Category: Heart Disease

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Hand on heart – it’s time to call it quits | News News icon

Posted: 06 Jun, 2010

A new report released recently discredits the commonly held belief that heart conditions only affect older men.

Hidden group with preventable health problems | News News icon

Posted: 06 Jun, 2010

A new study has found a high rate of preventable health problems among older Australians who are relying on home and community care services in order to remain in their homes and independent.

Nicotine replacement therapy helps smokers | News News icon

Posted: 02 May, 2010

The Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI), the industry body representing non-prescription consumer healthcare products has called on the Federal Government to embrace Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) as part of its package to help reduce smoking rates.

Heart disease risk for women with hormonal disorder | News News icon

Posted: 13 Apr, 2010

Adelaide researchers have found evidence of a link between a common hormonal disorder in women and heart disease – and they’re seeking more women to take part in a new study to confirm their results.

Worrying helps heart patients | News News icon

Posted: 13 Apr, 2010

Australian researchers have made the surprising finding that patients who are worriers are likely to be better off after being hospitalised with an acute heart condition.

Salt reduction targets agreed | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 23 Mar, 2010

The Reformulation Working Group of the Rudd Government’s Food and Health Dialogue has secured the agreement of leading manufacturers and retailers to salt level reduction targets across a variety of bread and breakfast cereals.

Pregnant women falling short on nutrition | News News icon

Posted: 08 Mar, 2010

Pregnant women are skimping on fruit and vegetables and gaining too much weight, according to a new Australian study.

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High blood pressure: the silent killer of the century | Features Features icon

Posted: 18 Feb, 2010

High blood pressure is often referred to as a ‘silent killer’ because most people do not feel any symptoms until it has caused considerable damage to their body. High blood pressure affects more than two million Australians and contributes to thousands of deaths every year.

Be careful of salt | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 10 Feb, 2010

A high salt diet can cause serious health problems including high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

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Weight-loss proves effective cure for sleep apnoea | Features Features icon

Posted: 06 Jan, 2010

For obese men, dramatic weight loss can be an effective way to improve moderate to severe sleep apnoea, according to scientists at Karolinska Institutet.

Reducing carbon can improve health | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 09 Dec, 2009

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has called for the introduction of comprehensive policies to address climate change following the release of a series of six papers in The Lancet demonstrating that policies to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions can substantially improve health at the same time.

Obesity – are drugs the answer? | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 26 Nov, 2009

Australia is losing the battle against obesity and more attention must be given to the role of drugs in managing weight loss, according to leading obesity researchers from the University of New South Wales.

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Failure to express anger doubles heart risk | Features Features icon

Posted: 25 Nov, 2009

Men who do not openly express their anger about unfair treatment at work double their risk of having a heart attack or dying from serious heart disease, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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Transcendental meditation lowers heart disease | Features Features icon

Posted: 17 Nov, 2009

Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation® technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according to the results of a first-ever study presented recently during the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla.

Do not take your lungs for granted | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 01 Nov, 2009

November is Lung Health Awareness Month and the Rudd Government is encouraging Australians not to take their lungs for granted.

Heart shows the head how it’s done | News News icon

Posted: 13 Oct, 2009

Methods used for analysing a person’s risk of cardiovascular diseases are shedding new light on assessing and modifying a person’s risk of depression, according to a study from The Australian National
University.

Help for people with sleeping disorders | News News icon

Posted: 07 Oct, 2009

Philips has launched a new Sleep Therapy System to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Using intelligent technology, this new system simplifies patient management by monitoring patients and recognising when therapy needs are changing, while offering sophisticated comfort enhancements.

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Men need to get tough about their health | Features Features icon

Posted: 07 Oct, 2009

Health professionals, researchers and educators gathered in Newcastle recently as part of the National Men’s Health Gathering 2009 to raise awareness about failings in men’s health and how they need to be addressed, urgently.

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New side effects found in statins | Features Features icon

Posted: 27 Sep, 2009

They have been hailed as wonder drugs — lowering cholesterol and helping heart patients recover their health — but side effects of some statin therapies may be loss of muscle mass and premature fatigue, especially in older people, the largest patient group taking them.

Call for cardiovascular health checks | News News icon

Posted: 21 Sep, 2009

Four leading health charities have called for the implementation of a national program of regular cardiovascular health checks, saying it could prevent thousands of premature deaths and ease pressure on hospitals by better identifying people at high risk of developing disease and ensuring they received the needed treatment and on-going care.

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Men need to change lifestyle to live longer over 50 | Features Features icon

Posted: 20 Sep, 2009

Middle aged men who smoke, have high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels can expect a 10–15 year shorter life expectancy from age 50 compared with men without these risk factors.

Couch potatoes under attack | News News icon

Posted: 16 Sep, 2009

Ahead of the footy party season, leading nutritionist Zoe Bingley-Pullin has warned couch-potato fans against ‘heart-attack’ snacking and urged footy supporters to make healthy choices to beat the battle of bulge.

Psychologists welcome overhaul of health | News News icon

Posted: 15 Sep, 2009

Australian psychologists have welcomed the wide-ranging recommendations contained in the Government’s three recent reports on the restructuring of health services in Australia.

Nutrition experts welcome Preventative Health Taskforce report | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 06 Sep, 2009

Australia’s peak nutrition body has welcomed the release of the Government’s National Preventative Health Taskforce report – ‘Australia: The Healthiest Country by 2020’, which outlines a series of proposals to improve the health of Australians.

New trial supports community nursing | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 06 Sep, 2009

With almost half the adult population obese or overweight and even more making unhealthy lifestyle choices involving alcohol and tobacco, Australia is facing a crisis of premature death and rising health costs, a fact highlighted this week in the federal government’s National Primary Health Care Strategy.