Traffic Pollution Boosts Heart Disease Risk
Exposure to air pollutants is associated with atherosclerosis independent of traffic noise, finds new study.
Exposure to air pollutants is associated with atherosclerosis independent of traffic noise, finds new study.
Professor Peter Weissberg, the charity’s medical director, said: 'These latest figures expose staggering inequalities in deaths from heart disease across the UK. But it’s unacceptable that people continue to die from heart attacks, regardless of their postcode. Coronary heart disease is not beaten yet - it remains the single biggest killer in the UK. We urgently need the nation to unite behind our quest to fund research to eradicate this deadly disease wherever it strikes.'
Source-Medindia
Scientists: Stem Cell Jab Could Help Cure Heart Disease
A revolutionary new treatment that could pave way in creating a stem cell injection to cure heart disease was tested for the first time by scientists.
A revolutionary new treatment that could pave way in creating a stem cell injection to cure heart disease was tested for the first time by scientists.
Study Links C-peptide Levels to Death and Heart Disease in Nondiabetic Adults
According to a large study, high blood levels of the serum C-peptide are linked to heart disease and death in people without diabetes.
According to a large study, high blood levels of the serum C-peptide are linked to heart disease and death in people without diabetes.
Hair Test Helps Predict Heart Disease Risk
In senior citizens, hair strands can be used to determine an individual's cardiovascular disease risk, shows study.
In senior citizens, hair strands can be used to determine an individual's cardiovascular disease risk, shows study.
