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Baby Aspirin? Many Doctors Don't Recommend
Aug. 5, 2014 — A majority of middle-aged men and women eligible to take aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke do not recall their doctors ever telling them to do so, according to a study of an American sample...
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - August 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Brigham And Women’s Study To Test ‘Chocolate’ Pills For Heart Health
BOSTON (CBS) – It sounds like research that people would line up to take part in – a study to see whether the nutrients in dark chocolate can help prevent heart attacks and strokes. However, the 18,000 men and women who will be signed up for the study will not be eating candy. The cocoa flavanols found in dark chocolate will be taken in pill form. The study will be done through Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. The flavanol capsules are coated and have no taste, lead researcher Dr. JoAnn Manson told the Associated Press. MORE HEALTH NEWS FROM CBS...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: miketoole Tags: Health Local News Syndicated Local Brigham and Women's Hospital CBS Boston Cocoa Flavanols Dark Chocolate Heart Attack Stroke Study WBZ Source Type: news

Children of obese mums may die younger
Conclusion This valuable research has examined a large cohort of 28,540 Scottish women who had their BMI measured during pregnancy and gave birth to a single baby between 1950 and 1976. Its strengths include the use of a reliable maternity database linking more than 80% of the offspring to national registers. This allowed the researchers to identify hospital discharges and mortality records for the children. The study suggests a link between mothers who are overweight or obese during pregnancy and an increased risk of their children's death overall – specifically prior to age 55 – as well as an increased risk of th...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity Pregnancy/child Source Type: news

First Signs Of Heart Disease Seen In Newborns Of Overweight/Obese Mums
Artery wall thickening already present at birth The walls of the body's major artery - the aorta - are already thickened in babies born to mums who are overweight or obese, finds a small study published online in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease of Childhood. Importantly, this arterial thickening, which is a sign of heart disease, is independent of the child's weight at birth - a known risk factor for later heart disease and stroke...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

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