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It is a myth that women have different heart attack symptoms compared to men, according to Canadian researchers.

According to a report in The Philadelphia Enquirer, GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturer of the antidepressant Paxil, must pay $2.5 million to settle a claim that the drug caused severe heart defects in 3-year-old Bensalem, PA boy. The verdict is the first in 600 similar cases, which allege that Glaxo knew Paxil causes birth defects, but hid that knowledge in order to protect their profits. Paxil generated about $942 million in sales last year, accounting for 2.1% of Glaxo's total revenue. The boy's mother, Michelle David, claimed that her son, Lyam Kilker, suffered from life-threatening heart defects because she had used the drug during her pregnancy. There was no previous history of heart defects in her family, according to David. By a 10-2 margin, the jury found Glaxo had 'negligently failed to warn' David's doctor about Paxil's risks and that the drug was a 'factual cause' of the boy's heart defects. They also found that Glaxo's handling of the drug was not 'outrageous', meaning tha

Is stress causing your heart to pound and your head to ache? It's easy to let stress get the best of us. It gains power when we feel most vulnerable, and its influence can complicate just about every area of our lives. If you're stressed out, you may feel frustrated, angry, nervous and worried. These feelings are likely to have a negative affect on your family, work and social life. Persistent and unhealthy stress often leads to increased anxiety. If you have panic disorder, more anxiety is the last thing you probably need. In the long-term, unchecked stress has also been indicated in a variety of physical illnesses, such as heart disease, stomach problems, and pain. The good news is you can learn to manage your stress. There are a variety of effective stress management techniques that are just right for you. Photo © Microsoft Corporation  Tips to Manage Stress and Feel Good About You originally appeared on About.com Panic Disorder on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 23:24

Authors: Halestrap AP, Pasdois P Like Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, mitochondria possess two distinct persona. Under normal physiological conditions they synthesise ATP to meet the energy needs of the beating heart. Here calcium acts as a signal to balance the rate of ATP production with ATP demand. However, when the heart is overloaded with calcium, especially when this is accompanied by oxidative stress, mitochondria embrace their darker side, and induce necrotic cell death of the myocytes. This happens acutely in reperfusion injury and chronically in congestive heart failure. Here calcium overload, adenine nucleotide depletion and oxidative stress combine forces to induce the opening of a non-specific pore in the mitochondrial membrane, known as the mitochondrial permeability transition...

(Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada) Just three months of physical activity reaps heart health benefits for older adults with type 2 diabetes by improving the elasticity in their arteries -- reducing risk of heart disease and stroke, Dr. Kenneth Madden told the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

(Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada) The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has awarded Dr. Coutts, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary, with the first Distinguished Clinician Scientist 2009 award in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health and AstraZeneca Canada Inc.

(Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada) The gender difference between men and women is a lot smaller than we've been led to believe when it comes to heart attack symptoms, according to a new study presented to the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.