Psoriasis :: Psoriasis associated with increased risk for heart attack
Adults with psoriasis, especially younger patients with severe psoriasis, appear to be at increased risk for a heart attack, according to a study in the October 11 issue of JAMA.
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Alzheimer’s Disease :: Mediterranean diet lowers alzheimer’s risk
If you follow a Mediterranean diet your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease could be 68% lower than people who don’t, say researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, New York. You can read about this study in the journal Archives of Neurology, October issue.
Cholesterol :: Lipitor reduces stroke risk
In people who have experienced a stroke, but who have no known history of coronary heart disease, beginning regular treatment with the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin soon after the stroke can reduce the risk of recurrent stroke by 16 percent, according to a five-year study led by an international team that includes a researcher at Duke University Medical Center.
Diabetes :: Adults with Diabetes Still Don?t Know They Have It
The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in U.S. adults age 20 and older has risen from about 5.1 percent to 6.5 percent, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who analyzed national survey data from two periods ? 1988 to 1994 and 1999 to 2002. However, the percentage of adults with undiagnosed diabetes did not change significantly over the years studied. About 2.8 percent of U.S. adults ? one-third of those with diabetes ? still don?t know they have it.
Heart Disease :: Non-Cox-2 Painkillers May Also Carry Heart Risks
High doses of older painkiller drugs may pose the same cardiac risk as newer medications such as Vioxx and other cox-2 inhibitor drugs, according to a British study that looked at what is regarded as the best evidence from randomized, controlled trials.
Cholesterol :: ‘Good’ cholesterol drug trialled
A major international trial has been set up to see whether a treatment to increase so-called “good” cholesterol can prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Health :: Exercise to keep your arteries healthy
To keep your arteries healthy, a regular exercise program is essential, reports the June issue of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch.
Heart Disease :: Two more heart risk genes identified
U.S. researchers studying older athletes have discovered two more genes implicated in early heart attack risk.
Heart Disease :: Tomatoes could prevent heart attacks, strokes
Tomatoes, earlier known to protect against various cancers, could also prevent heart attacks and strokes, say scientists.
Vitamin B :: Vitamin B3 can help prevent attack in kidney disorder patients
A research on Kidney diseases at a hospital here has revealed that the intake of vitamin pill- Vitamin B3 or Niacin- would control phosphate and thus prevent heart attack in the chronic kidney disorder patients.