Category Archives: Heart Diseases

A medical staff in protective suit collects swabs from people who have recently travelled to Beijing for nucleic acid tests, following new cases of coronavirus disease infections at the Chinese capital, in Nanjing on Tuesday. (Reuters Photo) One in five people worldwide have an underlying health condition that puts them at risk for severe Covid-19 illness if they contract the virus, a new study has claimed. The study has been published in The Lancet. Continue reading →

Grant Suneson | 24/7 Wall Street The coronavirus has caused over 100,000 deaths and over 1 million infections in the United States so far in 2020. While for many Americans the pandemic has dramatically increased the risk of death, life expectancy in the U.S. has risen steadily for many years Continue reading →

Scientists have long suspected that cinnamon can help prevent blood-sugar spikes and protect against insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes. Continue reading →

Improved care for people with heart and circulatory disease suffering from COVID-19 could soon be available after the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) announced support for six flagship research programmes. Researchers from across the UK including the University of Bristol will combine data from hospitals, information about our health and lifestyle, genetic studies, and cutting-edge imaging and artificial intelligence techniques to better understand how the virus affects the heart and circulatory system. People with heart and circulatory diseases are disproportionally affected by COVID-19. Continue reading →

Heart heath: Cholesterol deposits in the walls of the arteries that restricts the flow of the blood. This can significantly increase the risk of heart disease. Continue reading →

Cardiovascular market is witnessing high growth rate due to increasing prevalence of heart diseases and improvement of healthcare facilities across the globe. Heart block also termed as atrioventricular (AV) block refers to a condition, in which the electric signals that regulate the heartbeat are moderately or absolutely blocked from reaching the ventricles. On the basis of criticality, heart blocks can be classified into three degrees Continue reading →

Cardiac disease is a group of disorders of blood vessels and heart. Congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease and heart rhythm problems are some of the major cardiac diseases. Most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of blood vessels and coronary artery i.e. Continue reading →

International Mens Health Week 2020: Men usually ignore symptoms of ailments and do not consult a doctor. Probably, thats why they are more prevalent to some most debilitating diseases and their health condition has worsened over the decades. Continue reading →

Foxys_forest_manufactureGetty Images In the early 2000s, Dan Buettner embarked on a mission to determine what specific aspects of lifestyle and environment help humans live longer. He teamed up with National Geographic and the National Institute of Aging on his quest, and through research, they were able to identify five areas with the highest percentage of centenarians (i.e Continue reading →

Dog Aging Project co-leaders Matt Kaeberlein (with Dobby and Chloe) and Daniel Promislow didnt have to look far from home for inspiration for the perfect system in which to study aging. Continue reading →