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Job: Cardiac Data Officer and Coronary Heart Disease Data Officer ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Guardian,Every application received for the Cardiac Data Officer and Coronary Heart Disease Data Officer will be considered for the post (preferences will be taken

A matter of the heart  -  25 Mar 2008
Nature.com (subscription),Hostility and anger have also been shown to predict the development of coronary heart disease, although the evidence is more limited.

Lipoprotein(a) Levels and Risk of Future Coronary Heart Disease ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Archives of Internal MedicineBackground Large-scale prospective data are needed to determine whether associations between lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk

Watch that heart  -  25 Mar 2008
EUROPA,The system that the industry-led research consortium is planning to develop will improve the quality of care for coronary heart disease and heart failure

Nanobac Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Collaboration Agreement ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.com...medications demonstrated to safely and effectively treat an underlying cause of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and other degenerative diseases.

Final countdown to ban on smoking in public places  -  25 Mar 2008
Isle of Man Today,...low birth weight, chronic middle ear infections, lower respiratory illnesses, coughs/wheezing, lung cancer and coronary heart disease.

Two cholesterol drugs better than one for diabetics  -  25 Mar 2008
Reuters...and the combination of simvastatin and fenofibrate on lipid components in 498 patients with type 2 diabetes without coronary heart disease.

Over 60 and heading for rehab  -  25 Mar 2008
Guardian,The health risks of excessive drinking for this age group make uncomfortable reading, with a long list including incontinence, coronary heart disease,

'Unhealthy' vending machine ban  -  25 Mar 2008
BBC News,Ms Hart said: "Diet has an important role to play in the prevention of obesity and chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and certain

CDC: Most Americans' Blood Tainted With Toxic Sunscreen Chemical  -  25 Mar 2008
Environmental Working Group,Low birth weight is a critical risk factor linked to coronary heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and other diseases in adulthood (Lau 2004).

Blackpool help for teenage parents  -  25 Mar 2008
Blackpool Gazette,Blackpool also has higher than average death rates for coronary heart disease, strokes, accidents and suicide and a lower than average life expectancy.

NSAIDs and Breast Cancer: A Possible Prevention and Treatment Strategy  -  25 Mar 2008
Medscape (subscription)Association between coronary heart disease and cancers of the breast, prostate and colon. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1998; 7: 869-73.

9 Genes May Sway Cholesterol Levels  -  Mar 20, 2008
CBS News,During the follow-up period, 238 participants died of coronary heart disease or had their first heart attack or clot-related stroke (ischemic stroke).

Stem Cell Trial Offers Hope For Patients With Severe Ischemic ...  -  Mar 1, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Ischemic heart disease, also called coronary artery disease or coronary heart disease, is a leading health problem in the United States.

DHR urges older adults to live healthier  -  Mar 24, 2008
BladePlus,...physical activity, although being active reduces the risk of dying of coronary heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Heart disease a ticking time bomb for urban Africa  -  Mar 13, 2008
ReutersThe study did not measure the rate of increase in heart disease but Stewart said the number of cases of coronary heart disease had leapt from only a couple

Reducing Heart Disease Risk Naturally Post-menopause  -  Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Estrogen is known to reduce the chemical imbalances that can lead to cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke in postmenopausal

Stressed residents at risk of heart disease  -  Mar 21, 2008
GulfNews,Stressed individuals are particularly at risk of developing coronary heart disease, certain cancers, psychiatric disorders and alcohol and smoking related

AWARE Clinical Trial Designed for Women with Heart Disease  -  Mar 13, 2008
Angioplasty.Org,An estimated seven million American women are currently living with coronary heart disease and more than four million women suffer from angina,

Rates of heart disease in the young  -  Feb 25, 2008
NHS Choices,A study on a similar theme by Earl Ford and Simon Capewell that compared coronary heart disease mortality among young adults in the USA between 1980 and

Heart disease waiting list shrinks to 200  -  Feb 27, 2008
Scotsman,ALMOST 200 people are waiting on treatment for coronary heart disease at hospitals in Edinburgh and the Lothians. NHS Lothian has 120 people on its waiting

Fatty Acid Blood Tests Help Assess Risk for Heart Disease  -  Mar 11, 2008
Natural News.com,Dr. Harris says that "Low intakes or blood levels of EPA and DHA are independently associated with increased risk of death from coronary heart disease".

Heart Disease  -  Mar 4, 2008
CareStation,..."Randomized Trial of Estrogen Plus Progestin for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Postmenopausal Women." Journal of the American Medical

LDL/HDL Genetic Score Independent Risk Factor for Incident Heart ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Insider Medicine,High risk patients, defined as those with coronary heart disease or CHD equivalents and a 10-year risk >20%, should be treated to an LDL goal of <100 or

Leg length, earlobe creases may predict heart attacks  -  Mar 1, 2008
Edmonton Sun,Dr. William Elliott, at the University of Chicago, examined 1000 patients suffering from coronary heart disease. He discovered that patients with this

Emotional Vitality May Protect Against Heart Disease  -  Mar 3, 2008
GNIF Brain Blogger,Emotional Vitality and Incident Coronary Heart Disease: Benefits of Healthy Psychological Functioning. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64(12), 1393-1401.

Angina More Common in Women Than Men  -  Mar 17, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,...attacks are more common in men than women, Hemingway said doctors "have assumed the same thing to be the case for other forms of coronary heart disease.

Smoking, Hypertension Have Synergistic Effect on Hemorrhagic ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
Medscape (subscription)No such synergistic effect was seen on coronary heart disease or ischemic stroke outcomes. "Although quitting smoking and lowering BP [blood pressure] are

Indians in bigger risk of diabetes  -  Mar 5, 2008
Times of India,LONDON: People from the Indian sub-continent are more prone to diabetes and coronary heart disease, an Indian-origin scholar said.

Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco  -  Mar 23, 2008
New York Times,Within 1 year of quitting - your risk of coronary heart disease is half that of someone still using tobacco. Within 5 years of quitting - the lung cancer

Heart disease: Good news, bad news  -  Mar 17, 2008
Milford Daily News,By Mario E. Motta, MD/DAILY NEWS CORRESPONDENT The news story reported a significant drop of nearly 26 percent in deaths from coronary heart disease (and 24

Ankle-Arm Index Predicts Risk for Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly  -  Mar 17, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Vascular morbidity was defined as any hospitalization for cardiovascular disease including coronary heart disease, nonfatal stroke, myocardial infarction,

Spread CPR training to stop heart disease deaths  -  Feb 28, 2008
Newsday,February 28, 2008 Coronary heart disease causes approximately 900 sudden cardiac deaths every day in the United States. That's a sobering statistic to

Lifestyles of inactive young adults put them at risk as heart ...  -  Feb 24, 2008
Times Online,Coronary heart disease caused 101000 deaths in the UK in 2005: 56000 men and 45000 women. It is the most common cause of death below the age of 75 — Death

9 Ways Women Can Prevent Heart Disease  -  Feb 26, 2008
FOXNewsEvery minute that goes by, another female dies from cardiovascular disease, which encompasses coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure,

Lipid Sciences' HDL Mimetic Peptide Demonstrates Significant Anti ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
CNNMoney.com..."Statistics show that over 16 million Americans suffer from Coronary Heart Disease and that every 15 seconds someone in the United States is having a heart

NC man among trend of those who suffer heart attacks at young age  -  Feb 24, 2008
Myrtle Beach Sun News,Though the risk of heart attacks increases with age - more than 83 percent of people who die from coronary heart disease are 65 or older - area

Multivitamins: The new spin that claims they are killers  -  Mar 20, 2008
What Doctors Don't Tell You,B vitamins reduce risk of heart disease - Blood levels of homocystine - a metabolic waste product involved in coronary heart disease (CHD) - can be

Small vessel heart disease is often unrecognized problem in women  -  Feb 25, 2008
Gaffney Ledger (subscription),Standard treatments for coronary heart disease, such as angioplasty, stenting and bypass surgery, aren't used to treat small vessel heart disease.

One In Six Women, One In Ten Men At Risk For Alzheimer's Disease ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...which is higher than the lifetime risk of coronary heart disease in women, is sobering," said lead author Sudha Seshadri, MD, an associate professor of

Deaths from heart diseaseshow decline  -  Feb 27, 2008
St. Petersburg Times,By Karen Gidden, Special to the Times Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women over the age of 25 and affects one in 10

Best bets for a healthy heart: diet and excercise  -  Mar 13, 2008
Petaluma Argus-Courier,In this instance, the subject is your heart. n Coronary heart disease is the single major cause of death in the United States. n Healthy lifestyle choices

HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES Human and financial burden of heart disease ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
EUROPA,The data also show that coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke affect both sexes. However, more women than men die: In France, for instance, CVD accounts

Urine test to identify heart disease  -  Feb 25, 2008
HULIQ,Professor Anna Dominiczak and her team have found certain proteins can be detected in urine samples from people suffering coronary heart disease.

7 Reasons Why We Die of a Heart Attack  -  Feb 26, 2008
Best Syndication,Thompson P. Preventing coronary heart disease. The role of physical activity. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2001 Feb;29(2).

Dad faces wait for triple bypass after diagnosis delay  -  Mar 6, 2008
ic Wales,A RETIRED father-of-two was forced to wait almost two years for tests to diagnose coronary heart disease after being rushed to hospital as an emergency.

Smoking and high blood pressure: a double blow for bleeding stroke ...  -  Mar 9, 2008
Hindu,Smoking did not appear to exacerbate the impact of systolic blood pressure on the risk of coronary heart disease or ischemic stroke (strokes caused by a

Scientific advancements for the ages  -  Mar 18, 2008
Belleville News Democrat,Numbers affected: Since 1972, death rates from coronary heart disease have decreased 51 percent, according to American Heart Association.

Bank crises 'increase rate of heart attacks'  -  Feb 26, 2008
Guardian Unlimited,Davison said: "Intense emotional stress has long been associated with triggering heart attacks in those people with existing coronary heart disease.

The heart truth for women  -  Mar 10, 2008
The News - International,The relative risk of mortality by coronary heart disease is eight times higher in women who accumulate fat and become obese in the central portions of the

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