2006 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Death Following First Heart Attack
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- Death rates following a first heart attack decreased for those without diabetes or with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but not for those with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a study scheduled to be presented at the annual... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- Substance abuse and pregnancy may be a dangerous combination.
New research finds that pregnant women with a history of substance abuse had a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke during... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
'I had a heart attack while running - here's how it felt'
Heart attack survivor Jason Rosenblatt, from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, shared his experience of the life-threatening condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
You Survived a Heart Attack. Here's How Cardiac Rehab Can Help
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 -- Cardiac rehabilitation is a key part of recovery from a heart attack, helping to prevent another, perhaps more severe one.
About 800,000 people in the United States have a heart attack every year, about one-quarter of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you…
Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China.
I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1
We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004.
Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news
Heart Attack Deaths Static in Those With Type 1 Diabetes Heart Attack Deaths Static in Those With Type 1 Diabetes
Death rates following a first myocardial infarction have dropped over the past 15 years among people with type 2 diabetes and in those without diabetes, but not those with type 1 diabetes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Finding Power in My Panic Attacks
Trouble started in the form of rivulets of sweat dampening the waistband of my underwear. It was a bluebird afternoon in Phoenix in December of 2020, mid 60s, desert dry, and my heart was jackhammering against my ribcage. Breathing felt like I was sucking air through a stir straw. A small ABC News crew was arrayed before me, ready to broadcast the report I’d written that day, but with my vision narrowed to a needle’s eye, I could barely see them. I tried to swallow away the sandiness in my mouth but realized I’d forgotten how.
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“I can’t swallow!...
Source: TIME: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Gutman Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Many heart attack, stroke patients revert to bad habits, experts say
Many heart attack and stroke survivors revert to bad habits, even though their bodies gave them a stern warning about the need to take risk-reduction measures, cardiologists and other medical professionals say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antidepressant use in people with both physical health problems and depression
Many people with diseases such as cancer or diabetes or those who have had a heart attack or stroke also suffer from depression. How effective are antidepressants for these patients? And are they just as safe for these people as for those without physical health problems? Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Aarhus University in Denmark have teamed up to investigate these questions. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - September 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic in development to treat hypertension in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease
Zilebesiran met primary endpoint demonstrating greater than 15 mmHg reduction of systolic blood pressure at three months of treatment compared to placeboStudy met key secondary endpoints showing consistent and sustained reductions of systolic blood pressure at six monthsZilebesiran demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adult patients with mild-to-moderate hypertensionFull study results to be presented at an upcoming scientific conferenceBasel, 7 September 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Alnylam announced today that the Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi the...
Source: Roche Media News - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic in development to treat hypertension in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease
Zilebesiran met primary endpoint demonstrating greater than 15 mmHg reduction of systolic blood pressure at three months of treatment compared to placeboStudy met key secondary endpoints showing consistent and sustained reductions of systolic blood pressure at six monthsZilebesiran demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adult patients with mild-to-moderate hypertensionFull study results to be presented at an upcoming scientific conferenceBasel, 7 September 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Alnylam announced today that the Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi the...
Source: Roche Investor Update - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
As Wegovy jab becomes available on the NHS... Here's how the next weight-loss drug could be a PILL (and it may be cheaper with fewer side-effects)
New data from a five-year trial of Wegovy suggested it could cut the risk of a heart attack or stroke in obese people with cardiovascular disease by a fifth. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One in two adults unaware of 'life-threatening' signs of a heart attack — doctor tells all
A new survey highlighted how little people recognise the signs of a heart attack. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No link between Covid vaccines used in India and heart attack risk
"Our study found that vaccines used in India are safe. There was no association of vaccination in India with heart attack. In fact, the study found that there were less chances of death after heart attack in vaccinated individuals," Mohit Gupta, who led the study, from G B Pant Hospital, told PTI. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - September 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
EU health chiefs pull apart ultra-processed food warnings: Studies warning of increased heart attack and stroke risk should be 'considered with caution'
Dietitians say the term ultra-processed is being 'overused' and causing confusion. Birmingham based dietitian says UK health chiefs should work with the government to develop a food strategy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
