Monthly Archives: August 2023

Big six: The foundation of optimal cardiovascular health depends on “protective foods,” study finds

30 Aug 2023 — Fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish and whole-fat dairy products eaten in the right quantities have been identified as “protective foods” that lower the risks of heart attacks and strokes in adults by researchers from McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada and the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI). The researchers used the […]

Travis County Resident Dies From Brain Infection After Swimming in Lake LBJ

Avoid freshwater going in your nose, says Austin Public Health By Lina Fisher, 9:50AM, Wed. Aug. 30, 2023 Lake LBJ in 2014 (credit: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith’s America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Via Wikimedia Commons.) A Travis County resident has died from an amebic […]

Triglyceride-glucose index in the prediction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients without diabetes mellitus after coronary artery bypass grafting: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Virani SS, Alonso A, Benjamin EJ, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics-2020 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2020;141(9):e139–596. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Vos T, Lim SS, Abbafati C, Abbas KM, Abbasi M, Abbasifard M, et al. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a […]

A comparative assessment between Globorisk and WHO cardiovascular disease risk scores: a population-based study

Abstract The Globorisk and WHO cardiovascular risk prediction models are country-specific and region-specific, respectively. The goal of this study was to assess the agreement and correlation between the WHO and Globorisk 10-year cardiovascular disease risk prediction models. The baseline data of 6796 individuals aged 40–74 years who participated in the Fasa cohort study without a history of […]

The Global Blood Warmer Market size is expected to reach $1.8 billion by 2030, rising at a market growth of 7.9% CAGR during the forecast period

New York, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Global Blood Warmer Market Size, Share & Industry Trends Analysis Report By Application, By Product, By End-use, By Regional Outlook and Forecast, 2023 – 2030” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p06487704/?utm_source=GNW Dialysis treatments frequently cause an increase in these surgeries at varying stages of […]

280K funding boost for research into little known blood cancer

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded a £280,000 funding boost from Blood Cancer UK. It forms part of Blood Cancer UK’s latest funding for the illness, which is the fifth most common cause of cancer in the UK. Relatively little is known about the causes of a group […]

COVID infection risk rises the longer you are exposed — even for vaccinated people

A viral particle (artificially coloured) of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library Prolonged exposure in close proximity to someone with COVID-19 puts people at high risk of catching the disease, even if they’ve had both the disease and vaccinations against it, a study1 shows. The study, published this month in Nature Communications, reveals […]

UC’s Hoxworth Blood Center and the Bearcats team up to tackle the need for blood in greater Cincinnati

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, and the UC Bearcats are teaming up to tackle the need for blood in the greater Cincinnati community.  All blood and platelet donors who donate at any of Hoxworth’s seven Neighborhood Donor Centers and select mobile blood drives between September 1 – 30 will receive a limited-edition UC Bearcats […]

Cardiovascular complications impact COVID-19 community-acquired pneumonia death rates

August 30, 2023 2 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: Ali reports no relevant financial disclosures. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . […]

Cardiovascular Drugs Market to Surpass 231.64 Billion by 2030 Drives Due to the Innovative Therapies Spark Growth

Westford, USA, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to SkyQuest, increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases worldwide is propelling demand for effective drugs. As lifestyle-related risk factors continue to surge, cardiovascular drugs market for cardiovascular drugs is projected to expand to meet the escalating medical requirements. Browse in-depth TOC on the “Cardiovascular Drugs Market” Pages […]