He may help reduce your stress levels
Cat owners appear to have a much lower risk of dying from a heart attack than their feline-spurning counterparts, a study suggests.
BBC article.
Archive for March, 2008
Furry prevention
Posted in Prevention on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Women treated less frequently than men
Posted in Coronary Artery Disease, Medications on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ScienceDaily (Mar. 6, 2008) — Women and men experience a similar prevalence of adverse drug reactions in the treatment of coronary artery disease; however, women are significantly less likely than their male counterparts to be treated with statins, aspirin, and beta-blockers according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center.
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Wine and heart disease
Posted in News, Prevention, Risk factors on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alcohol ‘quickly’ cuts heart risk
Wine was found to have the biggest effect on heart disease
Middle-aged non-drinkers can quickly reduce their risk of heart disease by introducing a daily tipple to their diet, South Carolina researchers say. New moderate drinkers were 38% less likely to develop heart disease than those [...]
