The link between brushing teeth and heart disease.

So, from now onwards, remember that brushing your teeth twice a day does good not only to your teeth, but as well as your heart.

Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the like between oral hygiene and heart related diseases, and it has been noted that inflammation in the body, including mouth and gums plays vital role in the buildup of clogged arteries.

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Watermelon helps to lowers pre-hypertension(Blood pressure)

Watermelon is abundant in vitamin A, B6, and C, apart from fibre, potassium and lycopene, a powerful antioxidant has been found to lower pre-hypertension, a precursor to cardio diseases, shows a study.

Study on the health benefits of watermelon was conducted by Assistant professor Arturo Figueroa and Professor Bahram H. Arjmandi of the Florida State University.

Their study found that extracts of watermelon, given daily for six weeks, lowered blood pressure in a group of pre-hypertensive men and women aged between 51 and 57 years, reports the American Journal of Hypertension.

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Poor fuctioning of kidney linked to heart disease

(IANS) Poor kidney function could be an early warning of heart disease and stroke, two studies have found.

In the first study, researchers from Taiwan and the US found that a low fluid rate through the kidneys was linked to a higher risk of stroke in later life.

By analysing 33 studies involving more than 2,80,000 people they found that those with a glomerular filtration rate (test used to check how well the kidneys are working) of about half the normal level, had a 43 per cent higher risk of suffering a stroke in the future.

Asian people with a low filtration rate were at a higher risk than non-Asians, reports the Telegraph.

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Blood transfusion can raise heart attack risk

Recent studies suggest a blood transfusion during surgery increases the patient's risk of death, particularly from heart attacks or strokes and of serious illnesses, such as pneumonia and cancer of the lymph glands.

The risk, however, is not linked to contaminated blood infecting them with deadly viruses. Instead, scientists are investigating two possible causes, reports the Daily Mail.

One is that donated blood, instead of boosting a sick person's ability to ward off infection, might leave their immune system unable to resist attacks by bacteria and viruses, according to the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

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People insecure in relationships prone to heart attacks'l

People who don't feel secure about their relationships may be at a greater risk of suffering from heart attacks and a host of other health problems, a new study has claimed.

Researchers at the Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada, found that relationship uncertainties, known as "insecure attachment", are associated with higher risk for a number of health conditions, including stroke, heart attack and high blood pressure.

"The study suggests that attachment is associated with these fairly concrete and negative health outcomes," said lead researcher Lachlan McWilliams.

And since these insecurities are thought to develop at a young age, the work adds to "a growing body of research that suggests that negative experiences in childhood have a wide range of negative outcomes in terms of mental health and physical health later in life," McWilliams told LiveScience.

For their study, the researchers analysed relationship attachments and health problems in more than 5,600 people aged between 18 and 60.

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