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Showing posts with label HEALTH. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Vitamin D reduces the risk of human heart disease between women

A medical results conducted at the University of California American elderly ladies who are over sixty-fifth birthday and abusing complement vitamin "d" are less vulnerable to death from human heart disease by about one third. The studies conducted by the American Heart Association showed that low levels of certain types of vitamin "d" associated with an increase in the risk of injuries of heart. During follow-up of about 9700 women over the age of sixty who used 4272 tablets of vitamin "d" for 11 years. The researchers found that the risk of death due to human heart disease was lower by 31% in women who used as vitamin capsules compared with those who did not use it. That is after checking 420 women died due to coronary heart disease. Scientists pointed out that vitamin "d" is one of the most important organizations to absorb Calcium in the body. Coronary heart disease is usually accompanied by the hardening of arteries caused by the accumulation of fat and cholesterol Calcium on arteries.

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Statin treatment reduces the risk of developing a second heart attack

In a new study Japanese researches found that treatment with statin after a heart attack, is so helpful to reduce the long-term effects of heart attacks. As Michitaka Nagashima from the Heart Institute of Japan in Tokyo.

The study included 702 participants. Those patients treated with statin after they experienced a heart attack. After four years of detecting, the results showed that about 36 percent of the patients reduced the risk of developing another heart attack.

Oral health and heart disease doubts

A new Medical study found that youth people who lose their teeth due to cavities or gum diseases might face an increased risk of death from heart disease in future.


The results of the study were published in the journal heart, which was an addition to many studies which found a relationship between oral health and heart health. Some Studies found that gum disease may lead to heart problems over time. However it is not completely proved that oral disease causes heart disease.


The study included 12,000 U.K adults. The participants were detected starting from the college up to 57 years. Researchers found that those with a great number of lost teeth in young adulthood (nine or more) were one-third more possible to die of heart disease than the others with fewer than five missing teeth.


Tooth loss is a sign of poor oral health. Scientists say that the bacteria in the mouth which is the reason for cavities and gum disease could enter the bloodstream and moreover damage the blood vessel lining straight and affect the heart health.