Don't bother with dietary supplements for heart health, study says
Six supplements that people commonly take for heart health don't help lower "bad" cholesterol or improve cardiovascular health, according to a study published Sunday, but statins did. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study Refutes Heart Health Claims of Dietary Supplements
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- For people without heart disease, preventive low-dose statin therapy lowered LDL cholesterol to a degree that dietary supplements and placebo couldn't match, a randomized trial found. People taking rosuvastatin... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 7, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Chinese Herbal Medicine May Offer Benefits in STEMI: CTS-AMI Chinese Herbal Medicine May Offer Benefits in STEMI: CTS-AMI
Treatment with tongxinluo was associated with better outcomes out to 1 year, but observers say further data are needed to see how it may fit into STEMI care in China and beyond.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 6, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Green tea and blueberries may protect you from DEMENTIA, study suggests
Chemicals found in the herbal drink and fruit reduced plaques strongly linked to Alzheimer's, the most common cause of dementia, in a lab study. The research was done by Tufts University in Boston. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Popular Dry Shampoos Found to Have Cancer-Causing Chemical
Top-selling dry shampoos including Not Your Mother’s and Church & Dwight Co.’s Batiste contain high levels of benzene, the cancer-causing chemical that led Unilever to yank its product from shelves in October, according to a new independent study. Valisure, a New Haven, Connecticut-based analytical laboratory, tested 148 batches from 34 brands of spray-on dry shampoo and found that 70% contained benzene. The chemical can cause certain blood cancers, such as leukemia. The company filed a petition Monday with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking to have the products that contain the substance recalle...
Source: TIME: Health - November 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Edney/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health wire Source Type: news