Dr. Carlos Ferrario, M.D. Director of the Hypertension and Vascular Research Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, has released a study showing that there is evidence about benefits of angiotensin receptor blocker medications indicates that they can prevent or reverse blood vessel damage in hypertensive patients.
The research looked at the effects [...]
Dr.Tony Means, PhD, and Duke University researchers halted the activity of a brain enzyme, CaMKK2, in mice which caused them to lose weight by decreasing their appetite.
They have located an target in the brain which could potentially function as an appetite suppressant, weight loss promoter and help to control blood sugar.
Scientists have sought to understand [...]
More excellent news for coffee drinkers: If you consume as many as six cups a day of coffee daily it won’t harm your health and, coffee may even help the heart, particularly in women, scientists have found.
Long-term, regular coffee drinking does not increase your of death and has a number of beneficial effects on [...]
Recently a story that described pulmonary heart valve replacement without surgical incision. The procedure appeared to be safe and effective in a small group of patients. Now the next obvious question is what about the aortic valve? The answer is that the aortic valve can also be replaced this way–it appears that this breakthrough [...]
Pfizer’s new anti-smoking drug Chantix was given more unhappy news after a group’s report that it can have serious physical side effects. The Federal Aviation Administration banned Chantix use by pilots and air traffic controllers.
The report, from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, states that hundreds of serious problems have been reported since Chantix was [...]
Consumers in recent years have become concerned about overuse of antibiotics in animals raised for food. It appears that eating antibiotic free animals may be even worse for you than the antibiotic treated animals-at least when it comes to pork.
Comparing swine grown without antibiotics and conventional swine production showed that pigs raised outdoors without antibiotics [...]
Recent research indicates that men who have lower levels of vitamin D a greater risk of heart attack (myocardial infarction).
Deaths from cardiac disease are more frequent in higher latitudes and during the winter months - when and where the sun rarely shines - and are less frequent at higher altitudes. This disease pattern is consistent [...]
Eating fish and other omega 3 fatty acids are good for your heart and arteries, but it turns out that consumption of these foods may help to prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Additional clinical trials are required before researchers can advocate routine use of these foods for the prevention of AMD according to a study [...]
West Nile Virus is mainly a mosquito borne virus that mainly infects birds but also affects other animals including humans and other mammals. West Nile virus appeared in the US in 1999 with viral encephalitis reported in humans and horses. In 2007, the number of human West Nile cases reported was 3,623 and [...]
