By Stephanie Nebehay October 12, 2016 GENEVA (Reuters) – Governments should tax sugary drinks to fight the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. A 20 percent price increase could reduce consumption of sweet drinks by the same proportion, the WHO said in “Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention
Mediterranean Diet With Olive Oil Boosted HDL Function: PREDIMED study
article taken from www.medscape.com Mediterranean Diet With Olive Oil Boosted HDL Function: PREDIMED Patrice Wendling February 13, 2017 BARCELONA, SPAIN — More research suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet supplemented with either virgin olive oil or mixed nuts enhances the function of HDL cholesterol[1]. In a subset of 296 patients at high risk of heart disease
How the heart works
The heart is responsible for circulating blood throughout the body. It is about the size of your clenched fist and sits in centre of the chest cavity between your two lungs. Its walls are made up of muscle that can squeeze or pump blood out every time the heart “beats” or contracts. Fresh, oxygen-rich air
Taking care of your heart
SUNSHINE Coast Cardiology director Dr Steven Kypraios is a clinical and interventional cardiologist with specialist skills in heart disease testing and treatment. He performs diagnostic echocardiography and stress echo testing, angioplasty and stenting, and pacemaker implantation. His practice is located on the campus of the Sunshine Coast Private Hospital at Buderim, where he is a
Interventional cardiology is a Coast success story
WHEN Dr Steven Kypraios tells people what he does for a living, they are surprised when he tells them where he works and lives. “No, I do not live in Brisbane. I live right here on the Sunshine Coast in Buderim,” he said. Dr Kypraios is an interventional cardiologist, a heart specialist who can open
Stay out of cardiac trouble
DR STEVEN Kypraios talks prevention of heart disease: A couple of weeks ago, a patient contacted my rooms to make an appointment with me. When informed that I was not consulting on the day he was requesting, he went on to comment, and I am sure that this was meant in the nicest way, that I would
Have your cardiac tests carried out by a qualified heart specialist
DR STEVEN Kypraios’ private practice clinic at Sunshine Coast Cardiology, on the campus of the Sunshine Coast Private Hospital, provides a complete range of diagnostic testing for heart disease, including a state of the art echocardiography service, which includes stress echocardiography testing. A cardiologist is a doctor with special training and skill in diagnosing, treating
Ambulatory 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitor
A 24- hour Blood Pressure Monitor measures a patient’s blood pressure and heart rate at set times over a 24 hour period whilst she goes about her daily routine. A 24- hour assessment gives a better indication of blood pressure levels than just one or two readings in the office. It can be a useful tool
Holter monitor
A Holter monitor, also called an ambulatory ECG, records the electrical signals of your heart for a full 24- or 48-hour period. The purpose of a Holter monitor is to record heart signals during typical daily activities and while sleeping, and to find heart problems that may occur for only a few minutes out of
Pacemaker
A pacemaker is a small device that’s placed under the skin of your chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. Pacemakers are used to treat heart rhythms that are too slow, fast, or irregular. These abnormal heart rhythms