Category Archives: Heart Diseases

A study finds the region stands to gain the most health benefits from a transition to clean power. More wind and solar generation will mean less lung and heart disease, and no region stands to benefit more on a per megawatt-hour basis than the Midwest Continue reading →

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute are launching one of the largest and most ambitious research initiatives ever undertaken in the state of Utah to test a new standard of care to better identify and treat people at risk of having a heart attack and to potentially stop it before they ever have one. Findings from the first-of-its-kind study, which will involve more than 90,000 people in Utah, could possibly change the way cardiovascular-related diseases are diagnosed in the future and potentially save thousands of lives due to more accurate screening and better diagnosis. Continue reading →

Facebook wants to start alerting its users when their next medical test is due as part of a push into preventive health that will also see it offer a range of health information resources. Beginning in the US, the social networks new Preventive Health tool will show people where to find affordable places to receive care, set reminders to schedule tests and even mark when they have been taken Continue reading →

MONTREAL An intervention involving trained firefighters and other nonphysicians identified and counseled people with hypertension in two disadvantaged Canadian communities, which led to reduced cardiovascular risk, in a small pilot study that was part of Heart Outcomes Prevention and Evaluation4 (HOPE4). Jon David Schwalm, MD, associate professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, presented these findings from the Canadian pilot study here at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2019, and the results were similar to those in the larger international part of HOPE4, he said. As previously reported, HOPE4 was a randomized controlled trial of more than 1000 patients in 30 communities in two middle-income countries: Columbia and Malaysia. Continue reading →

sasinparaksa - stock.adobe.com Current nutritional recommendations have shown that a heart-healthy diet is plant-based and high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts. Continue reading →

Doug Badger, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, explains why the government's health care spending is a threat to our country's future economic growth. [Editor's note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).] In the U.S., the most common cause of death is heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Continue reading →

Consider the almond. Almonds and other nuts are often touted as healthy snacks, because they can help you maintain a healthy weight and are linked to a lower risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. But almonds are grown in drought-stricken California, and the amount of water required to produce them has come under intense scrutiny in recent years Continue reading →

A regenerative medicine company in Vancouver, British Columbia that focuses on treatments for nerve damage and neurodegenerative diseases announced it will begin Phase 1 studies in early 2020 on a new treatment for Alzheimers disease. NervGen Pharma wants to advance its proprietary therapeutic technology platform, currently in development for spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis (MS), to generate new treatments for Alzheimer's disease Continue reading →

Few factors are more critical to economic growth than health care. And few threaten future economic growth more than health care spending Continue reading →

Facebook, the leading social media giant is slowly trying to enter the healthcare market. Continue reading →