Archive: 19/11/2013
Cholesterol guidelines are based on strong, evidence-based science, AHA says
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology vigorously defend the recently published risk assessment and cholesterol guidelines despite recent media reports critical of the risk assessment calculator ...
Nov 19, 2013
Teamwork, closer follow-up helps heart patients take prescriptions after hospital stay
A team of doctor, patient and pharmacist plus enhanced follow-up was more effective than standard care in helping people take their heart medications more regularly after leaving the hospital, in a late-breaking clinical ...
Nov 19, 2013
Study finds link between warm homes and low body fat
(Medical Xpress)—Recent rises in energy prices may lead to an increase in obesity, according to new research by behavioural scientists from the University of Stirling.
Nov 19, 2013
How does being very small at birth affect you later in life?
(Medical Xpress)—People born weighing less than 1500gm (very low birth weight or VLBW) tend to be shorter, have fewer friends and achieve fewer educational qualifications than their peers by the time they reach their 20s, ...
Nov 19, 2013
Breakthrough in adult heart repair
Researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Heart Institute have discovered a new way to dramatically improve heart repair. The future goal is to use this knowledge to combat human cardiovascular disease ...
Nov 19, 2013