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Smoking Bans Lead To Lower Stroke and Heart Attack Rates

Posted: Friday, February 29, 2008

Last February, France made big news by implementing a nation-wide smoking ban in public places, a move that prompted many to fear an "end to cafe society." The ban includes cafes, bars, restaurants, nightclubs and hotels. A similar ban was also implemented in Italy in January 2005.

The first statistics are now in, and Frances National Sanitary Institute is reporting that there has been a 15% reduction in emergency room patients suffering myocardial infractions (heart attacks or strokes) since the ban took effect. Rome researchers are also claiming an 11.2% decrease in these coronary events for patients in Rome since the ban took place.

Metabolic Syndrome in Children Predicts Adult Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Participants who had metabolic syndrome as children were about 13 times more likely to have cardiovascular disease and 6.5 times more likely to have type 2 diabetes than participants who did not have metabolic syndrome as children.

Lipoic Acid (ALA) Reduces Atherosclerosis, Weight Gain

Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008

A new study done with mice has discovered that supplements of lipoic acid can inhibit formation of arterial lesions, lower triglycerides, and reduce blood vessel inflammation and weight gain, all key issues for addressing cardiovascular disease.

Monitoring Health From Space: A New Use For GPS

Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have been found to be useful in a very different way than the standard navigation through seemingly illogical street grids. French researchers have recently used GPS to monitor the maximum walking distance (MWD) for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that can cause severe pain during walking and can lead to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Accord Study Stops Intensive Diabetes Management Due To Increase in Deaths

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Treating to normal blood sugars may cause an increase in death.

Study Identifies Key Factor that Links Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

One-fourth of Americans have Metabolic Syndrome. Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have reported on a new study that has identified insulin resistance in the liver as a key factor in the cause of metabolic syndrome and its associated atherosclerosis, disorders that put tens of millions of Americans at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

A Red Flag for Heart Disease, Yet Few Women Are Aware of PAD

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Only 28 percent of American women are aware of peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.), a common and dangerous vascular disease that affects approximately nine million Americans and as many as 4.5 million women.

Single Tool Predicts Specific Cardiovascular Risks

Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

A patient's global cardiovascular disease risk can be predicted accurately by an office-friendly algorithm, according to investigators.

Resistance to Aspirin Increases Cardiovascular Event Risk

Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

Patients ostensibly resistant to aspirin face significantly increased rates of life-threatening cardiovascular events, a meta-analysis has found.

Breakthrough Can Lead to New Treatments for Heart Disease, Diabetes

Posted: Friday, February 01, 2008

U of A medical researchers have found a way to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol and fatty acids that end up in the blood from food the body metabolizes, a key discovery that could lead to new drugs to treat and reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease related to obesity.