A Northwestern University study reports reassuring news for millions of patients with drug-coated stents to treat coronary artery blockages. The medicated stents are generally safe and effective whether they are used for blockages approved by the FDA or for more complicated conditions not specifically approved.
The Endocrine Society urges physicians to respond in a measured way to a recent study suggesting the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) increases the risk of heart disease and heart attacks.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert on Avandia, diabetes drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes. I believe safety alert on Glaxo’s diabetes drug Avandia is a timely action by US FDA health agency, remarked Dr. Anil Singhal.
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers find that elderly diabetics in extended-care facilities need improved treatment protocols for diabetes. Current standards of care fail to meet American Diabetes Association standards for outpatient diabetics.
Coffee is a habit for more than 50 percent of Americans, who drink, on average, 2 cups per day. This widely consumed beverage is regularly investigated and debated for its impact on health conditions from breast cancer to heart disease.
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicates that the current recommended Adequate Intake (AI) for choline may, in fact, be inadequate for some people. Choline is an essential nutrient for normal functioning of all cells, including those involved with liver metabolism, brain and nerve function, memory, and the transportation of nutrients throughout the body.
Does atherosclerosis result from systemic inflammation, a hallmark of these rheumatic diseases, or from local inflammation of vessels?
Women who regularly enjoy an alcoholic drink or two have a significantly lower risk of having a non-fatal heart attack than women who are life-time abstainers, epidemiologists at the University at Buffalo have shown.
Fish oil supplements are considered good for heart attack patients, and could prevent a repeat attack of survivors of cardiac arrest, MI.
The following is a Statement from the American College of Cardiology, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association Related to NEJM article, ‘Effect of Rosiglitazone on the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death from Cardiovascular Causes’: