Health (General) – Newsletter for November 16, 2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

New stroke pill more effective than traditional remedy

LONDON – A daily pill to prevent strokes could replace the traditional treatment based on rat poison for patients with an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), researchers said.

A trial of more than 14,000 patients found the drug reduced the number of strokes suffered by arrhythmia patients by a fifth.
It showed that rivaroxaban cut the risk …. Source : New stroke pill more effective than traditional remedy.

Healthy lifestyle has biggest impact on cardiovascular health

WASHINGTON – Two large studies from Northwestern Medicine have confirmed that a healthy lifestyle has the biggest impact on cardiovascular health.

“Health behaviors can trump a lot of your genetics,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair and professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a staff cardiologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

“This …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Healthy lifestyle has biggest impact on cardiovascular health.

Foetus removed from newborn boy

RAIPUR – In a rare case, an underdeveloped foetus was found in a month-old male child in Chhattisgarh and was removed through surgery, a doctor who carried out the operation said here Tuesday.

“I was stunned to see what the sonography results were showing, it was clearly indicating an underdeveloped foetus the size of a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Foetus removed from newborn boy.

Shrinking brain in dementia prompts overeating

SYDNEY – Researchers have discovered that a shrinkage in the brain is the reason why some people with dementia are compulsive overeaters, paving the way for better diagnosis and new treatment for the disease.

The research, led by Olivier Piguet from Neuroscience Research Australia, shows for the first time that some people with dementia have … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Shrinking brain in dementia prompts overeating.

Pride in achievement makes consumers choose French fries over salad

WASHINGTON – A new study has suggested that sometimes pride in an achievement can lead people to indulge in unhealthy choices.

“Across four studies in the food consumptions and spending domains, we show that pride is associated with two opposing forces; it promotes a sense of achievement, which increases indulgence, and it promotes self-awareness, which facilitates …. Read the original article : Pride in achievement makes consumers choose French fries over salad.

Presence of iron in artery predicts cardiac risk

WASHINGTON – Iron buildup may be a suitable marker of cardiac risk as it is much more prevalent in the kind of plaque in the heart artery which is more likely to promote an attack – and possibly sudden death.

A team of researchers has found that Dual Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) and 3D computerised …. Source : Presence of iron in artery predicts cardiac risk.

172,155 kidney stones removed from one patient!

DHULE – A doctor in Maharashtra’s Dhule district has been awarded the Guinness record for removing a record number of 172,155 kidney stones from a single kidney.

Ashish Rawandale-Patil removed the stones from a single kidney of his patient Dhanraj Wadile in December last year.
Wadile, 45, owned a betel shop in Shahada town and …. Source article on Gaea Times at : 172,155 kidney stones removed from one patient!.