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Asthma Drug Xolair: Under safety review for possible cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events by Brian Wolstenholme Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Mon 27 Jul 2009 12:12am to be an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients being treated with the asthma drug. Genentech observed an increase in ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy and cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, cerebrovascular disorders, and embolic, thrombotic and thrombophlebitic events in these patients. The FDA has Read on »

Migraine in pregnancy and CVD by Dr. Alexander Mauskop Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 13 Jul 2007 12:00am Migraines at the end of pregnancy and soon after the delivery increase the risk of strokes and other vascular complications (cerebro-vascular disease, or CVD). Dr..., nearly four times he risk of thrombophilia, twice the risk of heart disease and more than twice the risk of preeclampsia/gestational hypertension. About two thirds of women stop Read on »

Stroke Risk Of Peripheral Artery Disease Cut With Aspirin by Encompass Network Partners .. Posted Fri 15 May 2009 12:00am A new study suggests that aspirin may cut the risk of stroke in patients with peripheral artery disease. Although aspirin is effective in the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with symptomatic coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease, its effect in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) has been uncertain Read on »

Gum Disease Ups Stroke Risk in Men, and Other News of Note by The Verigin Dental Health Team Doctor of Dentistry

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:05pm History of Periodontitis Linked to Cerebrovascular Disease in Men (Medical News Today) The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums... clinical measures of periodontitis to evaluate the association between this disease and the risk of cerebrovascular disease. The study is published in Annals of Neurology Read on »

B-vitamin deficiency linked to Alzheimer’s disease by Nick B. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 21 Nov 2008 4:29pm of homocysteine (an amino acid found in the blood) and Alzheimer’s disease and cerebrovascular disease. Irwin Rosenberg, MD, director of the Nutrition and Neurocognition Laboratory... that are associated in older adults with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and cerebrovascular disease, the latter of which manifests with conditions such as stroke and atherosclerosis Read on »

Fuzzy Thinking Could Spot Heart Disease Risk by Adam Chee Posted Sat 18 Sep 2010 12:00am model improves on previous attempts and is accurate 9 times in 10 in determining patient risk. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to disorders of the heart or blood vessels and includes coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, raised blood pressure, peripheral artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease and heart failure Read on »

Gum Disease Ups Stroke Risk in Men, and Other News of Note by The Verigin Dental Health Team Doctor of Dentistry

Posted Wed 15 Jul 2009 8:11pm History of Periodontitis Linked to Cerebrovascular Disease in Men (Medical News Today) The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums... clinical measures of periodontitis to evaluate the association between this disease and the risk of cerebrovascular disease. The study is published in Annals of Neurology Read on »

Rate of memory decline differs b ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 13 Feb 2009 5:24pm . After Alzheimer's disease (AD) alone, AD with cerebrovascular disease and vascular dementia are the leading causes of dementia. Vascular dementia is often associated with stroke. High blood pressure and smoking are risk factors. Little is known about the progression of either AD with cerebrovascular disease or vascular dementia, Dr. Florence Pasquier Read on »

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...” heart disease for many years. Diagnose your pain. It’s vital to obtain an accurate and rapid diagnosis of coronary artery disease at the outset. Chest pains are often Read on »

Vitamins No Help in Heart Disease? by Dr. Jonny B. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sat 20 Dec 2008 5:47pm use was found to be associated with lower mortality from cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer. Never mind that vitamin... No Help in Heart Disease". First here's what happened, as reported in the Nov 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers enrolled 14,641 male Read on »