Posts Tagged ‘Heart Disease’
Approximately 70 percent of American adults have too much fat, and this number is even higher (about 80 percent) for people older than 60. In addition to detracting from personal appearance and physical function, excess fat is associated with a number of medical issues, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, back pain, arthritis and ...
Scientists discover definitive role for brain in regulating loss of muscle mass
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Patients with cancer, heart disease and other chronic illness struggle not only with complications inherent to their disease, they also experience an involuntary loss of weight and muscle mass triggered by the body's natural response to infection and inflammation. Increasing nutrition intake does not mitigate the process and there is no treatment.
Loss of weight associated with chronic illness may soon have first treatment
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Patients with cancer, heart disease and other chronic illness struggle not only with complications inherent to their disease, they also experience an involuntary loss of weight and muscle mass triggered by the body's natural response to infection and inflammation. Increasing nutrition intake does not mitigate the process and there is no treatment.
University of Louisville makes strides in restoring heart muscle
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
(WHAS11) Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, but heart disease may have met its match. University of Louisville Cardiac Scientists have spent nearly 8 years developing a treatment that actually repairs damaged heart muscle. Now, they say they have proof that the damaged muscle can be saved and rejuvenated. They say they have discovered that the heart can heal itself. Two-and ...
Types of heart muscle disease
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
THERE are three main types of cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle). It can run in families and affect more than one member of a family.