Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — People with phobic anxieties, like fear of
crowded places, fear of heights or fear of going outside, are at higher
risk for heart disease than those with fewer or no anxieties.
Reuters – If you sleep less than six hours a night, you’re increasing your risk of developing or dying from heart disease by 48 percent. At least, that’s what U.S.-based pharmaceutical giant Abbott would have 1.2 billion people in India believe.
Reuters – More than five years after South Korea’s scientific reputation was shattered by a cloning research scandal, the country has approved stem cell medication in the form of a treatment for heart attack victims for the world’s first clinical use.
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — The heart failure drug
Natrecor (nesiritide) is ineffective and linked to increased rates of
potentially dangerous low blood pressure, a new study finds.
Reuters – In an analysis that set off a fierce debate over the health effects of salt, researchers said on Wednesday they had found no evidence that small cuts to salt intake reduce the risk of developing heart disease or dying prematurely.
HealthDay – MONDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) — The quit-smoking drug Chantix may
increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes by as much as 72 percent in
smokers who take it, even those without heart disease, researchers
say.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) —
A new study finds that painkillers widely used to treat inflammation are
associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm
disorder connected with a raised risk of stroke, heart failure and
death.
Healthy, sustainable weight loss generally happens at a rate of one to two pounds a week from a diet filled with fruits and vegetables. Fad diets or giving up all fats or sweets are just as likely to be unsuccessful in July as in January. …
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ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | As reported on MSN.com on Thursday, a new survey was released ranking each state and the percentage of its people who were classified as obese. The report was compiled by Trust for America’s Health, a non-profit, non-partisan group. Mississippi topped the list with over 33% of its population defined as obese. New Jersey ranked in the bottom ten with an obesity rate of 24.1%. But while the low ranking is a plus for the Garden State, the statistics are far from good news.