People with chest pain that’s not caused by a heart condition or heartburn may find hypnosis provides significant pain relief and improves their sense of general well-being, British investigators report.
While the Women’s Health Initiative Estrogen plus Progestin Trial findings previously reported an increase in breast cancer among those taking combined hormone therapy, the updated analysis reveals that estrogen-alone hormone therapy does not increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
Breaking a myth that cardiovascular diseases are an urban lifestyle phenomenon, a three-year-long study in 45 villages of Andhra Pradesh has revealed that heart-related problems are the largest killer in rural areas too.
University of Pittsburgh scientists say it may not be all hot fudge sundaes and french fries that cause obesity — it might also be due to brain chemistry.
Men and women with elevated blood pressure who make healthy lifestyle changes and sustain them for up to a year and a half can substantially reduce their rates of high blood pressure and potentially decrease their heart disease risk. With behavioral counseling, increases in physical activity, and adoption of a healthy eating plan called DASH, rates of high blood pressure dropped from 37 to 22 percent among participants in a study conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.
Today, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies released a report on the status of academic sleep research and sleep medicine in the United States. The report includes recommendations to improve public awareness and strengthen the field of sleep medicine. The project was initiated and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research Society, and the National Sleep Foundation.
A study on aloe vera for CHD prevention, authored by Dr. OP Agarwal and his colleagues, was published in the August 1985 issue of the Angiology journal. A total of 5,000 patients with established CHD and who had chest pains were studied over five years.
Alfalfa and Atherosclerosis (cholesterol plaques in heart arteries) – Several studies in animals report reductions in cholesterol plaques of the arteries after use of alfalfa.
Patients who underwent a minimally invasive procedure to reduce their risk of a stroke by clearing plaque from neck arteries had unexpected gains in memory and mental skills, according to a study that will be presented today at a medical conference in Toronto.
Pains from darkness to daylight ; begin with twilight and end with daylight (Merc., Phyt.). Pains increase and decrease gradually (Stan.) shifting and require frequent change of position.