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Air Pollution Accelerates Atherosclerosis
Exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls in humans that leads to cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis, according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). The study,...
Low Amount of BPA Can Increase Cardiac Risk By 45%, Study Finds.
Elevated exposure to bisphenol A has been linked in a new study to a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the second time researchers have made a connection between the widely used plastic-making compound and heart ailments.
Psoriasis – Systemic Illness Beyond Skin Plaques
Psoriasis, a chronic disease that causes red, raised patches of skin, is increasingly seen as a systemic disease with links to arthritis and cardiovascular disease. The December 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource provides an overview of...
Mummies Reveal Ancient Egyptians Had Atherosclerosis
Health.UCSD.edu – A new study involving mummies finds that atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries, was common in ancient Egyptians, challenging a belief that cardiovascular disease is mainly a modern affliction caused by current-day risk factors...
Low Testosterone Level Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Androgen deficiency, or low testosterone levels, might be the underlying cause for a variety of common clinical conditions, including diabetes, erectile dysfunction, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to researchers from Boston...
Optimal Dose of Omega-3 DHA for Heart Health
A team of French scientists have found the dose of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) that is “just right” for preventing cardiovascular disease in healthy men. In a research report appearing in the September 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal...
Vitamin K And Micronutrient Deficiencies – New Analysis
ChildrensHospitalOakland.org – Ensuring optimal dietary intakes of vitamin K may help prevent age-related conditions such as bone fragility, arterial and kidney calcification, cardiovascular disease, and possibly cancer (1), according to new evidence...
Exercise Training – Cardiovascular Benefits, Healthcare Cost Reduction
ESCardio.org – Western societies are struggling to pay for their ever increasing medical budgets. In the US up to 393 billion US dollars were spent in 2005 for cardiovascular diseases alone. Based on epidemiologic studies in primary prevention it...
More Fat, Less Brain
UCLA.edu – There seems to be no end to the negative consequences of obesity. The World Health Organization now numbers the obese at more than 300 million worldwide, with a billion more overweight. With obesity comes the increased risk for cardiovascular...