Blogs Posts on "Cardiovascular Disease"

Heart patients lacking vitamin D more likely to be depressed by Anxiety Insights on Nov 18, 2009By Denise Mann Health.com — People with heart disease and similar conditions who don't have enough vitamin D are more likely to be depressed than their counterparts with adequate levels of the "sunshine vitamin," according to a study presented a...

Home truths by Paris Parfait on Nov 11, 2009Bronze ballerina and phone boxes, Covent Garden, London. You may have noticed that lately I've been a bit quiet on the blogging front. That's due to a combination of travel, work and particularly, health issues. I was born with a...

Heart disease perceived as more disabling when patient also has PTSD by Anxiety Insights on Nov 3, 2009Steve Tokar - The Veterans Health Research Institute In a study of 1,022 men and women with heart disease, those with post-traumatic stress disorder perceived the effects of their disease as more burdensome and disabling than did those without PTSD,...

Whey Is Obviously Something You May Want to Consider! by Robinsgothealth on Oct 28, 2009I read a chapter in a book by David Grotto, RD, LDN about Whey. I hardly ever use whey but after reading thought I should share it with you! Whey protein contains the highest concentration of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs), which are the building...

Abdominal Obesity Increases Risk for Venous Thromboembolism by Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes on Oct 20, 2009Readers of these pages are well aware of the increased health risks associated with excess weight. They are also aware that not everyone with excess weight has the same level of risk and that much may depend on the location rather than the total amou...

Metainflammation Determines Obesity Complications? by Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes on Oct 6, 2009I am currently attending the 8th Academic Board Members Meeting of the International Chair on Cardiovascular Risk here in Boston. As always, Jean-Pierre Després (Université Laval), the Scientific Director of this chair, together with the local h...

Does depression cause inflammation, or is it caused by it? by Anxiety Insights on Oct 6, 2009Cindy Fox Aisen - Indiana University School of Medicine Which comes first, depression or inflammation? To help solve this long standing chicken and egg conundrum, researchers led by Jesse Stewart, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Indiana Uni...

Insufficient levels of vitamin D puts elderly at increased risk of dying from heart disease by treatment options for vision conditions & eye diseases on Oct 4, 2009Insufficient levels of vitamin D puts elderly at increased risk of dying from heart disease, based on new study recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society...

Obesity and Emergency Responders by Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes on Sep 25, 2009This post is not about the problems facing emergency responders because of the increase in severely obese clients. Nor is this post about the increasing need for “supersized” ambulances and rescue equipment. It is also not about teaching...