Despite rising prevalence of heart disease in China, primary preventive treatment rates remain low American College of Physicians
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About one in 10 middle-aged adults in China are at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet use of risk reduction therapies is strikingly low. Findings from a Chinese national screening project are published in Annals of Internal Medicine .
Foldax, Inc. Gains Approval to Begin US Clinical Trials of the First and Only Biopolymer Heart Valve Platform
SALT LAKE CITY–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Foldax, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted IDE approval to begin an Early Feasibility Study of the Tria surgical aortic heart valve for the treatment of aortic valve disease.
Women can reduce risk of heart disease with diet, exercise
Women can reduce risk of heart disease with diet, exercise By Pineandlakes Echo Journal on Feb 18, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but there are steps you can take to reduce your risk. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cardiovascular disease outranks all forms of cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and pneumonia in causing death. Fortunately, heart disease is largely preventable through lifestyle.
Men who can do more than 40 push-ups are 96% less likely to have coronary issues than guys who can’t do 10: study
Drop and give yourself a longer life. Men who can do 40 push-ups are 96% less likely to have heart problems than those who can’t do more than 10, according to a new Harvard University study . Advertisement The fitness survey focused on 1,562 male firefighters in Indiana who were separated into five groups based on how many push-ups the they could do. Those participants were then studied for a decade.
10 super foods to prevent breast cancer
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