9th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Two mugs of green tea every day can significantly reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, claims a new Study.
To reach the conclusion, researchers from Okayama University tracked the health of more than 12,000 elderly people living in Japan. The men and women were aged between 65 and 84. In the study, the volunteers »
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8th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Washington: Smokers can immediately improve their cardiovascular health by kicking the butt, according to a study.
Researchers at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, NY, say that smoking cessation provides immediate benefits to patients.
They examined specific inflammatory biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in “at risk” women during the smoking cessation process.
It was found »
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24th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
WASHINGTON: Researchers from A.O.U. in Cagliari Sardegna, Italy have found a link between increased carotid artery wall thickness (CAWT) – which can cause heart attac and stroke – and diabetes and hybertention.
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During the study, the researchers looked at 186 patients with the help of multidetector row CT and sought to determine association between CAWT is »
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15th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
TORONTO: Diets high in vegetables and nuts, or rich in fruit, vegetables and fish were associated with a lower risk for heart disease than those
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that rely on foods with a high glycemic index.Â
High glycemic index food includes rice, pasta and refined carbohydrates like white bread, and foods high in trans-fatty acids including fried foods, baked goods and snacks.Â
The study, »
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14th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
CHICAGO: What we know for sure about diet and what protects the heart is a relatively short list. That’s what new research, based on an analysisÂ
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of about 200 studies involving millions of people, has found.
Vegetables, nuts and the Mediterranean diet made the grocery list of “good†heart foods. On the “bad†list: starchy carbs like white bread and the »
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8th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Carrying an extra four inches of fat around the waist can increase a person’’s risk of being hospitalised with heart failure, warn researchers.
A study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that larger waist circumference is associated with increased risk of heart failure in middle-aged and older populations of men »
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