Examinations in rheumatism In Germany, around 20 million people suffer from a rheumatic disease. According to experts rheumatoid have patients and patients have an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke. Concerned are therefore advised to have regular checkups. According to an earlier statement by the German society for rheumatology (DGRh) […]
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Smoking trendy hookah 'may increase risk of heart attacks and strokes'
Smoking trendy hookah waterpipes ‘may increase your risk of heart attacks and strokes by causing deadly blood clots’ Mice were exposed to waterpipe smoke in hourly sessions over a week period How quickly their blood thickened and clotted was measured in experiments Compared to healthy mice, it was 30 times faster in response to injury […]
Four-in-one pill could slash the risk of heart attacks
Four-in-one pill could slash the risk of heart attacks, strokes and low blood pressure by a THIRD and save thousands of lives for just 2p a day The British-led research believes a polypill could reduce heart and stroke risks The pill would contain aspirin, a statin and two blood pressure medications Experts believe the four-in-one […]
Heart attacks in humans are the price of evolution
Heart attacks in humans are the price of evolution: Scientists blame genetic mutation that occurred three million years ago on soaring rates Humans are only animals to have heart attacks due to plaque in the arteries Mutation in the gene CMAH has left us unable to produce the molecule Neu5Gc ‘Knocking out’ CMAH in mice caused their arteries […]
High blood pressure during pregnancy increases risk of heart attacks and strokes
Women who have high blood pressure during their pregnancies, or a related more severe condition called pre-eclampsia, are at much higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than those who have normal blood pressure, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference today in […]
Yes, Weather-Related Migraine Attacks Are Very Real
If you’ve ever suspected there’s a connection between your migraine attacks and the weather, you are not imagining things. The migraine-weather connection is real. Whether you’re sensitive to heat, cold, dry air, humid air or changes in barometric pressure, the weather works like any other trigger in that it makes certain people more susceptible to […]
Researchers identify how liver cells protect against viral attacks
Liver cells have an innate resistance to RNA viral infections like hepatitis A, dengue and Zika thanks to a protein called IRF1, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (TMIMS). When present in liver cells, this IRF1 protein regulates RARRES3, an enzyme […]
Panic attacks aren’t necessarily a reason to panic: they are your body’s way of responding to stress
Panic attacks typically occur when a person is under stress. The stress can be physical, like being run down, or emotional, like a significant life change. Panic attacks are a relatively common experience with as many as one in seven people experiencing them at least once. A little more than half of those people will […]
T-cell specificity found to play a role in attacks on myelin versus β-synuclein in MS
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Germany has found that T-cell specificity plays a major role in immune system attacks on myelin versus β-synuclein in people with multiple sclerosis. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their study of T-cell behavior in rat models and what they learned. […]
E-cigs ARE dangerous: Vaping raises risks of stroke by 70%
E-cigs ARE dangerous: Vaping raises risks of stroke, heart disease and attacks by up to 70%, study finds One in 20 US adults use e-cigarettes and so do more than 11 percent of high school students A growing body of research suggests that while they may not be as carcinogenic as combustible tobacco, e-cigs are […]