Category Archives: Heart Diseases

Pixabay Losing hair in the eyebrows can be a sign of hypothyroidism or thyroid imbalance. Inflammation is a defense mechanism that occurs in the body when the immune system responds to damaged cells, irritants and other harmful chemicals. It supports the healing or repair process Continue reading →

Judging by some media headlines this week, youd be forgiven for thinking researchers, clinicians, and the Australian Dietary Guidelines have it all wrong when it comes to eating red and processed meat. But thats not the case. Continue reading →

Eating healthy and clean is a difficult task, especially when there are a plethora of options available around you. Most people find themselves dealing with the same difficult question every day when trying to lose weight - "what to eat and what not to eat". If you are also confused about it, then semolina or suji can be a good addition to your diet. Continue reading →

Tim Spector and Christopher Gardner discuss the recent recommendations that there is no need to cut red meat No Ifs or ButtiesBacon is safe to eat after all, said the headline in The Sun. The latest of summary meta-analysis reports was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine last week on the evidence for the effects of eating meat eating Continue reading →

BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Fauna Bio Inc., a biotechnology company leveraging the science of evolution and comparative genomics to discover new treatments for human diseases, announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the Office of Research and Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of its integrated genomics platform and testing of repurposed drug candidates. The grant allows Fauna Bio to extend its discovery platform with sequencing data from its biobank of 13-lined ground squirrel tissues, which is the species that has emerged as the model hibernator Continue reading →

Keith Roach, To Your Health Published 12:04 a.m. ET Oct. 7, 2019 Dear Dr. Continue reading →

Constantinos Constantinou Constantinos Constantinou Constantinos Constantinou Constantinos Constantinou What is vascular disease? Most people are familiar with heart disease, where there are blockages in the vessels carrying blood to and from the heart. Few realize, however, that blockages caused by a buildup of plaque and cholesterol affect more than the coronary arteries. Continue reading →

While its long been understood that expecting mothers should abstain from alcohol (if not entirely, then at least almost entirely) there is now new data suggesting that dads should probably lay off the booze, too. At least six months before conception, in fact. Continue reading →

Living a long and fulfilling life requires people to make conscious decisions along the way that will reduce their risk of developing life-threatening complications. One of the biggest threats to longevity is cardiovascular disease - one of the leading causes of death and disability in the UK. Continue reading →

A mum who suffers from heart diseases and diabetes was left in tears as she battled to get back the benefits she was wrongly stripped of. Nicole De Rafael, 50, saw her income support reduced to nothing after she was moved onto Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - and incorrectly scored zero on a health assessment. The mum, whose daughter Lexi is her primary carer while her younger daughter Maytha she describes as her "young carer", was left having to appeal the decision and she said the "hugely stressful" experience only made her more ill Continue reading →