http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/hyperventilation-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:18:02 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-believe-that-attention-key-to-recovery-in-stroke-101706-1.htm Attention may have an important effect on the successful recovery from a stroke, feel researchers. People with a curious condition that causes them to apply make-up on only one side of their face, or ignore food on half of their plate, are playing a new role in understanding stroke recovery. Researchers from the University of Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have found the condition, a subset of the stroke called "unilateral spatial neglect' (USN), tends to have the worst recovery outcomes ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-believe-that-attention-key-to-recovery-in-stroke-101706-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-may-improve-sleep-disordered-breathing-in-obese-kids-101691-1.htm A new study has confirmed links between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and obesity. The study further adds that weight loss helps to improve both metabolic parameters and SDB in obese children. "SDB is highly prevalent in childhood obesity, and may be a risk factor for the metabolic syndrome. In our population of 224 obese children and adolescents, 30% had SDB, which was significantly correlated with metabolic parameters, including aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT), alanine aminotransferase ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-may-improve-sleep-disordered-breathing-in-obese-kids-101691-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/infusion-of-enzyme-in-scar-tissue-following-chronic-stroke-may-make-patients-stronger-101690-1.htm Patients could recover quicker if the scar tissue that develops following a stroke is modified by infusion of an enzyme, a new study conducted by researchers at Buck Institute for Research on Aging reveals. The need for therapeutics for chronic stroke is compelling. There are 750,000 new strokes per year in the U.S., a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Aside from physical and occupational therapy, treatments for the six million patients in the U.S. who suffer from chronic stroke are ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/infusion-of-enzyme-in-scar-tissue-following-chronic-stroke-may-make-patients-stronger-101690-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/intake-of-calcium-supplements-double-heart-attack-risk-101663-1.htm Researchers have warned to take calcium supplements with caution as it could increase the risk of heart attack. Furthermore, boosting overall calcium intake from dietary sources confers no significant advantage in terms of staving off heart disease and stroke, the findings indicate. Previous research has linked higher calcium intake with a lowered risk of high blood pressure, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, all of which are risk factors for heart disease and stroke. And calcium supplements ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/intake-of-calcium-supplements-double-heart-attack-risk-101663-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sleep-disordered-breathing-increases-cancer-mortality-risk-101526-1.htm A new study has linked sleep disordered breathing (SDB) with an increased risk of cancer mortality. "Recent in vitro and animal studies have shown that repeated episodes of hypoxia (an inadequate supply of oxygen) are associated with accelerated cancer progression," said F. Javier Nieto, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. "Our results are the first to suggest that SDB is also associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality in humans....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sleep-disordered-breathing-increases-cancer-mortality-risk-101526-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/people-above-50s-urged-to-take-statins-to-avoid-heart-attack-101427-1.htm Experts have suggested people over the age of 50 to take statins which they claim may help lower the risk of heart attack or stroke risk even in healthy individuals. A research by scientists at Oxford University has found the risk of a heart attack or stroke is cut by a fifth in those who have no sign of heart disease. Treatment guidelines should be reviewed in light of the findings, the experts said, and the NHS should impose a blanket policy of prescribing up to 20 million people statins ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/people-above-50s-urged-to-take-statins-to-avoid-heart-attack-101427-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-cellular-metabolism-and-anxiety-disorders-101422-1.htm A recent study provides a functional link between Glyoxylase 1 (GLO1) activity and anxiety disorders. The normal role of GLO1 is to degrade cytotoxic byproducts of glycolysis, a function which has no obvious connection to anxiety. Margaret Distler and colleagues at the University of Chicago asked whether the primary substrate of GLO1, methylglyoxal, might have undocumented neurological effects. Using a mouse model, they demonstrated that methylglyoxal stimulates robust activity from ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-cellular-metabolism-and-anxiety-disorders-101422-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-elaborates-on-how-to-minimize-stroke-damage-101409-1.htm Loyola University Medical Center researchers report that factors as varied as blood sugar, body temperature and position in bed can affect patient outcomes after a stroke. In a review article in the journal IMedLink Neurology, /Ifirst author Murray Flaster, MD, PhD and colleagues summarize the latest research on caring for ischemic stroke patients. (Most strokes are ischemic, meaning they are caused by blood clots.) "The period immediately following an acute ischemic stroke is a time of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-elaborates-on-how-to-minimize-stroke-damage-101409-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/faster-treatment-for-heart-attack-patients-taken-to-hospitals-equipped-to-perform-angioplasties-101283-1.htm New research indicates that heart attack patients who were rushed directly to hospitals equipped to do angioplasties received treatment significantly faster than patients first taken to hospitals unequipped to perform the same. These are the findings of the new research reported at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2012 Scientific Sessions. The study focused on the most serious form of heart attack, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). A STEMI ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/faster-treatment-for-heart-attack-patients-taken-to-hospitals-equipped-to-perform-angioplasties-101283-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/millions-can-be-protected-from-heart-attack-via-new-cholesterol-jab-101209-1.htm Researchers claim that a new cholesterol-busting injection is a potential breakthrough in the battle against heart attacks and strokes. The medical world has been stunned after trials of the hoped-for miracle jab on volunteers found nearly three-quarters of a harmful form of artery--clogging cholesterol simply disappeared. The experimental treatment, being developed in America, could be invaluable to those who have an intolerance to statins, the most commonly prescribed drug to combat high cholesterol....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/millions-can-be-protected-from-heart-attack-via-new-cholesterol-jab-101209-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/clot-busters-safe-for-stroke-patients-taking-warfarin-101178-1.htm A research has found that it's safe to treat acute ischemic stroke patients who take warfarin with the clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). "Although it's the only drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat acute ischemic stroke, tPA is underused among patients on home warfarin therapy mainly because of the fear that it will cause bleeding," said Ying Xian, M.D., Ph.D., the study's lead author and a research fellow at Duke Clinical Research Institute, in Durham, N....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/clot-busters-safe-for-stroke-patients-taking-warfarin-101178-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/better-outcomes-for-high-volume-stroke-centers-study-101160-1.htm Treatment is faster and better outcomes are seen at stroke centres dealing with a high volume of patients, finds study published in the iJournal of NeuroInterventional Surgery/i. The authors base their findings on 442 patients treated with endovascular therapy-clot busting treatment provided inside the brain via a catheter without the need for surgery-at nine specialist (tertiary) stroke centres between September 2009 and July 2011. All the patients, whose average age was 66, arrived ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/better-outcomes-for-high-volume-stroke-centers-study-101160-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/speed-of-drawing-lines-to-connect-numbers-may-help-assess-if-first-stroke-would-be-fatal-101146-1.htm The speed with which one draws a series of lines connecting numbers in an ascending order could be enough to test whether the first stroke could prove fatal among older men. More than 1,000 men aged between 57 and 75 years took part in the study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden. The researchers followed them up after 14 years and concluded that those who were in the bottom third of the time score were three times more likely to die after their first stroke compared to those in the top third....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/speed-of-drawing-lines-to-connect-numbers-may-help-assess-if-first-stroke-would-be-fatal-101146-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/older-female-atrial-fibrillation-patients-at-higher-stroke-risk-101113-1.htm Elderly women with irregular heart beat (atrial fibrillation) are at higher risk for stroke than men, says study published in JAMA. "Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, accounting for approximately one-third of hospitalizations for cardiac rhythm disturbances. It has been estimated that 2.2 million people in the United States and 4.5 million in the European Union have paroxysmal or persistent AF. Patients with AF have a 5-fold increase in the risk of stroke ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/older-female-atrial-fibrillation-patients-at-higher-stroke-risk-101113-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alternative-offered-to-folks-with-a-fib-who-cant-take-blood-thinners-to-reduce-stroke-101070-1.htm People with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) who are incapable of taking blood thinners now have an alternative to lessen their risk of stroke, which is five times more usual in people with the rhythm disorder. The non-surgical procedure works by tying off the left atrial appendage (LAA), the source of most blood clots leading to stroke in patients with A-fib. Northwestern Medicine (Regd) heart rhythm specialists from the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute were the first to perform this procedure in Illinois. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alternative-offered-to-folks-with-a-fib-who-cant-take-blood-thinners-to-reduce-stroke-101070-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-survivors-dwelling-close-to-major-roadways-face-higher-death-risks-101068-1.htm Heart attack survivors living around 100 meters (328 feet) or less from a major U.S. roadway face greater risk of death from all causes, states new research in the American Heart Association's journal ICirculation./I In the Determinants of MI Onset Study of 3,547 heart attack survivors (average age 62), researchers found:ulliThose living less than 100 meters (328 feet) from the roadway have a 27 percent increased risks of dying over 10 years than those living at least 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) away....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-survivors-dwelling-close-to-major-roadways-face-higher-death-risks-101068-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-pill-help-ward-off-heart-attack-risk-101011-1.htm Blood pressure superpill may help cut the risk of heart attack, suggest researchers. Many patients currently with high blood pressure have to take several tablets, often at various times of the day, to prevent a potentially fatal heart attack or stroke. Recent figures revealed that two million people in the UK take three or more pills each day for their hypertension, or high blood pressure. But up to 80 per cent are believed not to take their medication as directed, which means their condition is not being properly controlled....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-pill-help-ward-off-heart-attack-risk-101011-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/toll-free-helpline-for-stroke-victims-100803-1.htm Delhi hospital launches toll-free helpline for strokes. A statement from the hospital chain said its helpline number 1800-200-3060 can be accessed from both mobiles and landlines in Delhi and the NCR. "The goal is to get the stroke victim to a hospital as quickly as possible to confirm the diagnosis because every minute is important. FEHI has a dedicated expert team 24*7 - a neurologist, a neuro-surgeon, emergency room, critical care, a cardiologist and radiologist - to provide ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/toll-free-helpline-for-stroke-victims-100803-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/american-arthritis-sufferers-also-struggle-with-anxiety-or-depression-100779-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that more than a third of American arthritis sufferers over 45 years of age also have to deal with anxiety and depression. According to findings that appear today in iArthritis Care (and) Research/i, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), anxiety is nearly twice as common as depression among people with arthritis, despite more clinical focus on the latter mental health condition....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/american-arthritis-sufferers-also-struggle-with-anxiety-or-depression-100779-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mimicking-brain-protein-could-lead-to-faster-stroke-recovery-100612-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine has found that new nerve cells can be generated among mice with strokes by using a compound that replicates a key activity of a protein present in the brain which could lead to faster recovery of athletic abilities. These results are promising, because the compound wasn't administered to the animals until a full three days after they had suffered strokes, said the study's senior author, Marion Buckwalter, MD, PhD, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mimicking-brain-protein-could-lead-to-faster-stroke-recovery-100612-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-technique-could-improve-heart-attack-prediction-100607-1.htm A prize-winning research project funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), has tested a new imaging method which could aid in perk up how doctors predict a person's risk of having a heart attack (1). Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, a BHF Centre of Research Excellence, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge are the first to demonstrate the potential of combining PET and CT scanning to image the disease processes directly in the coronary arteries that cause heart attacks (2)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-technique-could-improve-heart-attack-prediction-100607-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/stopping-anti-clotting-drugs-elevate-stroke-risk-100592-1.htm Stopping anti-clotting medications in some patients with irregular heartbeats may raise the risk of stroke or blood clotting within a month, finds a new research. Patients with certain types of atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, take these drugs to reduce the risks of clots that could lead to a stroke. Sometimes they are instructed to stop taking the medication temporarily before surgery or permanently because of side effects. "No matter what drug they are on, patients who need ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/stopping-anti-clotting-drugs-elevate-stroke-risk-100592-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obstructive-sleep-apnea-increases-risk-of-fatal-stroke-100572-1.htm Middle aged people suffering from even mild obstructive sleep apnea have a greater risk of experiencing a stroke that can be fatal. The serious nature of the problem was captured in a landmark study which found that middle-age and older men with even mild levels of OSA were in danger of increased risk of stroke and death. While a link between OSA and stroke is clear, OSA''s effect on the cerebral (brain) vessels is not. In an effort to shed light on this relationship, researchers in Texas have ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obstructive-sleep-apnea-increases-risk-of-fatal-stroke-100572-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/anxiety-boosts-cancer-severity-100547-1.htm Anxiety-prone mice developed more severe cancer, shows study. The study, to be published online April 25 in IPLoS ONE, /Ifound that after hairless mice were dosed with ultraviolet rays, the nervous ones - with a penchant for reticence and risk aversion - developed more tumors and invasive cancer. Consistent anxiety also came with sensitivity to chronic stress and a dampened immune system. Though other researchers have already linked chronic stress to higher risks for cancer and other ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/anxiety-boosts-cancer-severity-100547-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-warns-soda-drinkers-of-higher-stroke-risk-100342-1.htm Regular consumption of diet and regular soda raises stroke risk in drinkers, according to researchers. On the contrary, consuming caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee has been found to reduce the risk. The study - recently published in the iAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition/i - is the first to examine soda's effect on stroke risk. Previous research has linked sugar-sweetened beverage consumption with weight gain, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gout and coronary artery disease....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-warns-soda-drinkers-of-higher-stroke-risk-100342-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/low-fat-dairy-foods-slash-stroke-risk-100307-1.htm Consuming dairy foods that are low in fat may reduce one's risk of developing stroke, claims a new study. In a Swedish study, among 74,961 adults 45 to 83 years old, those who ate low-fat dairy foods had a 12 percent lower risk of stroke and a 13 percent lower risk of ischemic stroke than those who ate high-fat dairy foods. Participants were free of heart disease, stroke and cancer at the start of the study. All completed a 96-item food and beverage questionnaire to determine dietary habits....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/low-fat-dairy-foods-slash-stroke-risk-100307-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-suggests-screening-protocol-for-blunt-cerebrovascular-injury-that-may-help-prevent-stroke-100280-1.htm Early detection of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) after trauma may prevent potentially life-threatening stroke, new research suggests. The results of the research study were presented at the 80th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) in Miami. The study submission, which has received the Synthes Resident Craniofacial Award, investigates the usefulness of a consensus-based BCVI screening protocol with computed tomographic angiography (CTA) at a level-one trauma center....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-suggests-screening-protocol-for-blunt-cerebrovascular-injury-that-may-help-prevent-stroke-100280-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/simple-test-to-screen-anxiety-in-children-100225-1.htm A simple two-question test to screen children for future anxiety disorders has been developed by a researcher. The screening questions, which ask parents about shyness, anxiety and worrying in their children, were found to be 85 per cent effective in identifying children who went on to be clinically diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. "When children enter kindergarten, they are screened for hearing and vision problems and difficulty reading so that these issues can be identified and treated ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/simple-test-to-screen-anxiety-in-children-100225-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/electrical-device-fitted-to-muambas-heart-to-prevent-another-heart-attack-100132-1.htm Bolton Wanderers' midfielder Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a heart attack on the football pitch last month, will be wearing a Implantable Cardioverter Defibri (ICD) in order to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future. The ICD releases an electric charge if it detects a heart malfunction, and the device will not impair his ability to play football again, as several European players are known to wear ICDs on the pitch. Muamba had suffered a cardiac arrest during Bolton's FA ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/electrical-device-fitted-to-muambas-heart-to-prevent-another-heart-attack-100132-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/implantable-device-that-warns-patients-of-impending-heart-attack-developed-100115-1.htm An implantable medical device that alerts users about a potential heart attack has been designed by scientists. The AngelMed Guardian is currently undergoing clinical trials. What makes the device distinctive is this combination of alert modes. Although vibrotactile (vibrating) alarms are sometimes used to warn medical personnel in operating rooms or ICUs of an emergency, very little research has focused on their potential as a self-monitoring device for patients. Auditory alarms are ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/implantable-device-that-warns-patients-of-impending-heart-attack-developed-100115-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ekg-can-help-predict-heart-attack-risk-in-healthy-seniors-100103-1.htm A simple diagnostic test used to measure a heart's electrical activity may help predict heart attacks. Researchers at UCSF found a higher risk of heart attack when abnormalities showed up on electrocardiogram (EKG) results of healthy elderly people. The research is based on a comprehensive eight-year study focused on senior citizens in the United States. "We did not include them if they reported a previous heart attack," said lead author Reto Auer, MD, a research fellow at UCSF's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ekg-can-help-predict-heart-attack-risk-in-healthy-seniors-100103-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/higher-chances-of-stroke-risk-if-sibling-had-stroke-99997-1.htm You could be at least 60 percent more likely to have a stroke, if your brother or sister had a stroke, states research reported in the American Heart Association journal ICirculation: Cardiovascular Genetics/I. The findings come from the first large study to examine the combined influence of age, gender and sibling history on stroke risk. The study focused on ischemic strokes, which are caused by blood vessel blockage that cuts off blood flow to part of the brain. Ischemic strokes are by ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/higher-chances-of-stroke-risk-if-sibling-had-stroke-99997-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/keyed-predictors-for-re-hospitalisation-with-post-acute-stroke-patients-99991-1.htm Stroke patients getting in-patient rehabilitation are more likely to get readmitted in a hospital within three months if they are performing poorly, express signs of depression and lack social support state researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston. Hospital readmission for older adults within 30 days of discharge costs Medicare roughly (Dollor) 18 billion annually. Among the first of such research to explore the risk of re-hospitalization among this patient segment, the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/keyed-predictors-for-re-hospitalisation-with-post-acute-stroke-patients-99991-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-may-be-detected-by-multitouch-floor-99909-1.htm Media reports indicate that a future smart home will require a way to sense who its inhabitants are and what they are doing. One way to do so may be through the floor. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently granted a patent to IBM for a security system that would turn a floor into a multitouch surface that recognizes who's standing on it. The floor senses different shapes and weights, so it would know the difference between adults, children and pets by weight and shape and number of feet on the floor....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-may-be-detected-by-multitouch-floor-99909-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-can-repair-itself-after-a-heart-attack-if-it-is-allowed-to-rest-for-some-time-99674-1.htm Allowing the heart to rest for some period after suffering from a heart attack can help it to repair the damage caused to the heart cells. Doctors often fit a left ventricle assist device (LVAD) in patients who have suffered from heart failure in order to reduce the strain on the heart. However the new finding by researchers from the Imperial College of London may lead to new treatment strategies that could allow the heart to repair itself. "The heart can't afford to rest - it has to keep beating continuously....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-can-repair-itself-after-a-heart-attack-if-it-is-allowed-to-rest-for-some-time-99674-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gik-treatment-benefits-heart-attack-patients-99487-1.htm Intake of glucose, insulin and potassium (GIK) reduces chances of cardiac death in patients with acute coronary syndrome, shows study. Over the first month following the event, patients who received GIK were 40 percent less likely to have cardiac arrest, die or be hospitalised for heart failure. "When started immediately in the home or on the way to the hospital -- even before the diagnosis is completely established -- GIK appears to reduce the size of heart attacks and to reduce by ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gik-treatment-benefits-heart-attack-patients-99487-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/shortly-mere-blood-test-could-forecast-heart-attack-risk-99471-1.htm First-ever tie between tiny genetic molecules termed microRNAs and the imminent threat of a heart attack has been discovered by researchers. The findings are an important first step toward developing a method for predicting heart attacks in people who show no outward signs, but may be at great risk of having a heart attack. The researchers envision a day in the not-too-distant future when a patient with cardiac risk factors does regular blood testing to watch for signs of imminent heart attack....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/shortly-mere-blood-test-could-forecast-heart-attack-risk-99471-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/older-patients-taking-antipsychotic-medications-for-dementia-have-modest-heart-attack-risk-99454-1.htm Older patients treated with cholinesterase inhibitors for dementia had a modest and time-limited increased risk of heart attack, says a new research. These are the results of a study published Online First by IArchives of Internal Medicine,/I one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Antipsychotic medications are commonly prescribed for older patients to manage the symptoms of dementia, which can include physical aggression, agitation and hallucinations. For this indication, previous studies ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/older-patients-taking-antipsychotic-medications-for-dementia-have-modest-heart-attack-risk-99454-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/premature-infants-heartbeats-breathing-could-predict-if-babies-are-fit-to-leave-nicu-99453-1.htm For functions critical to life such as breathing and maintaining an adequate heartbeat late gestation is a crucial phase for babies getting ready for life outside the womb. These two functions are connected in mature infants and healthy people throughout life, so measuring their level of connectedness can give doctors a cue about whether an infant is ready to head home or needs to remain in the care of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Current methods to analyze this connection are not ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/premature-infants-heartbeats-breathing-could-predict-if-babies-are-fit-to-leave-nicu-99453-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-lowers-death-risk-in-men-who-have-survived-a-heart-attack-99406-1.htm Moderate drinking in men who have survived a first heart attack lowers risk of death from heart disease or any other cause than no alcohol consumption at all, a study of nearly 2000 men in the USA showed. The latest findings from the US Health Professionals Follow-up Study, a prospective study of 51,529 US male health professionals, are published online today (Wednesday) in the iEuropean Heart Journal/i [1] and they show that, having survived a first heart attack, men who drank approximately ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-lowers-death-risk-in-men-who-have-survived-a-heart-attack-99406-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/warfarin-linked-to-low-risk-of-stroke-99393-1.htm Warfarin is related to low rate of stroke or central-nervous system embolism in atrial fibrillation patients, according to study published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Novel (new) antithrombotic medications (which interfere with blood clots) have been developed as alternatives to warfarin and clinical trials have suggested that some are superior, easier to administer and lack interaction with other medications and food, the authors write in their study background. However, the use ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/warfarin-linked-to-low-risk-of-stroke-99393-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-simple-injection-saves-lives-for-heart-attack-patients-99388-1.htm A US study released on Tuesday revealed a cheap, three-ingredient injection cocktail administered by paramedics was able to reduce heart attack patients' risk of dying by 50 percent. When the shot was given early to patients with signs of a heart attack, the mixture of glucose, insulin and potassium, or GIK, showed remarkable success in preventing full cardiac arrest -- when the heart stops beating -- and even death. And each shot cocktail costs only about (Dollor) 50, according to the research ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-simple-injection-saves-lives-for-heart-attack-patients-99388-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/excellent-effects-with-coronary-stenting-shown-by-few-90-year-old-heart-attack-patients-99369-1.htm Sensible outcomes have been noticed with coronary stenting in selected patients of 90 years and older, who experience an acute heart attack, or ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).It should also be considered for reperfusion therapy, based on a scientific poster being presented at the 61st annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific session. Current STEMI guidelines do not specifically address age-related reperfusion decisions, even number though the number of people over 90 years old in the U....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/excellent-effects-with-coronary-stenting-shown-by-few-90-year-old-heart-attack-patients-99369-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/nope-to-high-fat-low-carb-diets-for-obese-people-at-heart-attack-risk-99367-1.htm Preferable choice for dieters is high-fat, low-carb foods. But new laboratory research by University of Alabama at Birmingham cardiologists points these may be detrimental to the health of people who have ischemic cardiovascular disease or heart attacks tendency. UAB cardiologist Steven Lloyd, M.D., Ph.D., will present the animal-model studies in four moderated poster sessions during the 2012 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions Sunday, March 25, 2012, in Chicago. "Obesity ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/nope-to-high-fat-low-carb-diets-for-obese-people-at-heart-attack-risk-99367-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/anxiety-can-whiff-danger-99358-1.htm Anxiety intensifies the sense of smell in people when concerning sniffing out a threat or danger, a study states. The sense of smell is an essential tool to detect, locate and identify predators in the animal world. The mere presence of predator odours can evoke potent fear and anxiety responses among different species. Smells also evoke powerful emotional responses in humans. Elizabeth Krusemark and Wen Li from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, hypothesized that in humans, detection ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/anxiety-can-whiff-danger-99358-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-micrornas-and-heart-attack-risk-99356-1.htm A strong association has been identified between tiny genetic molecules called microRNAs and imminent heart attack risk, reveals study. The findings are an important first step toward developing a method for predicting heart attacks in people who show no outward signs, but may be at great risk of having a heart attack. The research group will present study results today (March 25) at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session in Chicago. "About half of all ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-micrornas-and-heart-attack-risk-99356-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pregnancy-ups-heart-attack-risk-99351-1.htm Recent study says that pregnant women are at higher heart attack risk. The changes brought about by pregnancy, including the dramatic shift in hormones and increased volume of blood being pumped through the body, can increase a woman's risk of heart attack during pregnancy and in the 12 weeks after delivery. There is limited clinical information about how to optimally treat-and perhaps, more importantly, how not to treat-heart attacks during pregnancy and post partum. This study, which ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pregnancy-ups-heart-attack-risk-99351-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/platelet-inhibitor-reduces-heart-attack-size-99350-1.htm Abciximab - decreases damage to the heart muscle in high-risk patients and reduces the size of large heart attacks, shows study. Angioplasty is performed during a heart attack to restore blood flow and reduce the size of the infarct - permanent damage to the heart muscle - which begins within minutes after the onset of chest pain and can continue for up to 12 hours. Too often, however, heart damage is extensive. In some cases the culprits are distal emboli, plaque or blot clots that break ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/platelet-inhibitor-reduces-heart-attack-size-99350-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sense-of-smell-enhanced-by-anxiety-99295-1.htm A new study has suggested that anxious people have a heightened sense of smell when it comes to sniffing out a threat. In animals, the sense of smell is an essential tool to detect, locate and identify predators in the surrounding environment. In fact, the olfactory-mediated defense system is so prominent in animals, that the mere presence of predator odours can evoke potent fear and anxiety responses. Smells also evoke powerful emotional responses in humans. Elizabeth Krusemark and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sense-of-smell-enhanced-by-anxiety-99295-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/math-anxiety-is-real-99231-1.htm Children who experience high levels of anxiety when presented with math problems have different brain functions than their calmer peers.Researchers at the Stanford University found that children with a high level of math anxiety were slower and less able to solve problems. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans revealedA that the children with math anxiety also had decreased activity in several brain regions associated with working memory and numerical reasoning.Prof. Vinod Menon said, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/math-anxiety-is-real-99231-1.htm