Over 11,000 fined in Delhi for smoking in public placesOctober 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - While Delhi has fined over 11,000 people for smoking in public, Tamil Nadu has earned over Rs.12 million in smoking fines, the highest among all the states to have implemented the ban, the health ministry said Thursday. The smoking ban in public places was a brainchild of former health minister Anbumani Ramadoss and came into effect on Oct 2, 2008.
Heart disease at 30? Blame lifestyle (World Heart Day is on Sep 27)September 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If you binge on junk food, smoke and don't exercise, you are at risk of developing heart diseases in your thirties. According to doctors, about 46.9 million Indians between 20 and 69 will suffer from heart diseases by 2010 and half of them will be youngsters.
Coronary imaging helps track plaques that trigger heart attacksSeptember 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It may now be possible to image plaques that are most likely to cause sudden, unexpected adverse cardiac events, based on results from a broad-based trial. The trial, 'Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree (PROSPECT)', is the first prospective natural history study of atherosclerosis (plaque build-up inside the arteries) using multi-modality imaging to characterise the coronary tree.
Swine flu pandemic may spark heart attacksSeptember 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Doctors have warned that failure to control swine flu may increase the rates of heart attacks. The caution is especially alarming as the pandemic is predicted to surge this autumn.o reduce the risks, doctors are advising heart patients to take the H1N1 vaccine as soon as it becomes available in October.
Pregnant mothers, quit smoking for kid's futureSeptember 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Women who quit smoking during the initial months of pregnancy are likely to ensure long-term benefits for their unborn children, says a new study, underscoring the benefits of giving up nicotine. "Even if a woman was smoking in initial months of pregnancy, it was not too late to quit to improve the outcomes for her child.
Bereaved adults vulnerable to heart attacksSeptember 17th, 2009 SYDNEY - People traumatised by the loss of a loved one are more susceptible to a heart attack, says a new study. The study, conducted by the Sydney University Medical School (SUMS), provides new insight into why people going through emotional stress caused by bereavement are more at risk from heart disease.
Loss of loved one make grievers vulnerable to heart attacksSeptember 17th, 2009 SYDNEY - People traumatised by the loss of a loved one are more susceptible to having a heart attack, says a new study. The study conducted by the Sydney University Medical School (SUMS), provides new insight into why people going through the emotional stress caused by bereavement are more at risk of heart disease.
Smokefree Generation: British kids want parents to quit smokingSeptember 14th, 2009 LONDON - Almost all children in England - 96 percent - with a parent who smokes wish they would quit, according to a government poll. The survey of 1,000 children in England aged eight to 13 years also found that 64 percent of children whose parents smoke would rather their parents quit than give them more pocket money.
Smoking ban can help waiters to quit smokingSeptember 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Smoking ban in public places such as bars and restaurants also encourages those working in these places to kick the butt, finds a new study. The research led by Catalan Institute of Oncology researchers showed that 5pct of the waiters stopped smoking, and the number of cigarettes smoked by those who still smoke has fallen by almost 9pct.
A quarter of heart patients don't take their pillsSeptember 8th, 2009 LONDON - At least a fourth of cardiac patients don't take medicines prescribed to prevent heart attacks and strokes, a new study says. The study results suggest that doctors need to pay more attention to the way patients take their medicines in line with recommendations in recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance.
Inflammatory diseases linked to increased cardiovascular riskSeptember 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Patients with two serious autoimmune disorders that cause mascular inflammation-Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM)- are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a group of Montreal researchers. This is the first time that researchers led by Dr.
High recurring heart attack, stroke rates prevail globally despite use of many medicinesSeptember 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - An international study has shown that patients with vascular disease have a surprising high rate of events like strokes, heart attacks, hospitalisations and mortality, despite the use of many medicines and other treatments. The study has also shown that patients in North America, including the U.S., experience an above-average rate of such events.
Men and women smokers equally face risk of death from tobaccoSeptember 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - With the number of women smokers rising day-by-day, researchers have warned that about a quarter of both men and women, who smoke throughout adult life, may die due to tobacco before getting old. They said that smoking still kills more men than women, as men started smoking substantial numbers of cigarettes long before women did.
Aspirin can do more harm than good for healthy peopleAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - Taking aspirin to prevent heart attack can do more harm than good for healthy individuals without any history of heart attack, revealed a study. A large number of people - including a substantial number of the "worried well" - take a daily dose of the drug in the belief it will keep them healthy.
Study shows experimental drug cuts stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeatsAugust 30th, 2009 Study shows experimental drug cuts stroke riskBARCELONA, Spain — An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin — but possibly at a cost, according to new research released Sunday. Patients taking the new drug dabigatran etexilate, made by German pharmaceutical Boehringer Ingelheim, also were slightly more likely to have heart attacks or stomach pain, according to the research presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Barcelona.
