Researchers from New York and California examined the association between 25(OH)D levels and death due to cardiovascular disease, with emphasis on any differences between black and Caucasian patients. Continue reading Vitamin D and the risk of death from heart disease
Category Archives: Heart Disease
Tai chi exercise for patients with heart disease
Researchers from Boston reviewed studies of tai chi exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease or its risk factors. Continue reading Tai chi exercise for patients with heart disease
Consumer Alert: Hydroxycut
Do you find that you’re not getting the weight loss results you want from diet and exercise alone?
If you do and you tried Hydroxycut, be forewarned that this product has been associated with serious liver injury. Continue reading Consumer Alert: Hydroxycut
Yoga to lower blood pressure in HIV adults
People living with HIV infection are at increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease.
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, in St Louis, Missouri evaluated the effects of yoga lifestyle intervention in HIV-infected adults. Continue reading Yoga to lower blood pressure in HIV adults
Vitamin D, weight loss, and heart disease risk
Researchers from Germany studied the effect of vitamin D on weight loss and on risk factors associated cardiovascular disease in overweight people. Continue reading Vitamin D, weight loss, and heart disease risk
Taking vitamin D to prevent cancer
Dr. Thomas Lenz from Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska tells us that approximately 1 billion people worldwide have low blood concentrations of vitamin D.
So what? Continue reading Taking vitamin D to prevent cancer
Should men eat fatty fish once a week?
Yes, according to researchers who studied rates of heart failure among older Swedish men.
But not because the data support that conclusion. Continue reading Should men eat fatty fish once a week?
Flaxseed review
Medscape has published 2 case histories. One patient wants to take flaxseed to improve cholesterol levels and diabetes control. The other has constipation and premenstrual symptoms.
Here’s what we know. Continue reading Flaxseed review
Risk from low vitamin D levels during adolescence
Researcher from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, in Baltimore, Maryland looked at the relationship between low vitamin D levels and the risk of having the metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. Continue reading Risk from low vitamin D levels during adolescence
Benefits of yoga for African Americans with heart failure
Researchers from Georgia State University, in Atlanta measured several favorable changes in adults who practiced yoga. Continue reading Benefits of yoga for African Americans with heart failure
Multivitamins, cancer, heart disease, and death
Millions of postmenopausal women use multivitamins.
Does it matter? Continue reading Multivitamins, cancer, heart disease, and death
The effect of selenium on cholesterol levels
Researchers at the University of Warwick Medical School, in Coventry, UK examined the association. Continue reading The effect of selenium on cholesterol levels
Obituary: Jeremy Morris
An epidemiologist from the UK, he proved the connection between exercise and heart health, and laid the scientific groundwork for the modern aerobics movement. Continue reading Obituary: Jeremy Morris
Treating kids with high cholesterol
Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics published guidelines for screening children for high cholesterol blood levels.
Now, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia have estimated the number that might need treatment. Continue reading Treating kids with high cholesterol
Mediterranean diet and risk of stroke
Researchers from Boston report that it lowers the risk of stroke as well as coronary heart disease. Continue reading Mediterranean diet and risk of stroke
Health habits and the risk of stroke
Researchers from the UK studied the effects of not smoking, physical activity, moderate alcohol intake, and vitamin C blood levels as an indication of fruit and vegetable intake on the risk of stoke. Continue reading Health habits and the risk of stroke
Benefits of soothing music following open-heart surgery
Researchers from Orebro University, in Sweden studied the effect of bed rest + music on relaxation in patients 1 day after heart surgery. Continue reading Benefits of soothing music following open-heart surgery
Danshen to treat myocardial infarction
Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) is used in China to treat several diseases, including acute heart attacks.
The latest Cochrane Review is unimpressed. Continue reading Danshen to treat myocardial infarction
Can you treat depression with omega-3?
Omega-3 failed to increase the effect of sertraline (Zoloft, Lustral) in treating major depression in patients with coronary heart disease, in this study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, Missouri. Continue reading Can you treat depression with omega-3?
Coffee not associated with heart failure
These study results differ from past research, but it’s probably a better study. Continue reading Coffee not associated with heart failure