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Aspirin Improves Survival in Women with Stable Heart Disease, According to WHI Study
New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study provide additional evidence that aspirin may reduce the risk of death in postmenopausal women who have heart disease or who have had a stroke.   view more (2009-03-12)

National study examines health risks of coarse particle pollution
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have conducted the largest nationwide study on the acute health effects of coarse particle pollution.   view more (2008-05-14)

Patients who received donated pacemakers survive without complications
Patients who received refurbished pacemakers donated from Detroit area funeral homes survived without complications from the devices, according to a case series reported by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.   view more (2009-10-09)

Further Evidence That Hrt Does Not Protect Against Cardiovascular Disease (p 2001)
Results of a UK randomised trial published in this week's issue of THE LANCET provides further evidence that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not offer women protection against cardiovascular disease. Previous observational studies have suggested that HRT could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but results of randomised trials... view more... (2002-12-18)

New research shows no link between aromatase inhibitors and cardiovascular problems
New evidence has emerged that, contrary to some current fears, aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are not associated with an increased risk of heart problems in women who take them to prevent their breast cancer recurring.   view more (2008-04-17)

Research into soy will continue but soy is not a solution for heart disease
Many soy food products carry health claims stating that they reduce the risk of heart disease. A review of the evidence, however, suggests that soy's cardiovascular benefits may have been overestimated by the early studies that formed the basis for its health claim.   view more (2006-02-07)

Drug may reduce coronary artery plaque
Research presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), suggests that olmesartan, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure, may play a role in reducing coronary plaque.   view more (2008-10-13)

Journal Sleep: OSA increasingly associated with cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease can pose a threat to both men and women. While a diet rich in fat and high in cholesterol as well as lack of exercise can contribute to cardiovascular disease, a study published in the March 1st issue of the journal SLEEP finds that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at an increased risk of having cardiovascular... view more... (2007-03-01)

Update on Tufts vitamin K research
In a recent article in Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, Sarah Booth, PhD, lab director of the Vitamin K Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA), reviewed studies regarding vitamin K status among the elderly.   view more (2007-02-12)

EU to work with ESC on 'Heart Plan for Europe' and strategies
The Council of the European Union (EU) has demonstrated its commitment to European cardiovascular health through its approval of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 'Heart Plan for Europe' and the declaration that cardiovascular disease in Europe must be addressed as a 'major priority'. The ESC 'Heart Plan for Europe' was submitted to the EU... view more... (2002-07-23)

Link found between steroid anti-inflammatories and heart disease
Results of a population study in Scotland will reveal today at the British Endocrine Societies 2003 meeting that patients taking anti-inflammatory steroid drugs are at a greater risk of heart disease. Taking high doses of glucocorticoids, commonly prescribed to alleviate conditions including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel... view more... (2003-03-19)

6.5 million more patients might benefit from statins to prevent heart attacks, strokes
Millions more patients could benefit from taking statins, drugs typically used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, than current prescribing guidelines suggest, Johns Hopkins doctors report in a new study.   view more (2009-03-19)

CV risk management should be mandatory in RA and other types of inflammatory rheumatic disease
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients should undergo compulsory cardiovascular (CV) risk management and existing CV risk calculators should be adapted to the increased CV risk in inflammatory rheumatic disease patients.   view more (2008-06-16)

The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease
More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.   view more (2008-07-02)

Low-dose aspirin reduces cardiovascular events
Taking low-dose aspirin daily reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, as well as the risk of dying, among patients who previously have had a heart attack or stroke but whose cardiovascular disease has stabilized.   view more (2006-11-16)

Impact of fondaparinux tested on most serious heart attacks
The results of a large international cardiovascular trial will shed light on whether the addition of a new drug that prevents blood clotting, or thrombosis, can improve the treatment of the most serious form of heart attacks.   view more (2006-03-15)

Lead in bone associated with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men
Growing evidence shows that exposure to lead in the environment is associated with cardiovascular disease, including increased risk of hypertension.   view more (2009-09-10)

18 million men in the United States affected by erectile dysfunction
More than 18 million men in the United States over age 20 are affected by erectile dysfunction, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.   view more (2007-02-01)

New studies on the Mediterranean diet confirm its effectiveness for chronic disease prevention
Scientists of the Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology) of the University of Granada (UGR, Spain) have been doing research into the positive effects of Mediterranean diet's ingredients on health.   view more (2008-09-08)

Postmenopausal women with higher testosterone levels
Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels.   view more (2009-11-04)
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