heart disease

Erectile Woes Linked to Heart Disease, Hospitalization

Posted on 01/30/2013 by Candy Sagon | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthThe more problems a man is having with erectile dysfunction, the greater his risk of being hospitalized with heart disease, a new Australian study finds. Researchers, who examined data on more than 95,000 Australian men age 45 or older, said their findings underscore the importance of physicians checking men for hidden heart problems if they develop even mild erectile dysfunction (ED). As one Australian heart doctor put it, “This is the ‘canary in the trousers’ for men — if you …

Is Coated Aspirin Really Better for You?

Posted on 12/10/2012 by Candy Sagon | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthExperts have told us for years that coated aspirin is easier on the stomach, but few have questioned whether that coating might, in fact, reduce aspirin’s heart benefits. Now, though, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania — partly funded by Bayer, a major supplier of safety-coated (also called enteric-coated) aspirin — finds that the coating may reduce or delay aspirin’s effect in the blood. The study, published last week in the journal Circulation, had been designed to discover whether some …

1 in 3 men too fat to see their you know what

Posted on 11/9/2012 by Candy Sagon | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthMen, when you take off your clothes and look down, can you see your, um, manhood? If you can’t, you’re too fat. That’s the crude but effective test a British health-advocacy group says can let men know they have too much dangerous belly fat. The campaign is dubbed The Big Check and is based on the group’s survey of 1,000 British men ages 35 through 60 that found that one in three couldn’t see their genitals because the view was …

Check the Mirror: 4 Signs of Heart Disease Risk

Posted on 11/7/2012 by Candy Sagon | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthApparently, looks really do matter, at least when it comes to health. A new study finds that if you look old for your age, it could signal that your heart is aging too quickly as well. Research presented this week at the American Heart Association’s scientific meeting in Los Angeles found that people who have three to four distinctive aging signs — a receding hairline at the temples, baldness at the crown of the head, an earlobe crease, or bumpy …

Even Fit Boomers Have Heart Disease Risk

Posted on 11/6/2012 by Candy Sagon | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthIf you’re 45 and fit — meaning you don’t smoke and don’t have diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol — don’t feel too smug. You still have a one in three chance of developing heart problems, including stroke, by the time you’re in your 80s or 90s, new research finds. On the other hand, you may live up to 14 years longer free of heart ailments than do those who are not so fit. For boomers who are less …

Bypass Better for Diabetics With Heart Disease

Posted on 11/5/2012 by Candy Sagon | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthOlder diabetics with more than one blocked artery were much less likely to die within five years or have another heart attack if they chose bypass surgery instead of stents to treat their condition, a major new study found. Researchers said the five-year study of 1,900 patients (average age: 63) with diabetes found that those who underwent bypass surgery to improve blood flow to the heart were 30 percent less likely to die or suffer a heart attack than were …