Archive for the 'Heart Disease' Category
The last holdout for trans fat in fast food?
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013CoQ10 improves survival in chronic heart failure
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013During the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, in Lisbon, Portugal, researchers at Copenhagen University Hospital, in Denmark, reported for the first time that the dietary supplement coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) cut in half the death rate of patients suffering from advanced heart failure. (more…)
Benefits of reducing salt intake: Reality sets in
Thursday, May 16th, 2013The NIH Committee on the Consequences of Sodium Reduction… reports it might be time to entertain second thoughts on the importance of salt restriction.
It was just a matter of time. (more…)
Dangerous heart rhythm disturbance caused by cesium
Monday, March 25th, 2013Cesium (or ceasium) chloride is promoted as a CAM cancer treatment based on the hypothesis referred to as “high pH cancer therapy.”
Researchers from Surrey Memorial Hospital, in British Columbia, reviewed the risk of developing a heart arrhythmia called torsades de pointes and cardiac arrest in people using this chemical as CAM treatment. (more…)
Risk of death due to sugar-sweetened drinks
Thursday, March 21st, 2013During EPI/NPAM 2013 — Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions — researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, reported that drinking large amounts of sugary beverages was associated with an increase in body-mass index (BMI), which in turn was linked with BMI-related deaths from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. (more…)
Clear benefits of a vegetarian diet on the risk of heart disease
Friday, February 1st, 2013Risks due to energy drinks
Saturday, November 17th, 2012In 2009, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that more than 13,000 emergency room visits were associated with energy drinks.
Now, The New York Times tells us, FDA reports the caffeine drink, 5-hour Energy, may have been involved in 13 deaths over the past four years.
There’s no absolute proof that these drinks were the sole cause of these events. And the makers of 5-Hour Energy and Monster Energy insist their products are safe and unrelated to the problems reported to the FDA.
Regardless. (more…)
Safety of energy drinks
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012Risks of chewing khat in people with acute coronary syndrome
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012Khat (Catha edulis) is a shrub from northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with stimulant effects similar to but less intense than cocaine or methamphetamine.
Researchers at Hamad General Hospital, in Doha, Qatar, studied its effects in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) — a condition associated with insufficient blood flow to the heart.
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Heart failure and the benefits of drinking coffee
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Benefit of vitamin D and calcium in the elderly
Friday, June 15th, 2012Consumer alert: Reumofan Plus
Monday, June 4th, 2012Bath salts becoming illegal
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012This has nothing to do with taking a bath.
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine, in Gainesville, tell us, “The abuse of psychoactive “bath salts” (PABS) has become commonplace, and patients with PABS overdoses are presenting to emergency departments with increasing frequency. (more…)
CBT and the risk for heart disease
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012Psychosocial factors are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, but the effects of psychosocial factor treatment on heart disease are uncertain.
Researchers at Uppsala University Hospital, in Sweden, studied the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the recurrence of cardiovascular disease. (more…)
Fruit, veggies, and the risk of death from ischemic heart disease
Thursday, February 16th, 2012A higher intake of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of ischemic heart disease (reduced blood supply to the heart muscle).
Researchers at the University of Oxford, in the UK, assessed the relation between fruit and vegetable intake and risk of death from ischemic heart disease in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study. (more…)
Effect of low-risk lifestyle behaviors on the risk of dying
Monday, February 6th, 2012Benefits in type 2 diabetes of eating fatty fish
Thursday, January 26th, 2012Dietary advice is the basis of treatment of diabetes, but there’s uncertainty about the effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Researchers at Uppsala University, in Sweden, compared the effects of diets rich in omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acids on glucose and lipoprotein metabolism in these patients. (more…)
Reassessing fried foods and heart disease risk
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012Berberine to treat acute coronary syndrome
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Acute coronary syndrome refers to any condition brought on by sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart causing chest pain during a heart attack or chest pain at rest or doing light physical activity (unstable angina).
Researchers at Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, in China, tested berberine’s effects on ACS patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (aka angioplasty or stent placement). (more…)