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Altered Sodium Channel Function Linked to Heart Failure

...tricular tachyarrhythmias (VTs) that can cause the sudden death associated with heart failure. Individuals who inherit mutations in genes regulating the influx of sodium ions (Na+) into the muscle cells of the heart through Na+ channels are predisposed to life-threatening VTs. So, because a protein known ...

Royal Brompton Hospital Finds A New Technique To Detect Child Heart Killer

...Brompton Hospital helps in determining the risk of sudden death due to weakness in heart of young people. The// process involves injecting a dye called gadolinium into the patient's vein and then scanning for the results using MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). The scan indicates heart scar tissue that c...

Ban Added Trans Fatty Acids

...r Haikerwal said. 'They may increase the risk of sudden death from a heart attack, and are associated with diabetes.' Removing trans fats is unlikely to affect the way a product tastes, Dr Haikerwal said. 'The experience in countries which have already phased in bans is that there has been little impa...

Zinc – A New Key Player In Brain Circuitr

...isual signals, and an enhanced startle response to sudden noise. Electrophysiological studies of the mutant animals' brain and spinal neurons showed significant zinc-related abnormalities in transmission of signals at the connections, called synapses, among neurons. Betz and his colleagues wrote, "The d...

Insect Protein Effective for Treating Heart Enlargement, Arrythmias

...tions and ultimately progress to heart failure and sudden cardiac death. ”Enlargement of the heart is one ...at, causing arrhythmias and increasing the risk of sudden cardiac death. While most patients can be treated with drug therapy, these treatments have side effe...

Sex Is Okay For Heart, But Not Cocaine - Says An Australian Study

...red other triggers like external pressures such as sudden severe stress or physical exertion which could be a factor in up to 40 per cent of heart attacks. "We know, for example, that the incidence of heart attacks rises sharply in the days after people are exposed to major events such as an earthquake o...

Call Centre Staff Could Face Hearing Damage Risk

...caused to the user of a telephone or earphone by a sudden sharp rise in the acoustic pressure produced by it. The sound could be a whistle, a bleep or any unexpected noise. Two thirds of call centres in Britain fail to protect their workers against hearing damage from noise, reported the online edition of ...

Children and Chronic Kidney Disease

...can lead to heart failure and increase the risk of sudden cardiac death. RACIAL DISPARTIES IN CHILDREN WITH END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE Anemia, an important marker of ill health, is persistently worse in African-American children with end-stage kidney disease than in their white counterparts, according to r...

Sticky Proteins Provide New Insight Into Drug Action

...s more sense to scientists.// “Any time you get a sudden jolt, adrenaline (a.k.a. epinephrine) is why your heart rate goes up,” says Dr. Nevin A. Lambert, a biophysicist at the Medical College of Georgia. “If your heart is about to stop and the doctor administers epinephrine, that is what he or she is tryi...

Sudden Death Isn’t Always So Sudde

...deaths in the United States each year are due to a sudden cardiac arrest; //barely 5% of people who have one survive. The perception of a sudden cardiac arrest is that it comes out of the blue, but a new study suggests that despite its name, it ...

Athletic Gear in Youth Not Protective Against Near Fatal Blows to chest

...s like baseball, hockey, football or lacrosse risk sudden death from a hard blow to the chest although they/...d to be pumped. The result of this is collapse and sudden death unless immediate medical help is provided. The study showed that such a rare but tragic blow...

Effects Of Diabetes Epidemic On The Asian Subcontinent

...styles of the community are changing greatly. This sudden jump in the health of the Indian community as far as diabetes is concerned has happened over an extremely short period of time. With an increase in desk jobs, longer office hours, erratic eating hours, inconsistent sleep patters and high amount of st...

MRI Detects Early Heart Damages In Patients

..., physicians may be able to take action to prevent sudden cardiac death, which is a leading cause of death in patients with sarcoidosis, the researchers said. Sarcoidosis is characterized by the formation of tiny inflammatory growths called granulomas. Although granulomas tend to cluster in the lungs, in ...

Multiple deaths forces cancer trial to be called off

...alted when deaths of patients were reported with a sudden fall of white blood cells in their bodies owing to drug toxicity. This time around the drug dosage and concentration was severely tapered to avoid toxicity. MST...

Yamuna Pollution Kills Thousands Of Fish

... in the river being reduced to zero as a result of sudden discharges of untreated effluents upstream from op...rol Board have been investigating the cause of the sudden rise in pollution levels. A few open drains in the city and heavy discharges from the Hindon and Okh...

Cialis- Bringing Respite To ED Effectively

...scription ED tablets (including CIALIS) reported a sudden decrease or loss of vision. It's not possible to d... the ED tablets or to other factors. If you have a sudden decrease or loss of vision, stop taking any ED tablet and call your doctor right away. Conclusion ...

Paunch Size Linked To Cardiovascular Diseases Risk: Study

...ent of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and sudden death. Khunti said: "The prevalence of abdominal obesity is increasing markedly and is emerging as an important underlying cause of multiple cardiovascular risk factors. "Health professionals in clinical practice and patients are accustomed to the ...

Brain stem Defects associated with SIDS

... recent research, an infant’s risk of cot death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is increased by the b...risk factor." She added: "Although the causes of sudden death in infancy remain unknown, it is generally agreed they are multi-factorial, and the present pa...

Joint Effort: Striking ‘Bone’ Homie with Arthrits

... mis-use of the musculo-skeletal system, including sudden physical exertion or a bad posture. Arthritis is one word for ‘inflammation of the joints’. There are almost 200 types of arthritis and rheumatic disease with the general symptoms hovering around pain, swelling and stiffness, accompanied by limitat...

Some Evidence Shows Chinese Herbal Medicine Helps Angina Patients

...of tongxinluo reduced the number of heart attacks, sudden death or the need for cardiac procedures such as bypass or angioplasty. The review also linked the herbal medicine to uncomfortable side effects, including gastrointestinal symptoms and blood vessel breakage under the skin. The studies offered on...

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