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Category Archives: Heart Disease
Combined effects of exercise and omega-3 on cholesterol?
Researchers from Texas Woman’s University, in Denton looked for synergism.
Here’s what they found. Continue reading Combined effects of exercise and omega-3 on cholesterol?
Limits to omega-3 health benefits
Fish consumption may reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death and maybe prostate cancer, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
Might there be other health benefits? Continue reading Limits to omega-3 health benefits
1 year on the Mediterranean diet
Researchers in the PREDIMED (Prevencion con Dieta Mediterranea) Study in Spain report a reduction in the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in older adults who followed the traditional Mediterranean diet enriched with nuts for just 1 year. Continue reading 1 year on the Mediterranean diet
Omega-3 and cardiovascular disease
 Based on studies in tens of thousands of patients, researchers from New Orleans and Baltimore suggest daily targets for treatment with omega-3. Continue reading Omega-3 and cardiovascular disease
Health behaviors can affect your longevity
Researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK looked at the potential combined impact of 4 health behaviors. Continue reading Health behaviors can affect your longevity
Salt restriction and the risk of cardiovascular complications
 The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), an independent German scientific institute that evaluates healthcare, has reviewed the evidence.
Here are the highlights. Continue reading Salt restriction and the risk of cardiovascular complications
Consumer Alert: Sports performance supplements
 The FDA warns against using products advertised as alternatives to anabolic steroids for increasing muscle mass and strength.
These products are promoted as dietary supplements to improve sports performance and aid in recovery from training and sporting events. Continue reading Consumer Alert: Sports performance supplements
Multivitamins and the risk of death
 There’s little effect, according to researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in Seattle, Washington.
Should we be surprised? Continue reading Multivitamins and the risk of death
Healthy living lowers the risk of heart disease
The risk of heart failure at age 40 years is approximately 1 in 5.
Here are 6 steps to improving your odds, according to this study by researchers in Boston. Continue reading Healthy living lowers the risk of heart disease
Consumer Alert: “Natural” weight loss products
 The FDA has told Young You Corporation to recall its supplements sold under the following names. Continue reading Consumer Alert: “Natural” weight loss products
Coenzyme Q predicts survival in heart failure
Researchers from New Zealand tell us, “Coenzyme Q10 deficiency might be detrimental to the long-term prognosis of congestive heart failure (CHF).” Continue reading Coenzyme Q predicts survival in heart failure
Effects of hydrotherapy in heart patients
Regular exercise helps protect the heart. Yet, many elderly patients with heart failure find it difficult to exercise on land.
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden measured the effects of hydrotherapy (training in warm water) on heart function. Continue reading Effects of hydrotherapy in heart patients
Summarizing the benefits of the Mediterranean diet
 There’s now a consensus on the value of the Mediterranean diet to prevent coronary heart disease and cancer. Continue reading Summarizing the benefits of the Mediterranean diet
Using diet to lower cholesterol
 What follows are recommendations from a meeting of experts in Australia where the evidence for dietary interventions to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol blood levels was reviewed. Continue reading Using diet to lower cholesterol
Garlic and the risk of cardiovascular disease
 Researchers from Hospital Universitario del RÃo Hortega, in Valladolid, Spain sum up the benefits.
Now, the hard work must begin. Continue reading Garlic and the risk of cardiovascular disease
Key points about commonly used herbals
Dr. Darrell Hulisz from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio has written a continuing education article on herbals.
Here are the author’s take-away points, with additional references added. Continue reading Key points about commonly used herbals
A pharmacogenomic-CAM connection in diabetes
Dr. Andrew Levy from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa makes the case for a new pharmacogenomic blood test that can be used to identify diabetes patients at highest risk for cardiovascular disease.
Presently, medical costs of treating cardiovascular complications of diabetes are more than $100 billion per year in the US. Continue reading A pharmacogenomic-CAM connection in diabetes
Another chelation study canceled
 It was designed to study the effects of chelation in patients who had survived a heart attack. Continue reading Another chelation study canceled
Heart effects of alternate nostril breathing
Researchers at Nepal Medical College in Kathmandu measured the physiological effects of Nadi Sodhana (alternate nostril breathing). Continue reading Heart effects of alternate nostril breathing