Tag Archives: heart attack
The Latest “Breakthrough”: Gas-releasing Aspirin?
ANH-USA Can’t we give something natural a try first? In March, two studies were published which suggested that aspirin may be an inexpensive and powerful weapon to fight cancer. This isn’t surprising. Aspirin is an anti-inflammatory and most anti-inflammatories seem … Continue reading →
Researchers determine vitamin D blood level for reducing major medical risks in older adults
Leila Gray EurekAlert Association of low blood concentrations with major disease events, like heart attacks, varies with seasons In testing older patients’ blood vitamin D levels, there’s uncertainty about where the dividing line falls between enough and not enough. The … Continue reading →
Cancer diagnosis raises risk of heart attack and suicide, study says
Amina Khan LA Times Within the first week of being diagnosed with cancer, patients were 12.6 times more likely to commit suicide and 5.6 times more likely to die of a heart attack. Cancer can kill long before malignant tumors … Continue reading →
Noel Bairey Merz: The single biggest health threat women face
Noel Bairey Merz TED “Because women don’t look like men, they don’t look like that male-pattern heart disease that we’ve spent the last 50 years understanding … they’re not recognized for their heart disease.” (C. Noel Bairey Merz) Surprising, but … Continue reading →
Diabetes associated with higher risk of cardiovascular problems in men
Marjorie Montemayor-Quellenberg EurekAlert BOSTON, MA—According to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) were at higher risk for major cardiovascular events … Continue reading →
This Popular Beverage Can Increase Your Stroke Risk by 50%
Dr. Mercola Mercola Diet soda is often perceived as being “healthier” than regular soft drinks because it contains artificial sweeteners in lieu of sugar, and therefore has no calories. Many conventional nutritionists will even go so far as to recommend … Continue reading →
Cellular aging increases risk of heart attack and early death
Borge Nordestgaard EurekAlert Every cell in the body has chromosomes with so-called telomeres, which are shortened over time and also through lifestyle choices such as smoking and obesity. Researchers have long speculated that the shortening of telomeres increases the risk … Continue reading →
Stem cells help regrow heart tissue in small study
Liz Szabo USA Today Stem cells harvested from a patient’s own heart can be used to help repair muscle damaged during a heart attack, according to a preliminary study published online Monday in The Lancet. While it’s too soon to … Continue reading →
How Grief Can Break Your Heart
Source: Mercola Dying from a broken heart may seem more like a scene from a Shakespearean drama than reality, but extreme grief really can “break” your heart. In the days after losing someone close to you, your risk of suffering … Continue reading →
Merck—Too Big to Prosecute?
Source: ANH There is a surprising reason why the government won’t go after drug companies for serious crimes. It is because government programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and the Veterans Administration would then be barred from doing business with them! … Continue reading →