Topic: Finland

When songwriter Randy Newman wrote that? ? Newman pointed out that what ?Short People? was really about was the irrational urge that some people have to cast aspersions on anyone who might be a little different from them. While short people are ...
Patients who suffer from depression and who also have heart disease are almost five times as likely to die as people who are mentally and physically healthy, a new study shows. Researchers in England, Finland, France, and the U.S. examined data from ...

Magnesium

Q: I have been hearing a lot about magnesium lately. Magnesium is also well-documented to aid many other common health problems, including fibromyalgia, glaucoma, hearing loss, hypoglycemia, kidney stones, migraines, osteoporosis, PMS, and menstrual cramps. If you are prone to kidney stones, ...
Being short is associated with a higher risk of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality than being tall, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online June 8 in the European Heart Journal.. Tuula A. Paajanen, M.D., of the Tampere University ...
Short people have a 50 percent higher risk of having a heart problem or dying from one than tall people, a new study says, though weight, blood pressure and smoking habits remain more important factors.Previous studies have suggested a link between height ...

Short people more prone to heart disease: study

Short people are 50 percent likelier than tall people to die prematurely of heart disease, researchers reported Wednesday in a major review of three million people.The study showed that women under 1.53 metres (5 feet) and men under 1.65m (5 ft 5 ...
Working overtime could be bad for heart health, as it is associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), according to research published online May 11 in the European Heart Journal.. Marianna Virtanen, Ph.D., of the Finnish Institute of Occupational ...

Full Steam Ahead

I love to go to the steam room (or if there isn't one, the sauna) after a workout. You know I like to be emphatic in these columns, Ricardo, so I wish I could tell you that, yes, steam rooms and saunas ...

Continuous Warfarin Safe During Angiography

Uninterrupted warfarin therapy does not increase the risk of excessive bleeding or site complications during coronary angiography and may be reasonable in clinical practice, according to a report in the August issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.. Antti-Pekka Annala, M.D., of ...