Heart attacks which take place in the morning hours are of a more serious nature than attacks that occur at any other time of the day. Spanish researchers studied data of 811 patients who suffered a myocardial infarction during 2003 to 2009. They used blood enzyme levels for measuring the infract (extent of the dead tissue), [...] Read more…
There is growing concern that calcium supplements taken by millions of post-menopausal women to protect their bones are bad for their hearts. A recent study conducted by New Zealand researchers shows that older women who start calcium supplement therapy in order to treat or protect against bone-depleting osteoporosis considerably up their risk of heart attack & other [...] Read more…
Turmeric, the curry spice could help prevent heart attacks in patients who have undergone recent bypass surgery. Turmeric contains a yellow pigment, Curcimin that has antioxidant & anti-inflammatory properties. While bypass surgery boosts blood flow to the heart muscle, during this surgery that’s normally done with the heart stopped, the organ could be damaged due to [...] Read more…
Scientists say yellow marks around the eyes are an indicator of heart disease. A study conducted by the University of Copenhagen found people with yellow spots, known medically as xanthelasmata, had a greater risk of suffering a heart attack or dying within ten years. The patches are cholesterol deposits that are soft & painless. They [...] Read more…
Transcendental Meditation, popularized by the Beatles in the 1960s could halve heart attack rates claims a scientific study. The stress-busting technique called Transcendental Meditation works by chanting a sound two times everyday for twenty minutes. The study was carried out at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in association with the Institute for Natural Medicine & [...] Read more…
According to a recent study, having your favorite fish n’ chips even weekly once raises heart failure risk, compared to grilled or baked fish which lowers the chances by 30%. US researchers claim that frying fish not just negates the beneficial effects, but it also reverses them & ups the risk of heart failure by [...] Read more…
Having your tonsils or appendix surgically removed before you turn 20 could raise your risk of suffering an early heart attack. Tonsillectomy (the removal of tonsils) elevated the heart attack risk by 44% and appendix removal by 33%. The risks appeared higher when tonsils as well as appendices were removed. However, no evidence of any risk was [...] Read more…
