Cardiovascular Disease | Good Health Care

Exercise can reverse negative effects of maternal obesity

Exercise is the key to overcoming the adverse metabolic effects passed on to children by their overweight mothers, with research showing for the first time these effects can be almost completely reversed through physical activity.

Australian research on heart disease and depression

People with depression could be at greater risk of heart disease, according to an international research team led by a Charles Sturt University researcher.

Prescribers to review patients taking simvastatin 80 mg/day.

NPS is encouraging prescribers to review patients currently taking simvastatin 80 mg daily, following changes to the prescribing information for the medicine issued by the TGA.

Heart Foundation invests ‘$1m a month’ to fight heart disease

The National Heart Foundation of Australia is today announcing $12m of funding for cardiovascular research in 2012, of which $4.3m is for new awards.

Great news – shopping is good for you

The National Heart Foundation of Australia is calling on mums to hit the shops in the interests of their health.

Benefits and harms of taking antipsychotics

Psychotic disorders affect 4% of Australians. Those taking antipsychotic medicines to treat their condition not only bear the burden of disease, but also a significant burden of side effects from the medicines they take.

An easy way to review patients at risk of CVD

The latest Clinical e-Audit from NPS allows GPs and GP registrars to quickly and easily target lipid-modifying therapy to those patients at increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk as part of a quality improvement cycle.

UWA Podiatric Surgery Clinic

A new Podiatric Surgery Clinic at The University of Western Australia will encourage clinical research in podiatric surgery, offer reduced fees for elective foot surgery patients and provide much-needed training for postgraduate students.

Pharmacy Practice Review - Reducing CVD Risk

The latest NPS Pharmacy Practice Review helps pharmacists deliver best practice care for patients using a statin and/or ezetimibe.

Reducing CVD risk

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (O3-PUFAs) have been attributed to the maintenance of heart health.Omega-3 EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic) acid, in the form of ethyl esters, are of particular interest in cardiovascular disease and specifically for post myocardial infarction patients.

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