Rats that rode in a truck on the New York State Thruway between Rochester and Buffalo and were exposed to the same highway pollution that motorists encounter, showed a drop in heart rate and effects on the autonomic nervous system, according to a study published this month in the journal Inhalation Toxicology.
The American Heart Association will kick off National Heart Month with a free Go Red For Women event being held at First Indiana Plaza, 135 N. Pennsylvania Street.
The quality of outpatient medical care received by people with chronic health problems has a direct impact on the quality of their daily lives, according to a study by researchers from the RAND Corporation and UCLA that is among the first to link better outpatient care to improved health outcomes among non-elderly patients.
Heart disease differences in men and women continue to be poorly understood because women are included in clinical trials far less than men, and even when women are included, study results are not reported by sex, according to a study in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Bioengineers have painstakingly assembled a first-of-its-kind virtual human metabolic network that offers a new way to hunt for better treatments for hundreds of human metabolic disorders, from diabetes to high levels of cholesterol in the blood.
Cases of congenital heart disease (CHD), in both adolescents and adults, have been on the rise for many years. An article in a recent issue of congenital heart disease proposes that these numbers will continue to rise and that current psychological therapy for recovering patients needs improvement.
A review of the literatures finds that health benefits attributed to consumption of fruits and vegetables are also applicable to 100 percent juices due to their antioxidant content.
It?s important for children to adopt healthy heart habits early, said Dr. Thomas Klitzner, professor of pediatric cardiology at Mattel Children?s Hospital at UCLA.
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it?s a great time to take a look at the state of your heart.
A simple blood test may be able to identify those most at risk for developing head and neck cancer as a result of smoking.