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Take common-sense steps to stay safe this summer
When the mercury rises, heat can strain the limits of the body's cooling system. Its driving engine, the heart, takes on a heavier load in hot weather to keep body temperature within norms, reports the July 2014 issue of the Harvard Men's Health Watch.
For otherwise fit, active men, handling the heat requires no more than knowing their limits and drinking enough fluids. But what about men with heart conditions? "They are going to be more sensitive to the heat," says Dr. Joanne Foody, director of cardiovascular wellness services at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital. "They may just need to limit their activitie...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - June 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girl, 9, suffered a STROKE while at school and is now paralysed down one side
Becky Liddle, from Hull, also was unable to speak in the first few days after the event and has spent the last month being tube fed in hospital.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biomarkers aim to help predict heart disease risk
Wouldn't it be wonderful if a single blood test could gauge the heart's health? Medicine isn't quite yet at that point. But there are a few indicators that can signal where your cardiovascular health is headed and let you know whether you need to take action now to prevent a heart attack or stroke, according to the August 2014 Harvard Women's Health Watch.
Substances called biomarkers they reflect processes that are going on inside the body. "Biomarkers could be used both for predicting disease risk and for selecting those who would potentially benefit most from therapy," says Dr. Samia Mora, a cardiologist at Brigha...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I Don’t Love Lucy: The Bad Science in the Sci-Fi Thriller
Now there are three Lucys I have to keep straight: The 3.2 million year old Australopithecus unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974; the eponymous star of the inexplicably celebrated 1950s sitcom I Love Lucy; and, most recently, the lead character—played by Scarlett Johansson—of the new sci-fi thriller straightforwardly titled Lucy. Going by intellectual heft alone, I’ll pick the millions-year-old bones.
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Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - July 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized 10 percent Brain calories cinema energy fallacy Lucy movies Opinion Source Type: news
Little Leo's £45,000 operation to help him fulfil his football dream without his walking frame
Leo Scott, 2, who has cerebral palsy after suffering a stroke in the womb, has been accepted for pioneering surgery at Leeds Hospital but it is not funded by the NHS.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Caution urged over CT scan radiation doses
BBC News reports on a sharp rise in the number of CT scans being performed, exposing people to the potential health risks of radiation.
However, as The Daily Telegraph says, it is not possible to calculate the cancer risk due to exposure to CT scans because there is a lack of data.
These media stories follow the publication of a report by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE). COMARE has reviewed trends in the use of CT scans in the UK. The review weighs up the risk-benefit balance of using CT scans, and considers ways to obtain the best quality scan image while minimising the necessary...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Source Type: news
How to tame stubbornly high blood pressure
High blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke
and heart disease. Dozens of medications and other therapies are available to
treat high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Yet many people can't
get their blood pressure under control even by taking multiple medications, reports
the September 2014 Harvard Heart Letter.
"When people have high blood pressure despite being on
three different medications, including a thiazide diuretic, they have what's
known as resistant hypertension," says Dr. Joshua Beckman, a cardiologist
at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Some people with resistant hypertension may...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hazel O’Kelly, who took action against the HSE, tells of her father’s final days
The 61-year-old Patrick O’Kelly died in 2005 after being admitted to Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick with suspected stroke
Source: The Irish Times - Health - September 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Apollo Hospitals, AliveCor tie-up for mobile ECG device
According to the statement, millions of people worldwide are affected by arrhythmias, which undetected can lead to stroke and even death.
Source: The Economic Times - September 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young, Healthy People Warned Not To Ignore Signs Of Atrial Fibrillation
BOSTON (CBS) – Heart problems are big problems for Americans, but if you think they only affect the elderly, think again. Younger and otherwise healthy people are having heart problems, too, even if they’re in great shape.
Mark Marshall is only 51. The competitive wrestler was out for a training run when suddenly he felt a flutter in his chest and his vision blurred. “In my mind I’m thinking, you must be dehydrated. I had no idea I was in afib,” he remembers.
But he was, even though Mark had none of the risk factors for atrial fibrillation like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and old ag...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen AFib Atrial Fibrillation Mallika Marshall Mark Marshall Source Type: news
Treating gum disease may help the heart
Gum disease has long been linked to heart disease. New
research suggests that for people with both conditions, treating the gum
disease may lower their health care costs and the number of times they end up
in the hospital, reports the November 2014 Harvard
Heart Letter.
Gum disease begins when the sticky, bacteria-laden film
known as plaque builds up around your teeth. Daily tooth brushing and flossing
and regular cleanings by a dentist or hygienist can prevent and even reverse
gingivitis, the earliest form of gum disease (also called periodontal disease).
Left untreated, gingivitis can turn into gum disease. The gums pull...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - October 30, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Father who was sent home from hospital while suffering a stroke had to be rushed back just an HOUR later
Nasir Mahmood was already at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire for a routine procedure on his heart when he started showing classic stoke symptoms.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 31, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
We Are Our Shadows
The same year the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize, 1989, I had my first panic attack. It was my freshman year in college and in the midst of hip-hop, frozen yogurt and scrunchies, I was celebrating independence from my parents for the first time but struggling academically. I had never defined myself as anxious, nervous or worried. Instead I was the girl who doesn't worry about anything. That's how my family had always described me, and I played the part well.
As I stood in the emergency room breathing into a bag, doctors urging me to go on medication for my anxiety, I began to question my own sanity. These panic att...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ambulance scandal: Why did our brother wait an hour for paramedics?
Sisters of Joseph McIntosh want to know why police officers were forced to take the patient - who had suffered a massive stroke - to hospital in the back of a police van
Source: Telegraph Health - November 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: george howarth jane kennedy failure joseph mcintosh north west ambulance Source Type: news
Police forced to take patients to hospital as ambulances fail to show
A stroke patient died after an hour's wait for paramedics, The Telegraph can disclose, as a national inquiry is launched into how ambulance chiefs are using police officers to fill the gaps in their service
Source: Telegraph Health - November 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: ambulance delays paramedics died too long mcintosh police merseyside patient 999 calls Source Type: news
