Heart Health
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03/12/2012 - Aroma oils aid heart - in short bursts
Essential oils used in aromatherapy can help to lower heart rate and blood pressure – but only if the user is exposed to them for less than one hour. More
30/11/2012 - Marathons "too far, too fast"
Marathon addicts are unlikely to be building up their heart health, experts say today. More
28/11/2012 - Fitness as good as pills for cholesterol
Getting a little bit fit is as good for fighting cholesterol as taking statin pills - and the two together are a winning combination, experts say today. More
28/11/2012 - Pregnancy problem link to heart disease
Women afflicted with a high blood pressure condition during their first pregnancy suffer from massively increased risk of heart disease, researchers report today. More
23/11/2012 - Fruit study aims to find healing source
British university researchers are hoping to strip the healthy nutrients out of fruits so they can be used in new foods and medicines, it was announced yesterday. More
23/11/2012 - Salt gene found?
Large numbers of people carry a gene variant that puts them at risk of high blood pressure from too much salt, Scottish researchers have revealed. More
22/11/2012 - Doubts over health checks
Systematic health checks of middle-aged people lead to over-diagnosis and fail to deliver health benefits, it was claimed yesterday. More
19/11/2012 - New drive to cut cardiac arrest death
Soccer star turned actor Vinnie Jones returned to the fray today in a new campaign aimed at persuading the public to "get tough" with heart attacks. More
14/11/2012 - Young heart family checks urged
The families of people who died of sudden heart-related illnesses at a young age need checking for heart disease, researchers warned today. More
14/11/2012 - New diabetes heart disease warning
Patients with heart disease should be screened for diabetes repeatedly, European experts said today. More
13/11/2012 - Stroke link to hip op studied
Patients who undergo total hip replacement face a high risk of stroke, British researchers warned last night. More
09/11/2012 - Healthy eating drive success "small but measurable"
Several British initiatives to encourage healthy eating have achieved measurable success, according to the findings of a major European research project. More
06/11/2012 - Cholesterol injections, tomatoes and probiotics for heart
Injecting “good” cholesterol after suffering a heart attack could lower the risk of subsequent attacks, a conference has heard. More
06/11/2012 - Multivitamin does not reduce heart attack or stroke risk in men
Multivitamin supplements do not reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke, a major study of middle-aged men shows today. More
05/11/2012 - Heart to power pacemakers
The beating heart could replace batteries as the power source for pacemakers, researchers have revealed. More
31/10/2012 - Oily fish key to health benefits
The medical benefits of eating fish have been widely studied - and new research today says eating oil fish can cut the risk of stroke. More
23/10/2012 - Fainting link to flying DVT
Air travellers who start fainting may be developing blood clots in the circulation, researchers warned yesterday. More
22/10/2012 - Female heart survival lags "significantly"
A woman's chances of surviving a heart attack are about a third of those faced by a man, according to a major new study. More
15/10/2012 - Sitting risk regardless of fitness - researchers
Sitting for long periods at a computer or in front of the television is a major hazard to the heart, British researchers warn today. More
12/10/2012 - Global study finds genes linked to cholesterol
The major study of cholesterol has identified 21 new gene variants linked with heart disease, it was announced last night. More
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