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Heart Disease – Viruses Worsen Dementia In Elderly

According to Finnish researchers, viruses that cause cold sores and their cousins can worsen the risk of dementia in elderly […]

Atherosclerosis – New Approach to Unclogging Arteries

When people have too much cholesterol in their blood, immune cells called macrophages seize fatty particles and try to drag […]

VMC exhibits the new Virtual Cardiac Centre

The recent Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand’s 51st Conference held at the Adelaide Convention Centre last week was […]

Novel Risk Factors Are Now Being Used to Identify New Culprits in Heart Disease

We are all well versed in the traditional risk factors for heart attack or stroke – high blood cholesterol, high […]

Heart Attack – Gout Drug May Reduce Risk

The University of Dundee study is the first stage in a major clinical trial to see whether allopurinol (commonly used […]

Hospital chief backs cardiology services

Launceston General Hospital has rejected claims patients will be at risk if a cardiologist is not replaced. Launceston General Hospital […]

Internet Addiction: Ruining Lives?

Aug. 7, 2003 — It’s got people worried: Glassy-eyed millions are downloading, instant messaging, emailing — and they’re doing it […]

Study Finds New Approach to Unclogging Arteries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. researchers said they had found a key mechanism involved when cholesterol clogs arteries, and said it […]

Clue to infant heart disease risk

An abnormal gene may explain why small babies are more likely to develop heart disease later in life, say scientists. […]

Study: Bone marrow cells can repair damaged heart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Bone marrow cells can be used to repair a heart damaged by a heart attack, researchers reported. […]