| Customs officers are 'sick' lot, says D-G | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 10:59:38 AM by Blog57 Team | | KUANTAN: The Customs Department is concerned that its men are prone to chronic diseases. More Customs officers are suffering from cancer, diabetes, heart ailments and respiratory problems than staff in the other government agencies, Customs director-general Datuk Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid said yesterday. "We have yet to compile the statistics, but what we know so far is that the majority of those who suffered these diseases are our enforcement officers," he added. The department has appointed a consultant to find the reason. Abdul Rahman said initial findings indicated that heavy workload, stress, odd working hours and unhealthy conditions at the workplace were contributing factors. "The most number of deaths caused by chronic diseases occurred among those manning the border posts at the Causeway in Johor Baru.... | |
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| | | Fish oil could help in heart diseases | | Posted Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:17:19 PM by Blog57 Team | | WASHINGTON: Omega-3 fatty acids found in certain oily fish, including salmon, could prove more useful in preventing sudden death from heart problems. Thomas Kottke and other researchers at Regions Hospitals Heart Centre at St Paul, Minneapolis, created a computer model to check possible sudden deaths in a fictional group of people aged 30-84. The researchers tested several scenarios. In one, people ate adequate amounts of omega-3 fatty acids from fish or fish oil supplements, reported the online edition of health magazine WebMD. In another scenario, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) were used to shock the heart back into action if it developed a fatal rhythm problem that can result in sudden death. In a third scenario, people who needed implant-able defibrillators because of heart failure got those devices.... | |
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| | | UCSF Heart and Lung Transplant Reunion | | Posted Sunday, August 06, 2006 3:03:18 PM by Blog57 Team | | WHAT: The Heart and Vascular Center at UCSF Medical Center is holding its first official Heart and Lung Transplant Reunion at Mission Bay. At the reunion, patients who have had heart or lung transplants, and those waiting for transplant, will attend with their families. During the event, UCSF physicians, transplant surgeons, nurses and other faculty will enjoy time with recipients. WHEN: Saturday, August 5 2 p.m. 4 p.m. WHERE: Mission Bay Conference Center Fisher Banquet Room 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco CONTACT: To cover this event or arrange interviews, contact Vanessa deGier at 415-476-2557. Established in 1989, UCSFs Heart and Lung Transplantation Program provides state of the art surgical therapy and drives the search for ways to overcome the scarcity of donated organs.... | |
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| | | Awareness Campaign For Heart Diseases | | Posted Wednesday, July 05, 2006 1:06:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | In order to give women a personal and urgent wake-up call about their risk for heart disease, the National Heart, Lung Blood Institute (NHLBI) in the USA, launched the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease to motivate women to protect their heart health. The Red Dress Collection 2006 saw the conglomeration of several celebrity women in music and the also the most famous fashion houses on February 3rd at Olympus Fashion Week, to inaugurate the fourth collection of red dresses created for The Heart Truth. Simply wearing red or a Red Dress Pin on any day of the year in the US, shows ones support for women's heart disease awareness! Medindia on Green Tea Reduces the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Despite heavy smoking by the Asians the chances of developing cardiovascular disease and cancer are very low due to high consumption of tea, especially green tea.... | |
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