What is an MRI scan? MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. The MRI scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images (pictures) of tissues, organs and other structures inside ...

to accommodate the clinic. Guy Boswall says the clinic plans to recruit from across Canada and will try not to encroach on the MRI staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC ...

The research, published in the European Heart Journal on Monday, found that women with high levels of intermuscular fat had an “especially high risk” of heart attack or failure, with every 1 ...

Harriet Wistrich, lawyer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more Harriet Wistrich is one of the ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to ...

Intermittent fasting, especially early fasting, helps with weight loss and improves heart health by reducing abdominal fat and regulating glucose. This safe method could be effective for managing ...

Saturated fat is any dietary fat that is solid at room temperature. Common sources include meat, dairy, and butter, as well as some tropical plant oils, such as coconut and palm oil. All fats ...

Fat microglobules can filter through the lung capillaries and/or enter the left atrium in the setting of a shunt, such as a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO). Brain MRI in CFE shows a specific pattern known ...

The commission recommends the inclusion of body fat measurements and the presence of existing health issues -- and cautions against using BMI alone as an individual measure of health. The proposal ...

Last month, the agency updated the definitions of the term “healthy” for labeling on foods, which tightened limits on saturated fat, sugar and salt in food. In August, the F.D.A. issued ...