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Red Wine Before Smoking Can Offset Damage to Blood Vessels

November 17, 2016 SrijitaBefore, Blood, Can, damage, offset, Red, Smoking, to, Vessels, wine

A glass or two of red wine before lighting up a cigarette can counteract some of the short-term negative effects of smoking on blood vessels, a study says. “The aim of our study was to investigate the acute vascular effects of red wine consumption prior to ‘occasional lifestyle smoking’ in healthy individuals,” explained lead investigator Viktoria Schwarz from University of Saarland, Homburg. “We found evidence that preconsumption of red wine prevented most of the vascular injury caused by smoking,” Schwarz noted. Drinking red wine is widely regarded as protective against…

It’s not all in the Genes: Clean Living can cut Heart Risks

November 15, 2016 SrijitaAll, Can, clean, Cut, Genes, Heart, In, Its, living, Not, risks, The

Clean living can slash your risk for heart disease even if your genes are heavily stacked against you. A large study finds that people with the most inherited risk cut their chances of having a heart attack or other heart problems in half if they didn’t smoke, ate well, exercised and stayed slim. The opposite also is true: You can largely trash the benefit of good genes with unhealthy habits. “DNA is not destiny, and you have control,” said the study leader, Dr. Sekar Kathiresan, genetic research chief at Massachusetts…

Wearable device can reduce fat, treat type 2 diabetes

November 15, 2016 Srijita2, Can, Device, Diabetes, fat, reduce, treat, type, Wearable

Scientists from Japan have developed a wearable medical device that can help diabetic elderly or overweight people to lose fat and treat type 2 diabetes. The device developed by Kumamoto University affects visceral fat loss and improves blood glucose (sugar) by helping overweight or elderly people exercise, which is effective for the treatment of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a disease of systemic organ failure due to chronic hyperglycemia and inflammation from the accumulation of excess visceral fat. Metabolic disorders such as hyperglycemia attenuate stress resistance in the human body…

Diabetes can affect your skin too!

November 15, 2016 Srijitaaffect, Can, Diabetes, skin, Too, Your

Though people think excessive intake of sugar and sweetened food lead to diabetes, the reality is our unbalanced lifestyle also play a significant role in contributing to the condition of diabetes. Many of us are not even aware that apart from affecting our body, diabetes can play havoc on our skin. Skin Specialist Dr Rohit Batra from Derma World Skin Clinic shared information on how diabetes can affect our skin and how we can combat this problem. Some common skin infections due to diabetes are fungal infection, itching, vitiligo, blisters,…

Brisk walk can improve artery health of diabetics

November 15, 2016 SrijitaArtery, Brisk, Can, Diabetics, Health, Improve, of, walk

Compromised arterial health is an underlying mechanism that promotes the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of death in individuals with Type-2 diabetes. Effectively managing cardiovascular disease risk in this population is a major challenge for health professionals. “What we found from our analysis, is that aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking or cycling appears to have a significantly beneficial effect on the stiffness and the function of the smooth muscles in the arteries,” said lead researcher Kimberley Larisa Way from University of Sydney in Australia.…

Healthy Lifestyle Can Reduce Genetic Heart Attack Risk

November 14, 2016 SrijitaAttack:, Can, Genetic, Healthy, Heart, lifestyle, reduce, Risk

Following a healthy lifestyle can cut in half the probability of a heart attack or similar events even among those at high genetic risk, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. “The basic message of our study is that DNA is not destiny,” said study senior author Sekar Kathiresan, Director, Center for Human Genetic Research at Massachusetts General Hospital in the US. The study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that lifestyle factors — not smoking, avoiding excess weight and getting regular exercise — significantly alter the risk…