Researchers Discover Underlying Genetic Marker for Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease NIH-funded findings point to new potential strategies for disease prevention and treatment. Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke, and have also uncovered new details about an important metabolic pathway that playsContinue reading “Genetic Marker for Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease – Folate and Vit B12 pathways”
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Soda and Heart Attack
Giving up soda — both sugar-sweetened and diet — is one of the most fundamental steps you can take to improve your health. You likely have made that choice long ago, but it is one that is important to many that you know
Research suggests sugary beverages are to blame for about 183,000 deaths worldwide each year, including 133,000 diabetes deaths, 44,000 heart disease deaths and 6,000 cancer deaths
Men who drank an average of one can of soda per day had a 20 percent higher risk of having a heart attack or dying from a heart attack than men who rarely consumed soda
Opioid prescriptions dropped for the first time since the modern addiction crisis began,
Opioid prescriptions dropped for the first time since the modern addiction crisis began, federal government says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said prescriptions for highly addictive painkillers such as oxycodone dropped 13.1 percent between 2012 and 2015, offering a glimmer of progress in efforts to quell the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history.Continue reading “Opioid prescriptions dropped for the first time since the modern addiction crisis began,”
Heart attack triggers
The following can trigger a heart attack: Heavy meal Lack of sleep Unknowns (sedentary, bed-ridden, drug over dose, constricting muscles from pain killers like morphine, lack of oxygen supply, liver shuts down from drugs or cancer cells, drug interactions) Sex Negative or positive emotions , prolonged anxiety Air pollution and car exhaust Alcohol (potentiates medicationsContinue reading “Heart attack triggers”
Better health care in Canada than in America
I’m a Canadian, in Canada. Jack, my cousin in NC, asked me about health care in Canada and if a universal plan was do-able in the States. I said, “No”. I told him, 8 years ago, that the insurance companies would do EVERYTHING to stop it and they have. I told Jack that our systemContinue reading “Better health care in Canada than in America”
Most heart attacks happen in early morning hrs
Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have shown that circadian oscillations in the influx of immune cells into the damaged tissue play a crucial role in exacerbating the effects of an acute heart attack in the early morning hours. The extent of the inflammatory reaction triggered by an acute heart attack, and of the resultingContinue reading “Most heart attacks happen in early morning hrs”
Low well being cities prone to depression and heart attack
Depression costing $23B in absenteeism in the US One less obvious, but potentially fruitful strategy for employers to help improve the mental wellbeing among some employees with depression or depressive symptoms is engaging them through the fulfillment of certain critical psychological needs in the workplace. Engaged employees demonstrate an elevated willingness to participate in workplaceContinue reading “Low well being cities prone to depression and heart attack”
Herbs than can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, used after a heart attack/stroke/migraine
Alzheimer’s is a traumatic, degenerative disease leading to memory loss and a decrease in cognitive brain function. Symptoms of Alzheimer’s include disorientation, especially at night, and possibly increased aggression. As the disease progresses, brain cells die and the brain actually shrinks in size. The continual mental decline can be slowed with the use of ginkgoContinue reading “Herbs than can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, used after a heart attack/stroke/migraine”
49 yr old female, heart attack, heat stroke, pork eating country
Upon hearing that my sister was hospitalized for a heart attack, I wrote this email to my other sister. Tell all caregivers of our sister, Analyn, in the Philippines that she be assisted to only eat or take the following: -fish oil or evening primrose oil – calamansi (Philippine lime) water – drink boiled tangladContinue reading “49 yr old female, heart attack, heat stroke, pork eating country”
Acute myocardial infarction; imbalance during ischemia-reperfusion ; mitochondrial energy adaption in cancer, obesity and metabolic disorders
Acute myocardial infarction is characterized by changes in biochemical properties during ischemia and reperfusion. The heart can survive a short period of ischemia by reducing myocardial contractility, increasing glucose uptake, and switching metabolism to glycolysis. However, considering that the heart is one of the most energy-demanding tissues in the body, sustained oxygen and nutrient deprivationContinue reading “Acute myocardial infarction; imbalance during ischemia-reperfusion ; mitochondrial energy adaption in cancer, obesity and metabolic disorders”