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Lead exposure and heart health
We are constantly exposed to the environmental pollutant lead. What are the health effects of this exposure? There have been studies that linked concentrations of lead in the blood to cardiovascular disease but supporting evidence has been weak. ...
Heart(y) News, November 20
Total Artificial Heart Recipient to Celebrate 2nd Anniversary with Donor Heart By Riding with Team SynCardia in El Tour de Tucson This is the 2nd anniversary of the day when she a new heart. And on this day, 30-year old Vanessa Cirillo will celebrat...
Heart failure care in the US needs to be improved
Heart failure is a condition wherein the heart gets weakened by disease that it can no longer pump blood effectively. Most often, patients with heart failure have other chronic diseases that include atherosclerosis, arrhythmia, kidney failure, and d...
Does Yoga benefit your heart?
Many people practice yoga for many different reasons. Yoga has been shown to help manage stress, pain, and anxiety. But what about heart health? Results from several studies suggest that yoga might also have some cardiovascular benefits. There have ...
Childhood stroke: it’s more common that you think
Stroke is something that we normally do not associate with children, much less infants. Unfortunately, children do suffer from strokes that might go unnoticed or undiagnosed. Previous estimates of incidence of stroke among American children (0.54 to...
Heart(y) news, October 30
News update on heart issues coming up… Hero dog saves heart attack victim This cattle dog in Queensland Australia will be awarded the RSPCA’s animal achievement award for saving her master’s life. Jim Touzeau suffered from a heart atta...
October 29 is World Stroke Day
“Stroke, what can I do?“ is this year’s World Stroke Day theme. Started in Capetown in October 2006, WSD has become a global initiative. This year, World Stroke day falls on October 29. According to the American Stroke Association, stroke kill...
Less secondhand smoke, fewer heart attacks
A few years after smoking bans were implemented in many parts of the world, more and more evidence is accumulating pointing to the short-term as well as long term benefits of such legislation. A few weeks ago, researchers from Iceland reported the fi...
Heart(y) News, October 16
Some heart(y) news updates for you this weekend… Free Spanish-language online video teaches Hands-OnlyTM CPR From Sept 15 to Oct 15, the Latino community celebrated the Hispanic Heritage Month. In this occasion, the American Heart Association (...
MI takes another victim: tribute to a friend
Sadness and shock were the emotions I felt when I received this email: „I bring you the sad news that my father passed away last Saturday. He was hospitalised 2 weeks ago after suffering from a heart attack and lost the battle on Saturday. The doct...
Heart(y) news and views, October 9
Wishing you a wonderful autumn weekend… Elizabeth Taylor to undergo heart operation Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor is undergoing a heart procedure to fix a leaky valve. “It’s very new and involves repairing my leaky valve using a...
Stress and stroke
Many stroke victims believe that it is stress that triggered their attack. However, there isn’t enough scientific evidence to support this. Until now. A Swedish study found a strong association between the two “S” – stress and stroke. And not...
Michael Jackson’s death: Why it couldn’t have been a heart attack
When Michael Jackson suffered from cardiac arrest on June 25 this year, there were speculations that led to erroneous reports that Jackson suffered from a heart attack. It wasn’t clear whether the heart attack theories were based on medical evidenc...
September 27 is World Heart Day
This Sunday, September 27 is World Heart Day. Cardiovascular diseases claim 17.5 million lives worldwide every year, making it the world’s number 1 killer. The World Heart Federation (WHF), together with the World Health organization (WHO) orga...
Fitness friendly companies: the AHA honor roll
What is Start! Fit-Friendly? The American Heart Association (AHA) has named several American companies as Start! Fit-Friendly. The Start! Fit-Friendly Companies Recognition Program is an AHA initiative that encourages employers to initiate and suppor...
Live long or die young: it’s all about cardiovascular risk factors
Many people would give anything to live longer. However, what many of us are not aware of is that certain lifestyle factors can actually either add to or shave 10 years off our lifespan. Ten years – that’s a decade! Or even more. This study by UK...
Controversy about Michael Jackson’s CPR and emergency care
Last week, the LA coroner’s office announced that they are treating the death of Michael Jackson as a homicide. Apparently, lethal amounts of the anesthetic-sedative drug propofol and other drugs were found in Jackson’s body during autops...
CVD Newswatch, August 21
After a 3-week break, I am back to bring you the latest heart(y) news. I hope you are enjoying your summer. Happy reading! CVD congress watch European Society of Cardiology Congress 2009 Europe’s heart experts will be meeting next week for the ...
Pessimism hurts the heart
We all know that negative emotions can badly affect heart health. A recent study indicates that one’s state of mind - positive or negative thinking - also plays a role in cardiovascular health. The study looked at 97,000 women of postmenopausal...
Stayin’ Alive can really keep your alive
Remember the post on 102 Great Running Songs For A Fun And Fast Paced Workout? That piece really was quite popular and got so many comments. On a similar note, I would like to highlight this seemingly useful song, be it for working out on the dance ...
Unhealthy behavior + genes = hypertension
It all adds up - unhealthy behaviour and genes - to pave the way towards hypertension and cardiovascular disease. We all know that certain lifestyle factors, e.g. cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and lack pf physical exercise lead to high blood...
Have an active summer (despite the heat!)
Resource post for the summer Summer, summer, here it comes. School vacation has started. Warm days and warm nights. The summer heat can have an effect on your cardiovascular health. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) Exercising outside...
Check your heart health IQ!
How good is your knowledge of your heart health? Want to know more but doesn’t have the time to read up and do research? Or you just want to do something fun and learn at the same time? How about taking one of the Healthy Heart Quizzes at the A...
CVD News Watch, July 24
Everyone enjoying the summer? Here’s some hearty news for you this weekend. CVD presidential watch President Obama visits Cleveland Clinic The US President was scheduled to visit the renowned Cleveland Clinic on Thursday, July 23, together with...
Walk, Run or Cycle Charity Events: Get Movin’ for a Cause
As you know, I’m an avid walker and runner and it gives me so much pleasure to do my hobby in connection with a cause, be it for charity, health, or environment and social issues I believe in. And I am sure many of you out there would also enjo...
Summer health risks: are they for real?
Summertime is really here. School vacation has already started. And though it’s nice and warm in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, it can be scorching hot in others. So you want to spend time outdoors and get a little exercise. But what to...
CVD News Watch, July 17
Costs, valves, and tablet. Here are your hearty news for this weekend. CVD cost watch Use and costs of cardiovascular drugs escalating in Canada The law of supply and demand is playing tricks with consumers in the Canada. Or is it the pharmaceutical...
Keeping sodium intake down: how difficult can it be?
Why is sticking to a low sodium diet so difficult? Apparently it is difficult mainly because of problems with diet. The recommended daily intake of sodium for patients with heart failure is 2 g or 2,000 mg. However, many patients take in more than ...
Another first: cardiac stem cells to treat heart attack
Stem cell research seems to be finally reaping fruits as more and more stem cell-therapies are being tested in clinical trials. And here is another first one: injection of autologous heart-specific stem cells for the treatment of myocardial infarctio...
Stroke patients: the years after
Over the years, the methods in stroke treatment, management and rehabilitation have greatly advanced. However, there is very little data available on the outcomes of stroke victims, years after recovery. This recent study indicates that the prognosis...
