MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A number of factors put patients with abnormal fatty deposits in an artery at high risk for heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death, a new study shows.
Patients in various stages of this condition -- atherothrombosis -- are at increased risk for heart attack and stroke stemming from reduced blood flow from the artery blockage, but some are at greater risk than others. In an analysis of more than 45,000 patients, the researchers found that patients with abnormal fatty deposits in an artery were at highest risk if they had a prior history of heart attack or other emergencies linked to an artery blockage.
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The loss of interest, ruminations of suicide and feelings of guilt and sadness that are the hallmarks of depression may be debilitating. But it is depression's physical warning signs -- fatigue,
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TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fats can significantly lower the risk of heart attack for people with mildly elevated blood pressure, Johns Hopkins University researchers say.
The diet they examined -- called the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) -- was designed to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. In this new study, it reduced the risk of heart attack by almost 20 percent, the researchers said.
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Barbara Loe Fisher, founder of the National Vaccine Information Center, discusses the outcome of last year’s swine flu debacle, and the potentially harmful changes that are being made to this season’s flu vaccine as a result.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State health officials say eight people have tested positive for West Nile virus so far this year.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says the confirmed cases are in Burt, Cheyenne, Colfax, Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy, Scotts Bluff and Valley counties. The patients include men and women ages 26 and older.
HHS says this number of cases is on par with this time last year. In all of 2009, there were 51 cases.
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Get the latest on women's, men's, family, children and seniors health. You will find expert healthcare, diet and fitness guidance and information. Read Vancouver Sun for current health news.,A patient who recently travelled to India and was later treated at a health facility in Brampton, Ont.,
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A new study has revealed that high stress levels can reduce a woman's chances of getting pregnant.
Researchers at Oxford University and the US National Institutes of Health found that blood levels of a marker for a stress hormone called alpha-amylase were consistently higher in women who were
struggling to conceive. Women with high levels of alpha-amylase had a 12 percent lower chance of becoming pregnant.
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LASIK following cataract surgery and implantation of either a monofocal or a multifocal lens is effective in improving visual outcome, although predictability of the final result may be problematic after multifocal implantation in patients with hyperopia.
In a retrospective analysis of 100 consecutive patients with residual refractive error, 50 patients were implanted with a monofocal IOL and 50 patients received a multifocal IOL after cataract surgery; LASIK was then performed in both groups. Uncorrected distance visual acuity improved from 0.40 logMAR at baseline to 0.15 logMAR 6 months after LASIK in the multifocal group, and from 0.49 logMAR to 0.14 logMAR in the monofocal group (P
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