61. Heart Attack Risk -- Discovery Health -- Obesity, Heart increased risk for atherosclerosis. This buildup of fatty plaques increasesyour risk of having a heart attack or stroke. http://health.discovery.com/newsbreak/focus/sparetire.html

How a Spare Tire Causes Heart Attacks By Andrea Pennington, M.D. The way that your body distributes excess fat can influence your tendency to develop certain chronic diseases. A recent study indicates that having a large 'pot belly' or 'spare tire' around the middle is associated with an increased risk for atherosclerosis. This build-up of fatty plaques increases your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Hidden Fat Experts explain that in addition to the fat we can see bulging around our middles, there are also fat deposits deep within the abdomen tucked around abdominal organs. The presence of this fat further increases the risk of having high cholesterol and insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes. So what can you do about your fat stores? Improved nutrition and exercise can decrease fat stores and limit further fat deposition. In fact exercise alone can make quite a dent in the fat. A study published in this month's Journal of the American Medical Association found that women who exercised for 45 minutes each day (walking, biking, and aerobics) lowered the amount of intra-abdominal fat by 6.9% However, many find that losing the visible fat around the middle to be a tedious and grueling task. That's because as the body becomes deprived of fat and calories and as you increase the metabolic needs through exercise, the body goes into conservation mode. It will burn the readily available fat for energy. Studies have shown that the fat around the abdomen is more resistant to breakdown.

62. Wine Spectator Online | Daily Wine News | Frequent Drinking Lowers Chance Of Hea A study which appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that people who drink alcoholic beverages more often have a reduced chance of developing heart disease. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,1939,00.html

OAS_AD('TopLeft'); OAS_AD('Top'); Site Map E-mail Print Click here for the ... current issue OAS_AD('BottomLeft'); Impact Databank 2002 Edition Now Available Home Daily Wine News > Current Headlines Frequent Drinking Lowers Chance of Heart Attack, Study Shows Posted: Friday, January 10, 2003 By Jacob Gaffney Men who drink at least three times a week may be less likely to develop heart disease than are nondrinkers and less-frequent drinkers regardless of whether they prefer beer, wine or spirits, according to a new study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Numerous studies have found that moderate alcohol consumption can help prevent heart disease, but the roles of drinking patterns and type of beverage were unclear. The latest research indicates that how often you drink may be more important than how much or what you drink. The findings "imply that ethanol, per se, is the active agent" in reducing heart disease, said lead researcher Dr. Kenneth Mukamal, who had conducted an earlier study that concluded that moderate consumption of alcohol after a heart attack lowered the chances of having another.

63. Heart Attack Symptoms -- Discovery Health -- Heart, Health heart attack, the most visible sign of heart disease, strikes about1.1 million people each year. Over 40 percent of them will die. http://health.discovery.com/centers/heart/symptoms.html

Knowing the Symptoms of Heart Disease Could Save Your Life Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. One American will die every 33 seconds from cardiovascular disease. Heart attack, the most visible sign of heart disease, strikes about 1.1 million people each year. Over 40 percent of them will die. Because knowing the symptoms may save your life or that of a loved one, keep in mind that not everybody will experience a heart attack in the same way. Women and diabetics may be more likely to experience symptoms outside of the classic "crushing chest pain." Nausea, dizziness, stomach or abdominal pain, shortness of breath, sweating, paleness, anxiety, weakness or fatigue may all be indicators of a heart attack. "Everything should be viewed in the context of risk factors," says Alison D. Schecter, M.D., F.A.C.C., an assistant professor at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and co-director of the Women's CARE Program. "If you're a healthy woman at 20, and you feel stomach upset, it's unlikely that it's your heart." But if you experience these "atypical" symptoms, don't have an explanation for them, and are at risk for a heart attack, seek immediate medical attention, she says. Also seek medical help if you experience chest pain or these other symptoms when you exercise. Be particularly aware of all heart attack symptoms if you have the following risk factors: smoking.

64. Chest Pain, Acute / Self-Care Flowcharts / Family Health And Medical Guide Instructions for use to determine if the chest pain could be a heart attack. http://www.familydoctor.org/flowcharts/523.html

Topic 23 Chest Pain, Acute Severe, sudden chest pain can represent a life-threatening problem. Follow this chart for more information. SYMPTOMS DIAGNOSIS SELF-CARE 1. Is the person a child or infant? See Chest Pain in Infants and Children. 2. Do you have severe chest pain and/or severe shortness of breath? Go to Question 8.** 3. Do you have symptoms of a cold or flu, such as fever, aches, chills, runny nose and/or cough? Go to Question 6.* 4. Do you have a productive cough (greenish, yellowish, or tan mucus) and a fever? Your symptoms may be from an infection such as PNEUMONIA. These infections are serious and should be diagnosed and treated by your doctor. 5. Do you have a cough, minimal clear mucus and pains when you take a deep breath? You may have VIRAL BRONCHITIS, and your pain may be from PLEURISY, an irritation of the lining of the lung, or from hard coughing that causes pain in the muscles and chest wall. Treat yourself with cold medicines and/or anti-inflammatory medicines, and see your doctor if the cough continues for more than a few days or if you develop a fever. Do you have a sharp pain in one side of your chest when you take a deep breath?

65. French Minister Dies A week after suffering a heart attack during a live television broadcast of a French National Assembly debate, veteran MP Michel Crepeau died Tuesday in a Paris hospital. The assembly observed a minute of silence for Crepeau, 68, the head of the centerleft Radical Left Party. President Jacques Chirac hailed him as a figure of French public life and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin said, I have lost a friend. Wired News http://www.wired.com/news/news/story/18823.html

66. Regular Alcohol Intake Cuts The Heart Attack Risk --- HealthandAge Regular Alcohol Intake Cuts the heart attack Risk. Regular Alcohol IntakeCuts the heart attack Risk. Source Tufts University February 14, 2003. http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gid2=2290

English site German site March 30, 2003 Home Health Centers HealthandAge Network News ... Primer on Aging Choose Font Size Normal Large Extra Large Regular Alcohol Intake Cuts the Heart Attack Risk Regular Alcohol Intake Cuts the Heart Attack Risk Source: Tufts University February 14, 2003 You've probably heard that drinking alcohol may reduce your risk for heart disease. While those who enjoy the occasional drink may welcome this news, researchers have yet to determine how people can best incorporate this information into their lives. No one knows for sure exactly how much alcohol or what type of alcohol is most beneficial, or how often it should be consumed. Now a study in the New England Journal of Medicine sheds further light on the subject, finding that the drinking pattern, rather than the type of beverage, is important for determining a lower risk for heart disease. A large-scale study For this analysis the researchers polled more than 38,000 middle aged and older men several times over a 12-year period, asking them what type and how much alcohol they consumed in a typical week. The researchers then noted the number of men who suffered a heart attack during the course of the study. After accounting for other factors that affect heart disease risk, they found that men who drank alcohol 3 to 7 days a week were about 30% less likely to suffer a heart attack when compared with those who consumed alcohol less than once a week. The type of alcohol - beer, wine, or distilled spirits - did not appear to make a difference, nor did it matter whether or not the men consumed the alcohol with meals.

67. Heart Attack Aftercare Association Fund raising charity supporting coronary aftercare. Programs, membership and remembrance facility available. http://www.heartattackaftercare.org.uk

Welcome to the Heart Attack Aftercare Association Website. The Heart Attack Aftercare Association is a fund raising charity supporting coronary Aftercare Programs, which are conducted for the rehabilitation of heart attack victims. We have a fun lottery. We have a super jackpot opportunity. We support a very worthwhile cause. Site design by M3 Systems [Home] Profile] [Remembrance] ... [Beneficiaries] Postal address : Carlisle House, Carlisle Street, Goole, DN14 5DS. UK (Charity Registration No1045717) Telephone FAX E-Mail haaa@pipex.dial.com

68. Stony Brook Researcher Says Tetracyclines May Stabilize Heart Attack-Producing P Brook, NY 117940605 Stony Brook Researcher Says Tetracyclines MayStabilize heart attack-Producing Plaques. More than 20 years ago http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/artman/publish/article_326.shtml

Stony Brook News Contact Media Relations Stony Brook in the News Events ... News Categories Search Entire Site General University News Arts/Humanities Engineering/Science Health Sciences/Hospital Marine Sciences Stony Brook in the News Advanced Search Health Sciences/Hospital Press Release Contact: Iva Kocijan FAX: 631.632.6313 Stony Brook University, SUNY 144 Admin Stony Brook, NY 11794-0605 Stony Brook Researcher Says Tetracyclines May Stabilize Heart Attack-Producing Plaques More than 20 years ago, Dr. Lorne Golub of Stony Brook University's School of Dental Medicine began research that would lead to the development of a critical drug—and the only FDA-approved, systematically-administered drug—used in the treatment of periodontal disease, the major cause of tooth loss in the adult population world-wide. Today, at an important conference being held by the American Heart Association in Chicago, important new research was presented indicating that Dr. Golub's original discovery also may have important implications in the treatment of heart disease. Golub and his colleagues, N. Ramamurthy and Thomas F. McNamara, conducted the research at Stony Brook that led to the discovery of Periostat®, which in 1998 became only the second drug ever developed by a State University of New York institution approved for marketing by the FDA. It has gone on to become the leading treatment in the world for periodontal disease. Now Golub is co-author of a research paper that says this non-antibacterial formulation of a tetracycline—a low-dose doxycycline that is the active ingredient in Periostat®—also lowers c-reactive proteins in the plasma of patients with heart disease. C-reactive protein is a leading diagnostic marker of risk for future heart attacks.

69. Zocor Information about a treatment to lower high cholesterol and reduce risk of heart attack in patients with high cholesterol and heart disease. Consumer and professional section. http://www.merck.com/product/usa/zocor

70. Closing The Health Gap: Heart Disease National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) public education campaign, ActIn Time to heart attack Signs. The campaign offers educational materials http://www.healthgap.omhrc.gov/heart_disease.htm

Health Conditions Cancer Diabetes Heart Disease HIV/AIDS ... Stroke Consumer Health Resources Child Health Consumer Health Guides Finding a Health Care Provider ... Women's Health Heart Disease In 1999, 78,574 African-Americans died from heart disease, the leading cause of death for all racial and ethnic groups. African-Americans were 30 percent more likely to die of heart disease than Whites when differences in age distributions were taken into account. Throughout this website, we include statistics like these to indicate some of the reasons why Americans should be concerned with the health gap. The most important message we can present is that it doesn't have to be this way. Individuals and families can take many steps to improve their health and the health of their loved ones, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has many resources that can help. Some of the best resources we have or know about are listed here. Searchable Web Sites New Campaign to Increase the Chances of Heart Attack Survival: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Minority Population Gateway

71. Bayer ASA Effects Side Effects Bayer ASA Drug Interactions Aspirin - RxList Mono Extensive information with links to pharmacology, indications and dosage, and overdose for this salicylate used an an analgesic, antipyretic, antiinflammatory, and to reduce platelet aggregation for the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/asa_ad.htm

Aspirin Health News Please, take our 1 second survey! SEASONAL DEPRESSION MENTAL HEALTH ... WEIGHT LOSS SIDE EFFECTS Antiarthritic Effect In MI Prophylaxis Gastrointestinal reactions: Doses of 1,000 mg per day of aspirin caused gastrointestinal symptoms and bleeding that, in some cases, were clinically significant. In the largest postinfarction study (the Aspirin Myocardial Infarction Study (AMIS) with 4,500 people), the percentage of incidences of gastrointestinal symptoms for the aspirin (1,000 mg of a standard, solid-tablet formulation) and placebo-treated subjects, respectively, were stomach pain (14.5%, 4.4%), heartburn nausea and/or vomiting (7.6%, 2.1%), hospitalization for GI disorder (4.9%, 3.5%). In the A.I. and other trials, aspirin-treated patients had increased rates of gross gastrointestinal bleeding. Symptoms and signs of gastrointestinal irritation were not significantly increased in subjects treated for unstable angina with buffered aspirin in solution.

72. FDA Clears New Lab Test To Help Rule Out Heart Attack FDA Clears New Lab Test to Help Rule Out heart attack. The Food heartattack. Only an estimated 22 percent actually have a heart attack. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01200.html

FDA Talk Papers are prepared by the Press Office to guide FDA personnel in responding with consistency and accuracy to questions from the public on subjects of current interest. Talk Papers are subject to change as more information becomes available. Media Inquiries: 301-827-6242 February 14, 2003 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Clears New Lab Test to Help Rule Out Heart Attack The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today cleared for marketing a new laboratory blood test that will significantly increase the ability of doctors to rule out a heart attack when a person shows up at an emergency room with severe chest pains. The test is the first new blood test for evaluation of heart attacks since the introduction of the blood test for troponin, a protein present in the blood after a heart attack, in 1994. The test, the Albumin Cobalt Binding (ACB) Test, manufactured by Ischemia Technologies, Inc., of Arvada Colo., works by measuring how much cobalt is bound to the blood protein albumin. Changes in the structure of albumin occur in several illnesses, including heart attacks. The ACB test is not a stand-alone heart attack test but must be used together with an electrocardiogram (ECG) and a blood test for troponin. A normal ACB test with a normal ECG and normal troponin gives doctors increased confidence that patients can go home because they did not have a heart attack.

73. CNN - Study: New 'super Aspirin' Cuts Heart Attack Risk - June 22, 1998 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9806/22/aspirin/

MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Study: New 'super aspirin' cuts heart attack risk June 22, 1998 Web posted at: 11:08 p.m. EDT (0308 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) New "super aspirin" can effectively relieve angina and significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks, according to a study published Monday. The study, in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, looked at Lamifiban, a drug now in its last phase of testing before a final review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The first "super aspirin," Aggrastat, was approved by the FDA last month and is now in distribution. The current treatment for angina chest pain caused by a poor blood supply to the heart muscle is conventional aspirin and a blood-thinning drug called heparin. The aspirin-heparin combination does not work in at least 10 percent of cases, and some patients go on to have a heart attack. Unstable angina occurs when years of cholesterol buildup on artery walls suddenly causes a rupture and platelets clump around the wound. As the clot becomes larger, it blocks arterial blood flow to the heart and can lead to a heart attack.

74. Before Using Aspirin To Lower Your Risk Of Heart Attack Or Stroke, Here Is What Before Using Aspirin to Lower Your Risk of heart attack or Stroke,Here is What You Should Know. US Food and Drug http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/AspirinFactSheet.htm

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Consumer Education Search Maintaining Good Health: Important Tips from FDA Before Using Aspirin to Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke, Here is What You Should Know This resource is also available as a brochure to view in PDF format Only a health professional can safely decide if the regular use of aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke is right for you. Aspirin It's often thought of as one of those harmless over-the-counter drugs that you've relied on for years to fight pain, swelling, headache and fever. Now you're hearing that it can also lower your risk of a heart attack, some kinds of strokes and other very specific heart and blood vessel diseases. Then why not use an aspirin a day? No need to bother your health professional with questions about something so simple, right? Wrong. Although aspirin may seem like a quick and easy solution to any fears you might have, it's not as simple as you think. If you're using aspirin to lower your chance of a heart attack or clot-related stroke and you haven't talked with a health professional bout it, read on. The information here could help you avoid risks and stay healthy.

75. Learn About Heart Attack From Plainsense Emergency symptoms of a heart attack, causes and how to reduce the risks.Category Health Conditions and Diseases Heart Disease heart attack......WHAT CAUSES A heart attack? This reduced blood flow can lead to the death of a pieceof heart muscle which can then trigger the symptoms of a heart attack. http://www.plainsense.com/Health/Mens/hearatta.html

Search the Web. Type it and go! Related Topics: Athletes Foot Back Protection Balanitis Baldness ... Fitness Heart Attack Heart Disease Hernias Hydrocele Hypertension ... Weight Control EMERGENCY SYMPTOMS uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest lasting two minutes or longer pain spreading to the shoulders, neck or arms (usually on the left side of the body) dizziness lightheartedness numbness fainting sweating nausea shortness of breath or sudden weakness pale skin WHAT CAUSES A HEART ATTACK? Blood flow is restricted from an artery to the heart and deprives the heart muscle of necessary oxygen-rich blood. The restriction comes either from a blood clot in an area of the artery where a fatty plaque has ruptured or from an artery that has had a spasm. The amount of damage depends on which artery is blocked and what the remaining blood flow is like in the area. This reduced blood flow can lead to the death of a piece of heart muscle which can then trigger the symptoms of a heart attack. If you or someone you're with experiences any or all of these symptoms, get medical attention immediately. Risk of death from a heart attack is highest within the first two hours of the onset of symptoms.

76. BHF Any Questions? - Heart Attack Medical heart attack. What is a heart attack? A heart attack occurs when one ofthe coronary arteries which supplies the heart muscle is blocked by a clot. http://www.bhf.org.uk/questions/index.asp?secondlevel=370&thirdlevel=377

77. CNN - Study: Specific Protein May Predict Heart Attack Risk In Women - August 24 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9808/24/heart.risk.test/

MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Study: Specific protein may predict heart attack risk in women August 24, 1998 Web posted at: 6:34 p.m. EDT (2234 GMT) From Medical Correspondent Dr. Steve Salvatore NEW YORK (CNN) Doctors may soon have a new and better way than measuring blood cholesterol levels to predict the risk of heart attack and stroke among healthy women after menopause. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School say a protein found in the body, called C-reactive protein or CRP, may help doctors predict who will develop heart disease and who will not. "Basic research has shown that in the arteries in the heart, that inflammatory processes that are reflected by higher levels of CRP may play a role in the development of hardening of the arteries or atherosclerosis," said researcher Dr. Charles Hennekens. Previous studies have shown that the C-reactive protein is a strong predictor of heart attack risk in men. Now a study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation finds C-reactive protein also can predict heart attack risk in women as well.

78. BHF Any Questions? - Silent Heart Attack 2. Select a Question Medical Silent heart attack. Silent HeartAttack and Silent Ischemia. Silent heart attack and Silent Ischemia http://www.bhf.org.uk/questions/index.asp?secondlevel=370&thirdlevel=508

79. ALLHAT-Heart Attack Prevention Trial ALLHAT, the Antihypertensive and LipidLowering Treatment to Prevent heart attackTrial, was a practice-based clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart http://allhat.org/

ALLHAT Results ALLHAT Study Patient Newsletter Clinic Newsletter ... (log in required) Home Restricted Sites: CEG NKF GENHAT Financial Conflict of Interest Disclosure ALLHAT clinical trial final results . . . . . English ALLHAT Results Results Details PowerPoint Slides: Major Outcomes Major LLT Outcomes more PowerPoint and Acrobat Slides Because of the superiority of thiazide-type diuretics in preventing one or more major forms of cardiovascular disease and their lower cost, they should be the drugs of choice for first-step antihypertensive therapy. For the patient who cannot take a diuretic (which should be an unusual circumstance), calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors may be considered. Most hypertensive patients require more than one drug. Diuretics should generally be part of the antihypertensive regimen. Lifestyle advice should also be provided.

80. Genentech Products - Disease Education - Heart Attack Fact Sheet National heart attack Alert Program Coordinating Committee 60 Minutes to TreatmentGroup, Emergency Department Rapid Identification and Treatment of Patients http://www.gene.com/gene/products/education/cardiovascular/hrtattack-factsheet.j

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