High Rate of Depression Among People with Chronic Kidney Disease

One in five people with chronic kidney disease (20%) suffers from depression, even before beginning long-term dialysis therapy or developing end-stage renal disease, according to new research conducted at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Depression rates among patients with other chronic diseases include: diabetes, 11%; congestive heart failure, 14%; and coronary artery disease after heart attack, 16%.

Research is already under way to determine whether antidepressant medication would be tolerated in people with kidney disease and whether such treatment can improve depression.

Source: Health Insider

New Insights on Gender and Heart Attacks

Women, according to a new study, are more likely than men to die within 30 days of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which causes unstable angina or a heart attack.

But in analyzing data on more than 136,000 participants, researchers pointed to a number of factors that explained the mortality gender gap – including the severity and type of ACS and the fact that women with ACS were older and had a greater incidence of underlying conditions such as high cholesterol and diabetes. Understanding such differences between men and women can lead to better diagnosis and treatment of ACS for everyone.

Source: Health Insider

Vitamin C

This vitamin has been helping people stay healthy for many years.

1. Vitamin C can slow the aging process, and delays chronic degenerative disease.

2. Research has proven that C increases the immune system’s ability to attack invaders.

3. Vitamin C can also reduce the risk of heart attacks.

4. Studies have shown that C can help lower cholesterol levels.

Vitamin C can be found in oranges, cantaloupe, broccoli, pineapple, strawberries and raw vegetables.

Recommended dosage is 500mg daily.