The C-reactive protein (CRP), which is regularly produced by the liver, has been the target of medical research over the past few years, as studies have proposed that its presence may be a clear indicator of an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients. Over time, the controversy on whether the inflammatio... |
1 July 2009
04:00 GMT |
 |
|
Undergoing a heart attack or a heart failure seizure is not an easy thing to do, as most patients suffering from these conditions could tell you. The chances for another such event occurring increase significantly, as do the hospitalization rates for these patients. Now, a new scientific study comes to show that phys... |
8 April 2009
03:51 GMT |
|
|
While the debate on how many times a day we should brush our teeth and floss has not yet been closed, arguably, most of us do it twice or three times a day. A new study comes now to show that, as we’re doing so, we’re not only promoting gum health and keeping our pearly teeth white, but also diminishing t... |
3 April 2009
14:21 GMT |
|
|
Recently-published studies link type II diabetes with a higher chance of patients developing heart conditions, such as coronary artery disease (CAD), and suffering a stroke or a heart attack afterwards. The risk was also linked to the presence of a specific gene, residing on chromosome 9p21, whose mutation ups the ch... |
26 November 2008
06:43 GMT |
|
|
With Apple confirming that its CEO had not actually suffered a heart attack, as reported on CNN's citizen journalist Web site iReport, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is now carrying out an investigation. According to Bloomberg, the agency's enforcement is aiming to determine whether or not the ... |
6 October 2008
03:45 GMT |
|
|
A citizen report published on CNN's iReport this Friday and saying Steve Jobs had had a heart attack has been vehemently denied by Apple. Soon after the malicious report was published, Apple's stock reached its lowest point in 17 months ($94.65).Reuters could soon confirm that Apple's chief executive w... |
5 October 2008
09:35 GMT |
|
|
"Think it and it might just become true!" This is just one way to describe the findings detailed by researchers of the University of Rochester's Medical Center, who have recently discovered that men who really believe that they have a low chance of developing a cardiovascular disease have in fact three times les... |
14 July 2008
11:15 GMT |
|
|
Aspirin has long been attributed all sorts of miraculous properties. Ever since the little pills containing acetylsalicylic acid (see if you can say that three times in a row without blinking) entered our lives more than a century ago, their popularity rose and fell depending on the latest medical research that point... |
14 May 2008
06:45 GMT |
|
|
Tea is not exactly the kind of thing you'd expect to show gender disparity - however, the latest research indicated that the millennia-old drink of mixed hot water and herbs has a documented tendency of proving more beneficial for women than for men - at least when it comes to its documented property of helping ... |
12 May 2008
09:42 GMT |
|
|
No, relax, we're not starting a modern saga in seven thick volumes about the life and antics of Victoria Adams, aka Posh Spice, aka Victoria Beckham (who apparently also likes to be known as 'VB" lately - and that I'm afraid does sound dreadful). I'm simply mentioning some of the things that have ... |
28 September 2007
10:10 GMT |
|
|
