Posted by: admin on: February 28, 2012
A healthy lifestyle and appropriate medications can help people with heart disease live longer and avoid a heart attack or stroke, according to new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association. Following the updated recommendations can also improve quality of life, reduce the need for surgical procedures to open […]
Posted by: admin on: January 27, 2012
Never before was increasing heart rate found to be associated with increased cardiac deaths. Read on to know more. Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: January 23, 2012
Older women who take statins may be at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, researchers found. In an analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative, postmenopausal women who were on a statin at study entry had almost a 50% greater risk of diabetes than those who weren’t on the cholesterol-lowering drugs, Yunsheng […]
Posted by: admin on: August 15, 2011
The link between high intake of fruit and vegetables and a reduced risk of ischemic heart disease has been given more scientific weight by the latest results from the large-scale European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study. In the study published, people who ate at least eight portions of fruit and vegetables a […]