Adding milk to tea negates health benefits: Study

Tea was previously known to enhance the capability of blood circulatory system by improving the ability of arteries to relax and expand and thus improving blood pressure. But, a recent study has added that this...

Online networking 'harms health' ?

Has the rise in the use of social networking had a negative or positive effect on our lives? " Dr Aric Sigman says websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart. Dr...

Asian governments move to halt stock market slide

Governments in Asia are pumping in big funds to fight off the credit crunch emerging out of global crisis. Governments are also cutting down cash reserve and interest rate to make more liquidity. Hong is cutting its key interest rate by 100 basis points effective Thursday....

An Aspirin a Day Keeps a Heart Attack at Bay

It has been long known that a daily half tab of soluble aspirin helps those with heart problems by thinning the blood. Experts have now determined the age at which doctors should urge their patients to take a...

Go Green with Your Tea

Eastern cultures have long since associated tea with a healthy diet, but is there any backing or prove that green tea is actually good for you? A new study shows that green tea keeps arteries relaxed and flexible,...

Toronto cyclists come together for Ride for Heart

Heart disease is the number one killer in Canada.  Yesterday in Toronto, over 12,000 cyclists and in-line skaters participated in the 21st annual Becel Heart and Stroke Ride for Heart.  The event raised...

Women tea-drinkers have less plaque in arteries

New York (ANTARA News/Reuters Health) - Women who drink tea may be protecting themselves from a build-up of artery-clogging plaque, so lowering their risk for heart disease and stroke, findings from a French study suggest.Dr. Mahmoud Zureik and colleagues found that older...

Hearts Rejoice, Vampires Cringe - Why Garlic Matters

"David, here, have some more! Eat up my boy!"Eastern European grandmothers everywhere are relishing in what they already knew for so very long.  One of the staples of Eastern European foods is garlic, and...

Cholesterol and Heart Disease: Novel Study Makes Definitive Link

Baby boomers and cheeseburger lovers - St Louis scientists have determined the biochemical role cholesterol plays in  athersclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.  Their results, published in the...

Remember This! … Fibroblast-Neprilysin :: Oblate Spheroid

"In a report that first appeared August 27 on the Web site of the Public Library of Science, experiments centered on new methods to relieve the damaging effect of Alzheimer’s disease are showing great...

Pot Belly May Signal Diseased Arteries

The tape measure may beat the scale as a low-tech indicator of atherosclerosis, new research shows. Atherosclerosis means the hardening of the arteries, which makes heart attacks and stroke more likely. Doctors...

300,000 in the USA afflicted by ailment; most don't know it

By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY - Sen. Tim Johnson is one of about 300,000 people in the USA with the congenital defect called arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Most people don't realize they've got the...

Foods that are good for you -- and your sex life.

"Mood Enhancers Foods like oysters really can ignite passion in the bedroom. How? They're good for your heart. And what's good for your heart is good for your libido, too. After all, if your arteries are clogged,...

Job Stress Fuels Disease

"The daily rigors of work, such as tight deadlines and long hours, can lead to job burnout, a state scientists are beginning to link with serious ailments. Studies have shown that workplace stress can lead to an increase in rates of heart disease, flu virus, metabolic...

Clogged Arteries Showing Up in Kids

"Children with heart disease risk factors -- obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol -- already show indications of fatty build-up in their arteries that could cause heart attacks when they're adults, Canadian researchers report. "Primary prevention of...

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