cardiovascular

Apollo Hospitals announced a collaboration with Singapore-based ConnectedLife to integrate its cardiovascular risk assessment tool with the latter's digital wellness solutions. Under the partnership, Apollo's AICVD tool, which can predict the risk of cardiovascular disease, will be integrated with ConnectedLife's digital solutions for wellness, condition management, and other health-focused applications. The company said in a statement that it will provide healthcare providers with the tools to predict the risk of cardiac…

For years scientists have been saying there's not much evidence to recommend vitamin supplements for most people, with a growing body of research suggesting most of the pills are useless and don't necessarily make us any healthier.  Yet the message has not been getting through. Over half of US adults regularly take dietary supplements, fueling an industry worth some US$50 billion annually.Enough is enough, researchers say. In the latest repudiation of vitamin supplements, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)…

People who smoke cannabis more than once a month have an increased risk of heart disease and heart attack, a new study has found – but the same study has also identified a mechanism and a molecule that may counteract the risk.  While links between weed and poor heart health have already been identified, the latest research sheds more light on the mechanisms behind the relationship, as well as analyzing data from a huge sample: half a million individuals.In further tests on mice, the study also found that…