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Why screen for cardiovascular disease (CVD)? by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 11 Feb 2010 1:31pm Despite tremendous improvements in our understanding of the underlying process of cardiovascular disease (CVD) if you have a heart attack there is still a 30% chance you... state of affairsfrom both a clinical and economic perspective. Click the link to read more about screening for cardiovascular disease. Social Bookmarking Read on »

Migraine Disease Linked to Cardiovascular Disease in Men by Teri Robert Patient Expert

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 1:04am Earlier this year, we learned that there's a connection between Migraine with aura in women and cardiovascular disease. Now a study has shown that men with mingraine have... the risk of cardiovascular disease. Feature article. Read on »

Presence of Gum Disease May Help Dentists and Physicians Identify Those at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Sun 07 Dec 2008 12:09pm and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the findings suggest persons with increased levels of inflammatory markers associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease might be identified by asking about oral health history. This group might not be detected by traditional cardiovascular risk screening. Inflammation has been associated with cardiovascular disease Read on »

Triglyeride levels associated with cardiovascular disease risk, and why we need to be wary of low-fat diets by Dr. John B. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 26 Nov 2008 10:19am The focus that the medical and scientific establishments put on cholesterol as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (e.g. heart disease and stroke) can means that other risk factors may not the attention they might deserve. For example, blood fats known as triglycerides have been linked with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Just a couple of weeks [...] Read on »

Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence by Mary Pougnet Patient Expert

Posted Sat 15 May 2010 12:26pm At a GlanceIn a large sample of U.S. adults, new research indicates that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease.Read more about this study below. Inadequate vitamin D levels are known to be associated with certain cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but until recently the association Read on »

Decreased Sexual Satisfaction Is Not Associated With Cardiovascular Disease by The Women's Sexual Health Foundation .. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 30 Nov 2008 12:20pm Decreased Sexual Satisfaction Is Not Associated With Cardiovascular Disease In Postmenopausal Women This is interesting research and will appear in the April 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine. In men, erectile dysfunction is clearly linked to the developing of cardiovascular disease. Many of the same changes and risk factors for cardiovascular Read on »

Menopause-cardiology consensus statement on cardiovascular disease and on HRT by Andrea Patient Expert

Posted Thu 03 Dec 2009 12:00am Important reading for those of us "younger" menopausal women---click here to read the article. Read on »

smoking, fruit and vegetable intake and cardiovascular disease by Martin Eastwood Posted Thu 15 Jul 2010 2:14am The Consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with a lower cardiovascular disease risk. Smoking may affect the strength of this association. The objective of this study was to compare the relationship between the frequency of fruit and vegetables intake and cardiovascular disease risk in male current, former and never smokers. A prospective Read on »

Statins reduce cardiovascular disease in health people, and why this study is a poke in the eye for the cholesterol hypothesis by Dr. John B. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 2:46am

2 Comments It’s been going this way for a while: even healthy people should be on the cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins. That, in a nutshell, is the verdict of a study published over the weekend which found that even in people deemed to be at low risk of cardiovascular disease, treatment with rosuvastatin (Crestor) at a [...] Read on »

Early Menopause Linked To Higher Risk Of Future Cardiovascular Disease by Andrea Patient Expert

Posted Tue 22 Jun 2010 12:00am From MedicalNewsToday.com ----- a study that is to be presented this week at the Endocrine Society's meeting indicates that women who go through menopause early (either surgically with removal of ovaries or naturally) are at significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease as they age. You are going to hear a lot about this study, I've already Read on »