The types of food eaten in an effort to cut down on saturated fat may make a difference in reducing heart disease risk, according to a study of people with either high blood pressure or prehypertension. The study was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health.
Calling on all Americans to “know their family history,” U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., today unveiled an updated version of a computerized tool designed to help families gather their health information, and praised Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for joining in to expand the Surgeon General’s Family Health Initiative.
Women are risking their chances of having children because they are delaying motherhood on the basis of “false expectations” about the success of IVF treatment.
In its ongoing commitment to improve the safety monitoring of implantable cardiac devices and provide earlier notice to doctors and patients of potential problems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its retrospective review of malfunctions of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and pacemakers occurring from 1990-2002. The findings were presented at the Heart Rhythm Society “Policy Conference on Pacemaker and ICD Performance,” in Washington, DC.
Sri D.N. an employee of the Railways met me incidentally at the counter of the Reservation Office at Ajmer Rly. Station on 9.1.67 when I went there to make reservation for the Kottayam Homoeopathic Conference.
Grapefruit seed extract appears to help treat stomach ulcers, according to Polish researchers.
Efforts to define the abnormally activated areas in the brains of people with bipolar disorder could lead to new drug treatments and better coping strategies, investigators reported at the International Conference on Bipolar Disorder in Pittsburgh.
Many of the medications widely used to manage chronic insomnia have not yet been rigorously evaluated for long-term use, according to an independent scientific panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health. This is a critical consideration because for many patients, insomnia can persist for decades. The panel also stressed that many chronic insomnia sufferers could benefit from currently underused behavioral and cognitive therapies.
Men who are socially isolated have elevated levels of a blood marker for inflammation that?s linked to cardiovascular disease, according to data from the Framingham Heart Study presented at the American Heart Association?s 45th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the launch of We Can!, Ways to Enhance Children?s Activity & Nutrition, a national education program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help prevent overweight and obesity among youth ages 8-13. We Can! provides resources and community-based programs for parents, caregivers, and youth that focus on behaviors to encourage healthy eating, increase physical activity, and reduce sedentary time.