Jan

29

Statins: Great Drug, but Does It Prolong Life?

January 29, 2008 | Comments Off

Statins are among the most prescribed drugs in the world, and there is no doubt that they work as advertised — that they lower not only cholesterol but also the risk for heart attack. But in the fallout from the headline-making trial of Vytorin, a combination drug that was found to be no more effective […]

Jan

28

What’s Cholesterol Got to Do With It?

January 28, 2008 | Comments Off

THE idea that cholesterol plays a key role in heart disease is so tightly woven into modern medical thinking that it is no longer considered open to question. This is the message that emerged all too clearly from the recent news that the drug Vytorin had fared no better in clinical trials than the statin […]

Jan

28

Heavy drinking tied to heart risks later

January 28, 2008 | Comments Off

People who drink heavily in their youth may have a higher risk of developing a collection of risk factors for heart disease and stroke, new research suggests. In a study that examined the lifetime drinking habits of more than 2,800 adults, researchers found that those who drank heavily in their teens and young adulthood were […]

Jan

28

Aspirin reduces death rate in heart patients

January 28, 2008 | Comments Off

In people with stable heart disease, low-dose aspirin reduces the occurrence of heart attacks, strokes, and deaths from all causes, according to a new analysis. Although aspirin also increases the risk of bleeding, the benefits outweigh the risk, lead author Dr. Jeffrey S. Berger, of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, and his […]

Jan

28

Many obese people deny they are fat

January 28, 2008 | Comments Off

More than half of Australian adults are either overweight or obese, but are increasingly kidding themselves that they are not fat, a new government report shows. According to a new analysis of the 2004-05 National Health Survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 7.4 million adults are either overweight or obese, a 2.8 million […]

Jan

28

A Kick Ash Plan

January 28, 2008 | Comments Off

There are a lot of good reasons to quit smoking — your health, your family, your car upholstery. So you do it. You go cold turkey. Problem is that the next thing you do is eat the turkey. And the ice cream. And anything else you can lay your suddenly idle hands on. Hell, if […]

Jan

24

Meat, diet soda linked to heart disease

January 24, 2008 | Comments Off

People who eat two or more servings of red meat a day are much more likely to develop conditions leading to heart disease and diabetes, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Eating two or more servings of meat a day increases the risk of suffering from a cluster of risk factors known as metabolic syndrome by […]

Jan

24

Green Tea May Ward Off Weight Gain

January 24, 2008 | Comments Off

The benefits of green tea might include blocking fat and keeping extra pounds at bay, according to preliminary lab tests in mice. Don’t skip over that word "preliminary." There’s no proof yet that sipping green tea will do the same for people. Staying in shape continues to be a balancing act between calories and activity.

Jan

24

Cannot sleep? Put away your cell phone

January 24, 2008 | Comments Off

"If you feel you have trouble sleeping, you should think about not talking on a mobile phone right before you go to bed," said Bengt Arnetz, a professor of social medicine and stress research at Uppsala University, north of Stockholm.

Jan

24

Heartier Benefits Seen From Oatmeal

January 24, 2008 | Comments Off

Oatmeal may do more for your heart’s health than lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, a new research review shows. It’s been more than a decade since the FDA approved a heart-health claim for oatmeal and other foods made from whole oats, such as oat bran and oat flour.

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