2007 “World Heart Day” slogan is “Team Up for Healthy Hearts”. Its aim is to encourage people to join together and create hearty-healthy communities. World Heart Federation, World Health Organization and other organizations are taking active part in propagating this message. Heart diseases statistics: Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause [...]
World No Tobacco Day – May 31
May 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
World No Tobacco Day aims to encourage countries and governments to work toward strict regulation of tobacco products. According to World health organization (WHO), Tobacco is responsible for the death of 1 in 10 adults worldwide. Tobacco is responsible for 5 million deaths worldwide. WHO urged all governments to ban smoking in public places. [...]
Pergolide (Permax) can damage your heart valve
March 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Pergolide, Parkinson’s disease drug, was pulled out from U.S. market following reports of heart valve damage (side effect). As per reports from FDA, Pergolide (Permax) can damage mitral, Atrial and tricuspid valves of heart by causing them to leak. The drug increases the damage to heart valve by 5-fold. Permax was voluntarily withdrawn [...]
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