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A heart attack is known among cardiologists as both myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It occurs when insufficient blood flow to a portion of the heart muscle leads to the death of the starved cells.
In many cases, heart attacks occur as a result of a blockage obstructing the coronary ... |
13 December 2011
06:36 GMT |
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A team of investigators from the University of Bristol, in the United Kingdom, and the Florey Neuroscience Institute in Melbourne, Australia, announces the discovery of a section of the nervous system that is responsible for underlying the link between the heart and the brain.
Any sort of glitches affecting this par... |
28 November 2011
08:21 GMT |
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In 2009, Ally Smith became the “Bionic Bride,” as a groundbreaking machine replaced her heart and allowed her to marry her college sweetheart, just months before doctors told her she’d die. Now, Ally has had a heart transplant and is finally “normal.”
Doctors gave Ally almost half a y... |
13 October 2011
13:41 GMT |
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Young athletes – more than other groups – are at risk of experiencing sudden cardiac death, mostly from a condition called cardiac hypertrophy. Now, experts have identified a critical enzyme, that may be used to reduce this risk significantly. The molecule could be administered to this population subgroup... |
25 May 2011
15:11 GMT |
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Experts with Medtronic say that they recently completed work on a groundbreaking new device, a pacemaker so small that it could literally be injected in the bodies of patients who need it.The company, the largest maker of medical devices in the world, is using microelectronic technology and advanced chip-manufacturin... |
28 February 2011
04:40 GMT |
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Mexican-American stroke survivors that have a heart rhythm disorder have a second stroke risk twice as high as the non-Hispanic white stroke survivors, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.For the study, scientists compared 88 Mexican-American and 148 non-Hispanic white ... |
10 September 2010
04:16 GMT |
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Researchers in Lund, Sweden, have discovered that cold salt water reduces the heart damage in patients that undergo balloon angioplasty to open clogged heart vessel.Their study showed that if the patients' body temperature was reduced under 35˚C (95˚F), they had more than 30 percent less risks of heart damage.Th... |
25 August 2010
06:58 GMT |
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According to a new research paper, it would appear that people using amphetamine are at a higher risk of experiencing a tear in one of the largest blood vessels in the body, the aorta. This particular vessel leaves from the heart, and any damage to it is considered by healthcare experts to be a life-threatening emerg... |
24 August 2010
05:57 GMT |
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Scientists may have just added another negative side-effect to the list of consequences associated with working overtime. They say that not only people's mental healthy and sanity are affected, but also their hearts. The correlation is especially true for those who tend to work overtime many times per week. Thes... |
12 May 2010
04:01 GMT |
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When surgeons perform heart bypass surgery on patients, they generally tend to remove certain sections of several veins, in order to conduct the procedure. Usually, these leftovers are disposed off without another glance, but a new investigation suggests that they too could contribute to saving lives. According to re... |
26 April 2010
11:43 GMT |
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As we eat, an important part of our modern-day diets unfortunately consists of fatty acids. These chemicals are absorbed into the body, and then go on to be metabolized, and a new research shows precisely how this happens. According to the research team, which is based at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Ins... |
15 March 2010
20:01 GMT |
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According to a new investigation conducted in Israel, it would appear that three types of diets may be playing a very important role in promoting a healthy heart, by helping reverse blockages in arteries. Mediterranean, low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets were deemed to be the most effective in terms of their health b... |
3 March 2010
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Scientists at the University of Leeds, in the United Kingdom, are hopeful that a new device they are working on will increase the early correct diagnostic rates of heart conditions in the near future. The machine, a portable heart magnetometer, is being developed with funding provided by the Engineering and Physical ... |
29 January 2010
19:01 GMT |
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One of the most widespread heart conditions in the world today is atrial fibrillation (AF). It affects about 4.5 million people in the European Union alone, and is therefore one of the main areas of medical research today. A collaboration of British researchers is currently working on developing a “color map&rd... |
20 January 2010
06:00 GMT |
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The heart is the only organ inside the human body that can never be allowed to stop. Lungs do so from time to time, either on their own, or because we want them to, the brain disconnects itself occasionally too, especially during sleep, but the heart keeps soldering on without a moment's rest. Over the course of... |
26 November 2009
04:46 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, it may be that conditions such as epilepsy (a disease of the brain) and heart arrhythmia (irregular beats of the heart) may have a single molecular root problem. Misfiring electrical signals cause both these afflictions, and researchers say that the newly found knowledge may help ... |
19 October 2009
21:01 GMT |
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iMobileHealth announced a website and an iPhone application that were set to become “the stethoscope of the 21st century,” according to an official report issued by the company today. Noting that the stethoscope has been the quintessential object in a doctor’s toolkit, with the age of the Internet ... |
19 October 2009
09:08 GMT |
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At this time, damage inflicted on the heart muscles, or on other tissues surrounding the organ, are very difficult to treat, because of the heart's delicate nature. For years, scientists have dreamed of creating methods of aiding the natural heart-healing process, and experts at the Duke University have recently... |
12 October 2009
02:44 GMT |
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A new scientific study brings nothing but saddening news for Britons: over the last 40 years, the levels of basic understanding of human anatomy have remained stationary, and no visible improvement could be seen, King's College London experts say. A large number of those who were part of the research had no idea... |
12 June 2009
08:46 GMT |
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According to a new research, presented at the Cheltenham Science Festival, people would rather take organs from someone of high moral value and integrity than from criminals. Most of them, even if in critical conditions, have a great deal of adversity oriented against those who brought harm upon others, and say that ... |
5 June 2009
10:13 GMT |
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Death from a broken heart is often believed to be no more than just the kind of occurrence we read about in books or see in movies with a tragic love story. So far, people said that no one could actually die from a broken heart, but the latest research comes to prove that wrong: too much pain and grief, as well as a ... |
27 March 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Eating one small square of dark chocolate daily keeps heart-related diseases and their consequences at bay, according to an Italian study. Almost every little thing you like to eat (or drink or inhale or feel) is generally labeled as being bad for health and officially accompanied by a warning. But many of these... |
25 September 2008
08:23 GMT |
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We live extremely stressful lives and with constantly increasing problems connected to everything from money to the price of gas, to our jobs and relationships, romantic or otherwise, it's no wonder most of us worry. A lot. In one of the few stress-free moments you do have, while taking a bath or lounging in bed... |
16 June 2008
10:33 GMT |
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For those of us who still doubted it, scientific research brings further proof of the fact that fruit really are the quintessential fountain of life, a never-ending source of potent beneficial substances that can help fight off Alzheimer's and prolong our lives, as well as improve the functioning of our higher r... |
9 June 2008
04:53 GMT |
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We know that eating one's poop is very unhealthy. What we do not know instead is whether cheetahs are aware of this, but they can die if they take up this "practice", as signaled by a new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In fact, they catch a disease similar to the mad c... |
14 May 2008
02:31 GMT |
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We could say that Viagra is on the way to save lives. And it's not about sexual life; Viagra (sildenafil) could prolong the lives of people suffering from muscular dystrophy, as pointed out by a new research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Just as it works against impote... |
13 May 2008
14:51 GMT |
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Since childhood, you've been hearing that chocolate destroys your teeth and makes you fat, but now, a now a series of researches have been made to show the beneficial health effects of chocolate. There is only one condition though: it must have as much cocoa as possible, even up to 60-75%. Thus, we're talki... |
22 April 2008
02:37 GMT |
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It is a vivid controversy: to eat or not to eat eggs. While a recent research has showed that consuming eggs reduces the risk of breast cancer in women by 24%, thanks to choline, a new one published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals that middle-aged men who eat seven or more eggs hurry up to their... |
12 April 2008
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We often see this in the movies (or not only), but science proves it to be real. The commemoration of the death of a beloved person can kill you suddenly, especially if you are a man. Sudden death, in most cases triggered by arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), can happen unexpectedly and often in less than one hour fol... |
31 March 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Women experience lack of sexual satisfaction for various reasons: sex placed at the very bottom of their priorities list; lack of emotional implication; complexes about how they look; timidity or some drugs and antidepressants. But do not add the cardiovascular disease to this list, as signaled by a new study publish... |
29 March 2008
04:59 GMT |
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Total abstinence does not seem to be the way to a long life. A new research published in the "American Journal of Medicine" shows that indeed drinkers prolong their lives and chase away the danger of heart disease. Those who began drinking in middle age were 38% less likely to undergo a heart attack or other severe ... |
27 March 2008
15:56 GMT |
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It is well known that being lonely pays more for your health than living in an unhappy marriage. For example, for your blood pressure, as shown by a preliminary study published on-line in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine."That second finding is a surprise because prior studies have shown that married people tend to ... |
24 March 2008
15:36 GMT |
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Now, we have found the secret of the strong health of the Tibetan and Himalayan populations. It is in that woolly beast called yak. More precisely in its cheese. Cheese lovers have got a new target item, as a team of researchers from Nepal (a Himalayan state) and Canada has found that yak cheese has higher amounts of... |
18 March 2008
05:37 GMT |
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The Aztec Empire was conquered by Spaniards at the beginning of the 16th century, but the Nahuatl tradition still speaks about the Aztec tradition of the 5 Suns. The current Sun was preceded by 4 Suns, each one meaning a distinct temporal cycle. Thus, we are now in the fifth cycle. The First Sun, named Four Jaguars, ... |
19 February 2008
09:07 GMT |
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Botox injections employ the most dangerous naturally occurring toxin: the Botulinum toxin. It is the trademark of Clostridium botulinum bacterium and less than 2 kg (5 pounds) would be enough to wipe out the whole human population (the botulinum toxin is 40 million times more powerful than cyanide). But in extremely ... |
12 February 2008
14:06 GMT |
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You may be an avid carnivorous, looking continuously for proteins, calcium and iron in the food, but here comes some bad news for you: people eating two or more servings of red meat daily are much more vulnerable to heart disease and diabetes. This is the result of a research published in the journal "Circulation," ... |
6 February 2008
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Crocodiles do deserve they reputation: they hunt and eat everything, from fish and other small preys to buffalo and cattle; even lions were drawn and eaten by crocodiles. All this without mentioning the threat they pose to people. And a large meal can be enough for them for one year: crocodiles can ingest up to 23% o... |
5 February 2008
02:59 GMT |
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It has been proved several times in the past that certain devices which emit electro-magnetic waves can and will interfere with pacemakers. The iPod was one of the presumed such devices, following a student's suggestion that the iPod's functions could interfere with heart regulators. Recently though, the Fo... |
4 February 2008
04:33 GMT |
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Why didn't I think of this? Ehrrr! The notebook's name is well engraved in my brain, I've watched Captain Planet - Helloo! Air, Earth, Wind, Water... Wait. They forgot Heart. Haa! I knew I still had something. So what if it's lame? They forgot to mention MacBook Heart, so now I'm using it!Fir... |
31 January 2008
08:26 GMT |
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Big bellies (no matter if because of the beer or the junk food) represent a high risk of heart attacks and strokes. This was found by many researches, but no study could explain why the visceral fat boosts these health problems. This appears to be explained by a new research published in the journal "Circulation" and... |
23 January 2008
06:23 GMT |
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Hypertension, high cholesterol, diet, lack of exercising and smoking are factors favoring heart disease. 1. The coronary disease is the most common heart disease. It is caused by the obstruction of the coronary arteries carrying oxygenated blood to the heart's muscle. It can be caused by fat (especially choleste... |
18 January 2008
17:31 GMT |
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1. Blood has the role of transporting food and oxygen to the cells, and to remove toxic wastes, including carbon dioxide. An average human adult has 5 liters of blood which comprises about one liter of oxygen, a quantity which, in resting conditions, would be enough for 4 minutes (in case of intense effort, just 1 mi... |
18 January 2008
17:21 GMT |
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Fish oil is the childhood nightmare for many of our grandparents. And while fish oil supplements could be recommended for some cardiac patients, others could experience negative effects, as found by a meta analysis carried out at St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto and published in the Canadian Medi... |
15 January 2008
04:32 GMT |
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Broken feelings may not be repaired through engineering, but broken hearts can be. In fact, heart attack kills annually 50,000 people, only in US, and it is experienced by 550,000. A new research published in "Nature Medicine" and carried on at the University of Minnesota is the first ever to have built a beating hea... |
14 January 2008
02:50 GMT |
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Being a saint won't help you much. A little alcohol added to an active lifestyle may prolong your life. A new Danish research published in the "European Heart Journal" points that a little alcohol can lower your risk of heart disease. The study enrolled about 12,000 men and women, who have been followed up for a... |
9 January 2008
05:07 GMT |
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In past times, infections were the main cause of human death. Now, in the western world, the cardiovascular disease is the leader, bypassing cancer. But while you may be aware that healthy food, exercising and quitting smoking maintain a healthy heart, you should also know that the health of your teeth also impact th... |
9 January 2008
04:39 GMT |
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Bobby McFerrin is right. Manage your anger. Otherwise, you are very likely to die of heart attack. This is known. But it seems that nervous, worrying people are stalked by this as well. A new study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), reveals that longstanding anxiety boosts the lik... |
8 January 2008
06:03 GMT |
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Lazy bone or hyperactive? If you do not sleep on average 7-8 hours per night, in the end both less or more than this could cut short your life, as found by a new research carried on at the University College London Medical School, in London, U.K., and published in the journal "SLEEP", revealing for the first time th... |
17 December 2007
05:05 GMT |
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1.All the blood vessels of the human body have a total length of 100,000 km (62,000 mi): they could encompass the Earth by 2.5 times. 2.The blood forms 8% of your body mass. For a man of 70kg (155 pounds), this means about 5.6 litters of blood. 3.The heart has the size of a fist and pumps daily about 9,500 litters of... |
10 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Listen, guys, now we know why Pamela Anderson made her transplants: to make us healthier. "Angels of mercy" like Jordan just prolong our life and Hugh Hefner knows it. A German research published in New England Journal of Medicine and Weekly World News said that men staring at women's breasts in fact prolong the... |
30 November 2007
14:06 GMT |
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