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Risk score offers new way to assess the impact that stress can have on the heart
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Why mental stress can take a toll on the heart
Insufficient cardiovascular response to mental stress linked to reduced blood flow in the heart among people with heart disease Imagine walking through a park and suddenly spotting a bear. Normally your heart starts beating faster and your blood vessels constrict. That’s the sympathetic nervous system preparing your body for a “flight or fight” response. Then,…
Heart Attack Research | NHLBI, NIH
Research Feature Read about how the studies we support are showing the importance of healthy lifestyle changes to lower the risk of a heart attack: Small changes for a healthy heart. Our Division of Cardiovascular Sciences and its Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Research Program and Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease Branch oversee much of the…
Surrey NHS holding free lessons on women’s health
A series of free GP-led online sessions are being held for people in Surrey to learn about women’s health conditions. The next webinar will take place on Tuesday evening and will discuss polycystic ovary syndrome, premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Later this year, there will be three further meetings to discuss endometriosis, fertility, cervical…
Indigenous rapid detection kit ready to detect Nipah virus with 100% accuracy: Director, ICMR-NIV, ET HealthWorld
Pune: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a portable test kit for detecting Nipah virus cases with 100 per cent accuracy, which can provide results within 1- 2 hours. According to Dr Naveen Kumar, Director, ICMR-NIV, Pune, “Based on amplification of viral gene without the need for a specialised machine at the…
Gurgaon Man Defeats Stage 4 Cancer with Targeted Therapy, ET HealthWorld
Gurgaon: Cancer is a relentless enemy but not an invincible one, says Dr Pooja Babbar, under whose watch a 38-year-old man with a rare and aggressive head and neck cancer has made a remarkable recovery. The patient with Stage 4 mucoepidermoid carcinoma battled the disease for over two years, with no success from surgeries or…
Paddy Pimblett: UFC star Paddy the Baddy on mental health – ‘Men are too proud but should speak to someone’
Content warning: Video contains discussion of suicide. UFC star Paddy Pimblett speaks with BBC Sport’s Sam Harris about dealing with mental health issues, and his supportive friendship with now-retired fighter Molly McCann. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/actionline for more information and help with issues raised in this video. READ MORE: Aspinall upgraded to undisputed UFC champion as Jones…
Low aspirin dose ‘reduces cancer risk in some patients’, Newcastle University-led study says
BBC Designer Nick James, who has lost most of his family to cancer, was first on the trial A study to find the right dose of aspirin to reduce the risk of cancer in some patients has found the smallest amount works just as well as larger ones, according to a leading researcher. The trial…
Government Launches Affordable Sickle Cell Anaemia Test Kits for Nationwide Screening, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Sickle cell anaemia tests have become much more affordable, with the government driving the prices of kits to less than Rs 50 in its bid to make diagnosis accessible and eradicate the inherited blood disorder. Two ICMR centres — National Institute of Immunohaematology (NIIH) in Mumbai and the Centre for Research Management and…
At-home HPV test kits to be offered to thousands of women in England
Getty Images For the first time, at-home HPV tests will be offered to some women in England Women who have delayed coming forward for cervical screening will be offered a test to be taken at home, NHS England has said. The DIY test kits, available from January, contain a long cotton-wool bud to swab the…