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Eating cheese does not raise risk of heart attack or stroke, study finds
Consumption of even full-fat dairy products does not increase risk, international team of experts saysConsuming cheese, milk and yoghurt – even full-fat versions – does not increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to research that challenges the widely held belief that dairy products can damage health.The findings, from an international team of experts, contradict the view that dairy products can be harmful because of their high saturated fat content. The experts dismiss that fear as “a misconception [and] mistaken belief”.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 8, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Tags: Health Heart attack Stroke Milk Cheese Medical research Food & drink Life and style Science Society UK news Source Type: news
New blood test predicts risk of heart attack and stroke with twice previous accuracy
New technique, already available in US, could aid in development of cardiovascular drugsScientists have developed a blood test that can predict whether someone is at high risk of a heart attack, stroke, heart failure or dying from one of these conditions within the next four years.The test, which relies of measurements of proteins in the blood, has roughly twice the accuracy of existing risk scores. It could enable doctors to determine whether patients ’ existing medications are working or whether they need additional drugs to reduce their risk.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Tags: Heart attack Stroke Health Medical research Science World news Society Source Type: news
Seasonal flu vaccine may cut stroke risk
Having the seasonal flu jab could reduce the risk of suffering a stroke by almost a quarter, researchers have found. Academics discovered that patients who had been vaccinated against influenza were 24% less likely to suffer a stroke in the same flu season. In 2010, the same research team showed a similar link between flu vaccination and reduced risk of heart attack. "Further experimental studies would be needed to better understand the relationship between flu vaccination and stroke risk. However, these findings reinforce the value of the U.K.'s national flu vaccination program with reduced risk of stroke appearing to be ...
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 20, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
New front opens in battle against stroke
Medical scientists have vetted a potentially powerful new tool for helping prevent stroke and heart attack. In a study, researchers show that pioglitazone, a member of the insulin-sensitizing class of medications called thiazolidinediones, reduced the risk of stroke or heart attack by almost a quarter in patients who had previously suffered a stroke or mini-stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Poor sleep associated with increased risk of heart attack, stroke
Poor sleep is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to results from a recent study. The study included a representative sample of 657 men aged 25 to 64 years with no history of heart attack, stroke or diabetes. In terms of sleep quality, very bad, bad or poor ratings were considered a sleeping disorder in the study. Cases of myocardial infarction and stroke were recorded over the next 14 years.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 15, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study points to challenges, hopes of helping vulnerable patients avoid stroke
A new study demonstrates the importance and challenge of treating people at high risk of stroke. However, it did not find that the drug ticagrelor was better than aspirin, the current standard, in reducing the risk of stroke, heart attack, or death in patients presenting with transient ischemic attack or minor stroke
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 10, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
'Fake news and ageism' keeping statins from older people
Offering statins to all over-75s could prevent 8,000 deaths from heart failure and stroke, researchers sayThousands of deaths and the wrecking of many lives by disability could be averted if doctors routinely offered a daily statin pill to older people, scientists say.They blame misinformation about the side-effects of statins, together with society ’s ageism, for the low uptake among older people, who are at highest risk of heart attacks, heart failure and stroke.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 31, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Statins Heart attack Heart disease Stroke Older people Health Medical research Society Science UK news Source Type: news
New ultrasound device may add in detecting risk for heart attack, stroke
A new ultrasound device that could help identify arterial plaque that is at high risk of breaking off and causing heart attack or stroke has been developed by researchers. The prototype device has performed well in laboratory testing, but the researchers say they are continuing to optimize the technology. They hope to launch pre-clinical studies in the near future.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 24, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
How does stress increase risk for stroke, heart attack?
Scientists have shown that anger, anxiety, and depression not only affect the functioning of the heart, but also increase the risk for heart disease. Stroke and heart attacks are the end products of progressive damage to blood vessels supplying the heart and brain, a process called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis progresses when there are high levels of chemicals in the body called pro-inflammatory cytokines. It is thought that persisting stress increases the risk for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease by evoking negative emotions that, in turn, raise the levels of pro-inflammatory chemicals in the body.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 5, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Novel pathway for prevention of heart attack, stroke
A recent study could pave the way for preventing brain and cardiac ischemia induced by atherosclerosis. Finnish researchers have found that the low-expression variant of fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4), which is particularly common among Finns, reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke. The finding revealed a promising new way to customize a potentially preventive drug for atherosclerosis.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 21, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Too many people take aspirin to prevent heart attacks, stroke, study says
Aspirin is a popular drug for people who’ve never had a heart attack or stroke and would like to keep it that way. But for more than one in 10 people who do so, aspirin could do more harm than good, a new study suggests.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - January 13, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Testing hand-grip strength could be a simple, low-cost way to predict heart attack and stroke risk
Weak grip strength is linked with shorter survival and a greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to an international study involving almost 140,000 adults from 17 culturally and economically diverse countries.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 14, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Life expectancy substantially lower with combination of diabetes, stroke or heart attack
In an analysis that included nearly 1.2 million participants and more than 135,000 deaths, mortality associated with a history of diabetes, stroke or heart attack was similar for each condition, and the risk of death increased substantially with each additional condition a patient had, according to a study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 7, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Higher risk of death from heart attack, stroke for people with spinal arthritis
People with a type of spinal arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have a higher risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke than the general population, a new study concludes.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Use of testosterone replacement therapy in healthy men does not increase risk of heart attack or stroke, new study finds
A new study of generally healthy men who used testosterone replacement therapy to normalize testosterone levels has found that taking supplemental testosterone does not increase their risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
