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Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests so. The new study, published in the October issue of the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences, gives tantalizing clues to the potential of grapes in reducing cardiovascular risk.

Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests so. The new study, published in the October issue of the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences, gives tantalizing clues to the potential of grapes in reducing cardiovascular risk.

If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the brain, it can be a stressful and confusing time. You, as well as other family and friends, may have concerns about what the diagnosis means for the patient's long-term health and whether treatment is possible.

An innovative project that lets heart patients undertake supervised exercise at home using a mobile phone, miniature heart monitor and GPS device, has been recognised in a prestigious international competition. The "Cardiomobile" system, developed by scientists and engineers at Queensland University of Technology and Gold Coast-based company Alive Technologies, was the winner of the inaugural Australian leg of the fifth European Satellite Navigation Competition, this year.

Adjusting the clocks to summer time on the last Sunday in March increases the risk of myocardial infarction in the following week. In return, putting the clocks back in the autumn reduces the risk, albeit to a lesser extent. This according to a new Swedish study published in the prestigious New England Journal of medicine.

A widely publicized report appearing today in the New England Journal of medicine suggests that there is an association between switching to daylight savings time (DST) in the spring, and...

NHS Barnsley, the local leader of the NHS, is in the process of implementing the roll out of a new innovative Telehealth technology which will support the delivery of care to patients diagnosed with a long term condition in their own homes.

AFP - Adjusting the clock forward to summertime increases the risk of a heart attack, while turning the clock back during autumn reduces the risk slightly, a Swedish study published Thursday showed.

C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) today announced that it has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market the FlairTM Endovascular Stent Graft with an optimized delivery system. The device, comprised of a self-expanding Nitinol stent encapsulated within Bard's proprietary ePTFE graft material, is marketed by the Bard Peripheral Vascular Division located in Tempe, Arizona.

Title: Black Heart patients Treated Less for DepressionCategory: health newscreated: 10/30/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 10/30/2008