We don't mean to have it in for aspirin, but following last week's alert about its inability to protect against cancer, another study has revealed that it's equally ineffective against heart attack. This latest discovery is a bit of a shock for all...
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Moderate wine-drinkers those who drink between three and five glasses a day halve their chances of suffering a fatal heart attack or stroke. ...
BLOOD PRESSURE: Check the equipment before you check the patient
Latest clinical trials confirm that implanted cardiac defibrillators do not benefit heart attack patients. ...
Hard on the heels of the COX-2 debacle, the US Food and Drug Administration, which somehow seems to have developed a conscience, has recently issued a Public Health Advisory targeting all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as worthy of...
Moses M Suzman MD, a respected internist and neurologist in South Africa, suspected that a pandemic deficiency of B6 was the prime cause of heart attacks. So beginning in 1950, his mostly white pa ...
If you are at high risk from suffering a heart attack, the chances are that you'll be advised to stop smoking and start a diet that reduces your cholesterol levels. ...
The world's press has gleefully jumped on the study that suggests high doses of vitamin E could increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The risks were associated with daily doses of around 400 IU (international units) or above.
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General practitioners are in a good position to spot major failings of the medical options available to us. High on the list is the inadequate way we deal with heart disease risk. In 1980, I came ...
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