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Predictable workplaces are healthy workplaces, a new study suggests. When employees feel ambiguous about their role in the organization and there is a lack of clear-cut communication, they might be at higher risk for heart attacks over time. The 18-year study from Finland examined the possible link between job control factors and heart attacks acute myocardial infarction among 7,663 private sector employees. "The risk of MI was about 1.

An international team of researchers has shown that mercury is another important factor in cardiovascular disease as it changes the way arteries work. One of the possible sources of exposure of humans to mercury is by eating contaminated fish. The main effects of mercury affect the central nervous system and renal function.

BMJ Journals today announces the launch of a major new cardiology journal - Heart Asia - designed to showcase the finest research and practice from the Asia-Pacific region. The journal is the result of a collaboration between BMJ Journals, the British Cardiovascular Society and the Asia Pacific Heart Association.

Anyone with a nose knows the rotten-egg odor of hydrogen sulfide, a gas generated by bacteria living in the human colon. Now an international team of scientists has discovered that cells inside the blood vessels of mice - as well as in people, no doubt - naturally make the gassy stuff, and that it controls blood pressure.

Saving a life can be easy. Indeed, few people realize how easy it has become for the average person to intervene constructively in a cardiac emergency, where every second counts. Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are being installed with growing frequency in public spaces such as offices, airports, and shopping centers, enabling bystanders with virtually no medical expertise to become first responders.

The urgent need for treatment doesn't end when a person regains a pulse after suffering sudden cardiac arrest - healthcare providers need to move quickly into post-cardiac arrest care to keep a person alive and ensure the best outcome. That's the conclusion of the American Heart Association science advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

In a study of medical students, more serious cardiac risk estimates were given to Christians and less serious estimates for Muslims despite the patients being otherwise identical in their characteristics and symptoms, according to research in an upcoming issue of Medical Decision Making published by SAGE. Risk assessment, the first step in a medical triage process, determines subsequent treatment.

Title: Speedy Care After Heart Attack Key to SurvivalCategory: health newscreated: 10/24/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 10/24/2008

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