http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Stressful situations at work can have a negative impact on the cardiovascular system and the metabolism. Stress, which is transmitted by direct and indirect signaling pathways, leads to an inflammatory response in the body, which can trigger cardiovascular diseases, amongst others. These results, which were achieved by scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München following their evaluation of data from a population-based cohort study, were published in the specialist journals Brain, Behavior, and Immunity and Psychosomatic Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-workplace-stress-poses-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:03:52 EST news285923026 Cholesterol levels seem to fluctuate significantly with the turning seasons, which may leave some people with borderline high cholesterol at greater cardiovascular risk during the winter months, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-cholesterol-fall-seasons.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:50:02 EST news281883276 Insulin resistance, or prediabetes, in individuals with kidney disease may be caused by the progressive retention of certain compounds that are normally excreted by the kidneys in healthy individuals, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings might be used to prevent insulin resistance in kidney disease patients, which could lower their risk of developing heart problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-prediabetes-patients-kidney-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:00:04 EST news275244992 While obesity is considered a cardiovascular risk factor, a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) showed that African-American patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have much less fat around their hearts compared to Caucasian patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-ct-depicts-racial-differences-coronary.html Cardiology Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:38:22 EST news273299891 (Medical Xpress)—The most widely used models for predicting heart failure rely on a complex combination of lifestyle, demographic, and cardiovascular risk factor information. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-simpler-heart-failure.html Cardiology Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:30:01 EST news271585183 Kaiser Permanente Northern California patients who obtained new statin prescriptions via a mail-order pharmacy achieved better cholesterol control in the first 3-15 months following the initiation of therapy -- compared to those patients who only obtained their statin prescription from their local Kaiser Permanente Northern California pharmacy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-mail-order-pharmacy-statin-prescriptions-cholesterol.html Health Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:09:04 EST news230547983 Scientists now understand more about why being exposed to nicotine while you were a fetus will increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease as an adult. "We have found distinct links between cigarette smoking or even using nicotine patches or gum and the long-term harm for the child," says Dr. DaLiao Xiao, a scientist who works at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-maternal-nicotine-cardiovascular-disease-life.html Health Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:43:21 EST news230438586