What the heart can tell us about overcoming alcohol dependence

Monitoring heart rate patterns can help identify risk and treat people who are dependent on alcohol by predicting their craving levels, researchers at the University of Sydney have shown. 25 Apr 2013 16:45

Arrhythmia drug may increase cancer risk: study

WASHINGTON, USA: A common treatment for irregular heartbeats may have a serious side effect: a new study out Tuesday showed it could increase the risk for certain cancers, especially among men. 12 Apr 2013 18:10

DPP medicines still sold in Australia

[Tamar Kahn] The Australian medicines regulator has been forced to let generic drug giant Aspen Pharmacare continue selling painkillers containing the controversial ingredient dextropropoxyphene (DPP)‚ a development that local rival Adcock Ingram says could strengthen its bid to get its once highly lucrative versions back on the market in SA. 11 Apr 2013 08:47

Eat fish and live longer says study

People aged 65 and older who eat fish may live an average of two years longer than people who do not consume the omega-3 fatty acids found mainly in seafood. 8 Apr 2013 08:18

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Bizcommunity April 1 price freeze is no joke

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Believe it or not, we've made the decision to freeze most of our rates for 2013! This is not an April Fool's prank but a strategic decision in line with our core objectives to assist businesses to grow and thrive via our portfolio of publishing platforms. 26 Mar 2013 10:37

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If you're content, we're content

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] "Content" is currently on everybody's lips, with everyone from the existing media to brand owners and individuals being encouraged to become content providers. Bizcommunity has been ahead of the content curve for over a decade. 18 Mar 2013 09:03

Campaign underlines hazards of high salt intake

With 6.3 million people living with high blood pressure, South Africa has one of the highest rates of hypertension worldwide, which is why the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa is launching a new lobby group this week to alert South Africans to the fact that too much salt could be killing them. 12 Mar 2013 10:59

17.3mil people die of cardiovascular disease

Each year 17.3 million people die globally of cardiovascular disease, 80% of whom are in the developing world. 18 Feb 2013 15:40

A Valentine's special: Mending a broken heart

[Chamendran Naidoo] If you've ever been in love, oh reader, then you've probably been out of it too. Somewhere deep within the chorus of your favourite Percy Sledge song, the feeling disappears, the love is lost and you find yourself eating half a tub of ice-cream, wondering if it was really "her, not you". Then, like clockwork, comes the pain. In fact, my dear readers, the emotional course of heartbreak has been paralleled to the stages experienced after the death of a loved one (and often just as intensely). 12 Feb 2013 15:29

New partnership to combat heart disease in SA

Heart disease currently kills 17.3 million people each year (more than one third of total deaths around the world), 80% of which are in the developing world. Not many people know that CVD takes more lives than TB, HIV and malaria combined. In South Africa heart disease and strokes - known as chronic diseases - are the second-biggest killers, second only to HIV/AIDS. 12 Feb 2013 14:27

Heart disease debate - carbohydrates vs fats

Reacting to last month's controversial UCT centenary debate between Professor Tim Noakes and Dr Jacques Rossouw, which saw argument over the most fundamental causes of heart disease, Professor Bongani Mayosi, head of UCT's Department of Medicine said that there would be no change in how students at UCT are taught about the risk factors for heart disease. 11 Feb 2013 14:33

Lifestyle choices affect cardiac risks more than SCD

Although the sudden death of competitive athletes does occur, and almost certainly makes headlines, the number of deaths resulting from Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is still relatively low. "The vast majority of heart conditions however, continue to be caused by lifestyle choices," says Vash Mungal, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa. 8 Feb 2013 14:24

World's first non-surgical closure of leaking heart valve

The cardiac team at Mediclinic Panorama, Cape Town on 5 January 2013, performed the world's first non-surgical closure of a leaking heart valve on a patient with dextrocardia with situs inversus. The team was assisted by two world experts in the percutaneous closure of such valve leaks, Professor Eric Eeckhout and Dr Alain Delabays from Lausanne, Switzerland. 16 Jan 2013 15:31

Loss of gene expression may trigger cardiovascular disease

[Helen Dodson] A Yale-led team of researchers has uncovered a genetic malfunction that may lead to hardening of the arteries and other forms of cardiovascular disease. The study appears in the journal Cell Reports. 29 Nov 2012 16:51