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by hernews
Posted: Tue., June 24, 2008, 07:45 am
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CHICAGO - New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin's role in good health.
Patients with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D were about two times more likely to die from any cause during the next eight years than those with the highest levels, the study found. The link with heart-related deaths was particularly strong in those with low vitamin D levels.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., May 26, 2008, 06:32 am
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MONDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- What would you do if you suddenly became dizzy and had trouble seeing? Watch and wait? Call 911?
Most Americans don't act on warning signs of stroke, including sudden dizziness or loss of balance or coordination and loss of vision in one or both eyes. Yet experts say early treatment could avoid devastating consequences, including death and disability.
A study presented at a recent American Stroke Association meeting found more than half of people experiencing stroke symptoms don't seek treatment.
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., May 14, 2008, 10:42 am
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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new Canadian study confirms that people given Trasylol, a drug used to reduce bleeding during heart surgery, increases their risk of death by 53 percent.
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., May 14, 2008, 10:38 am
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WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Being well-educated can lengthen your life span, according to new study.
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by hernews
Posted: Thu., May 8, 2008, 04:05 pm
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THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- New information about the molecular mechanisms that cause cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) and how it triggers sudden cardiac death has been uncovered by Rhode Island Hospital researchers.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., April 22, 2008, 02:15 pm
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to popular belief, life expectancies are not rising steadily and uniformly across the United States.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., April 21, 2008, 05:01 pm
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MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Children who experience the unexpected death of a parent after a long illness can suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a finding that has major implications for helping children deal with grief, say University of Georgia (UGA) researchers.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Thu., April 3, 2008, 01:48 pm
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THURSDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- The key to curing heat stroke may have been found in a genetic disorder that causes people under general anesthesia to suffer a deadly rise in body temperature, according to a new report.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Tue., March 11, 2008, 02:12 pm
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Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Black people diagnosed and treated for glaucoma and those with high pressure in their eyes may be at increased risk for cardiovascular death, a new study suggests.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Fri., March 7, 2008, 04:41 pm
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By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- While new research suggests that putting a baby to sleep with a pacifier may reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, putting your baby to sleep on his or her back and not exposing the baby to smoke before or after birth are the two most important steps parents can take to reduce the risk of SIDS, according to child care experts.
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