Depression :: Depression, not antidepressants, increases heart failure risk
People who are depressed have an increased risk of dying from heart failure, and a new study by Duke University Medical Center researchers may help explain why.
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Heart :: AHA to launch heart magazine – Heart Insight
Heart Insight will give readers practical advice, new treatment recommendations … and encouragement. The American Heart Association announces the launch of a new patient magazine, Heart Insight, for heart patients, their families and caregivers.
Heart Disease :: Children with heart disease risk factors should get preventive treatment
Children with risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol levels already show signs of fatty build-up in their arteries that could lead to heart attack in adulthood, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2006.
Pregnancy :: Pregnant women with lupus face higher risk of complications
Women with systemic lupus who become pregnant are at significantly greater risk for death or other medical complications than are pregnant women without lupus, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found in a nationwide study of more than 18 million women.
Diabetes :: Enzyme may hold key to new treatment of diabetic kidney disease
Northwestern University researchers have found an enzyme, called “ACE2,” may hold the potential to treat diabetic kidney disease, the most common form of kidney disease.The researchers have found low levels of the ACE2 enzyme in kidneys of diabetic mice. When ACE2 was further decreased with an inhibitor drug, kidney disease worsened. Studies are now needed using compounds that increase the level of ACE2 in the kidneys of diabetic mice to see if it reverses or prevents kidney disease.
Health :: Do not unauthorized products for sexual enhancement due to potential health risks
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the unauthorized natural health products Zimaxx, Actra-Rx, 4Everon, Vigor-25 and Nasutra because they are adulterated with pharmaceutical ingredients that should only be used under medical supervision. The use of these products could pose a serious health risk, especially for patients with existing medical conditions such as heart problems, those who are taking heart medications, or those who may be at risk for strokes.
Health :: Do not unauthorized products for sexual enhancement due to potential health risks
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the unauthorized natural health products Zimaxx, Actra-Rx, 4Everon, Vigor-25 and Nasutra because they are adulterated with pharmaceutical ingredients that should only be used under medical supervision. The use of these products could pose a serious health risk, especially for patients with existing medical conditions such as heart problems, those who are taking heart medications, or those who may be at risk for strokes.
Erectile Dysfunction :: Levitra, vardenafil treated erectile dysfunction effectively
Clinical data demonstrated continued efficacy and tolerability of LEVITRA in men with ED and high blood pressure, diabetes and/or dyslipidemia, including high cholesterol. LEVITRA(R) (vardenafil HCl), is effective at first dose with continued success in treating erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with associated medical conditions that affect the cardiovascular system. These conditions included high blood pressure, diabetes and/or dyslipidemia, which includes high cholesterol and other lipid abnormalities. These data were presented today at the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) Fall meeting and published in the November issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
Hypertension :: Strong link between uric acid and hypertension in blacks
New research shows that higher levels of uric acid are strongly associated with high blood pressure in blacks, suggesting that a simple blood test could predict risk and that treatments to lower uric acid may be a novel way to reduce hypertension-related complications in this population.
Yoga :: Relax and refocus with yoga
The essence of optimal health is a healthy mind in a health body. Yoga, which has been practiced for more than 5,000 years, is a way to achieve both.