Medical :: India, US agree to cooperate in development of medical technologies
India and the United States agreed to enhance cooperation in development of low-cost diagnostic and therapeutic medical technologies.
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Blood Pressure :: A brainy idea 25 years in the making
A discovery made 25 years ago about how the brain controls blood pressure regulation is only now being explored with the help of scientists from the Howard Florey Institute.
Heart Attack :: Panic attacks associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events
Older women who experience at least one full-blown panic attack may have an increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke and an increased risk of death in the next five years, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Stroke :: Mini-strokes linked to uric acid levels
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that high-normal uric acid levels may cause barely-detectable mini-strokes that potentially contribute to mental decline in aging adults.
Liver :: Combination therapy reverses effects of portal hypertension in rats
A combined treatment with rapamycin and Gleevec might reverse the effects of portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease, according to the results of a new study on rats.
Heart Disease :: 40000 Nepalese suffering from heart diseases, Nepal
Over 40000 people of Nepal are suffering from heart diseases, according to a latest report published by the Nepal Heart Foundation (NHF). Heart diseases account for 25 per cent of the total deaths in the country, the report said.
Sleep Apnea :: Treating obstructive sleep apnea, preventing heart attacks and strokes
Researchers in Brazil have found that treating patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) dramatically reduces early indications of atherosclerosis in just months, linking OSA directly to the hardening or narrowing of the arteries.
Pregnancy :: 1 in 7 women are depressed before, during or after pregnancy
A new Kaiser Permanente study, the first integrated survey of maternal depression, shows that more than one in seven women are depressed at some time during the nine months before becoming pregnant, during pregnancy, or in the nine months after childbirth.
Obesity :: Obesity Remains #1 Challenge, US
The results of a county-wide survey released by the Monroe County Department of Public Health show that obesity and associated health problems – diabetes and hypertension – remain a growing public health threat. At the same time, the survey confirms that interventions and public awareness campaigns in areas such as smoking, vaccinations, and colon cancer screening have produced positive results.
Hypertension :: Anger and psychological stress play a role in development of heart disease in prehypertensive middle-aged adults
Prehypertensive middle-aged men who have high levels of trait anger – a tendency to experience anger across a range of situations – are at increased risk of progressing to hypertension and developing coronary heart disease, according to a secondary analysis of a large population-based study.