namely, Bang, Green, Fan TV and Acts, joined hands to donate money to help young heart patients at Ramathibodi Hospital. |
2-time heart transplant recipient Compton wins
Erie Times-News Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:57 AM PDT
Erik Compton was diagnosed at age 9 with cardiomyopathy, an enlarging of the heart that hinders its ability to pump blood. Three years later in 1992, he received a new heart and took up golf as part of his rehabilitation. That heart failed in 2008, and he had another transplant. |
ESC calls for renaming of term cardiac hypertrophy
PhysOrg Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:39 AM PDT
Sophia Antipolis, France: 27 June 2011: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Myocardial Function is calling for a redefinition of the term cardiac hypertrophy which is currently used to describe changes to the morphology (structure) of the heart. Instead the position paper, published online today in the European Journal of Heart Failure, suggests that use of the general term ... |
Genetic testing for inherited cardiac conditions is 'patchy' in Europe
PhysOrg Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:39 AM PDT
While genetic inheritance is known to play a role in the multifactorial development of most diseases of the heart, there are also a number of clearly diagnosed cardiac conditions which owe their development to quite specific genetic abnormalities. When these genetic disorders affect the integrity of the heart's muscle they are known as a "cardiomyopathy"; when the disorder affects the heart's ... |
Vitamin D lowers heart risks in men, study shows
The Malaysian Insider Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:22 AM PDT
NEW YORK, June 27 â€" Men who take the recommended amount of vitamin D are less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, according to a US study. The study, which followed nearly 119,000 adults for two decades, found that men who got at least 600 IU of vitamin D a day, were 16 per cent less likely to develop heart problems or stroke than men who ... |
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