THE END OF HEART ATTACKS? We hope it's true, we fear it's not
FATS: They cause heart problems, but not stroke. Right?
Six years ago, Mr C.B., a 45-year-old industrial worker, came to see me with an undefined cardiovascular condition. He had intermittent high blood pressure, tremor, headaches, chest pain, insomnia, excessive sweating, flushing, a fast pulse...
Most still believe that a high cholesterol diet is the cause of heart disease. But new research is showing that this view is an oversimplification of a complex process that has more to do with mo ...
You’ve asked your readers what causes heart disease. It was reported in 1960 by Briggs et al. that patients put on high milk diets for ulcers developed much higher rates of heart disease. -
Heart disease is already the leading cause of death in the USA and the UK, and forecasters reckon it will soon be the major killer in every developed country around the world. Despite this epidemic caused by modern living, doctors continue to...
* Larium under investigation
The US army has launched a study into the side-effects of antimalarial drug mofloquine (Lariam) following allegations that the drug might be linked to suicides
Talking about heart disease, it seems that you're much more likely to develop it if you also have chronic kidney disease. In fact kidney health and functioning could be a useful indicator for future heart disease. Researchers made the association...
Cholesterol, a vital part of the human diet, is essential for the production of testosterol, adrenal hormones, myelin, the lining of nerves and membranes of the brain. Considering all these vital ...
Heart patients might have been puzzled to be given a prescription for an antibiotic as part of their preventative treatment. After all, how's that supposed to stop a heart attack? Antibiotic therapy is based on the theory that the respiratory virus...
