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Daily low-dose aspirin can prevent heart attack and stroke but is often misused
Aspirin is often hailed as a wonder drug, thanks to its ability to help stave off heart attacks and clot-caused strokes. But fewer than half of people who could benefit from a daily low-dose aspirin take it, while many others take it when they shouldn't, reports the January 2014 Harvard Heart Letter. If you don't have heart disease, but do have high blood pressure, diabetes, or other risk factors for heart disease, don't automatically assume that taking aspirin every day is a good idea. "A lot of people take aspirin who really shouldn't," says Dr. Christopher Cannon, a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and profe...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - December 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Not taking necessary medications can sabotage health
Up to 80% of people—including more than half of those who've recently had a heart attack—don't take their medications as prescribed, reports the November 2013 Harvard Heart Letter. There are many different ways people fail to take their medications. Some take their pills erratically, forgetting to take the proper dosages or deliberately taking their pills every other day. Some take their medications like clockwork for a while, and then stop. Others never even get their prescriptions filled. Cost is a big part of the problem. "Affordability—what people pay out of pocket—is a big barrier," says Dr. Ni...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Could exercise be as effective as medication?
Conclusion The researchers found that there are very few trials that directly compare exercise with drug therapy for any condition. They were only able to find enough trials to be able to analyse results for four major conditions. They found that exercise reduced death rates for people after a stroke (although this analysis has limitations and should be interpreted cautiously), and that drug therapy with diuretics improved death rates for people with heart failure. They did not find any difference between exercise and drug therapy for death rates after a heart attack or in people with pre-diabetes. There were several limit...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Heart/lungs Medication Source Type: news

Better food choices for better heart health: simple substitutions improve the diet
It's easier to follow a heart-healthy diet than you think. All it takes are some simple changes in food choices, reports the October 2013 Harvard Heart Letter. Wholesale changes aren't necessarily needed. Instead, small changes can make a big difference, says registered dietitian Kathy McManus, director of the department of nutrition at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital. "The typical American diet contains a large proportion of unhealthy fats, too few fruits and vegetables, too much sugar and sodium, and too little fiber," she says. "This contributes to risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity." The Harva...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - September 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Teen drinking linked to raised breast cancer risk
Conclusion Alcohol consumption is already recognised as a risk factor for breast cancer. And this large, well-conducted study seems to confirm that young women between their first period and first pregnancy are particularly susceptible.  One limitation of the study is that the women were asked to recall their drinking habits when they were far younger, which could mean the results are less reliable. Also, other factors called confounders might have affected women’s risk of breast cancer, although researchers did adjust their findings for a range of other risk factors. As the authors point out, it is crucial that youn...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news

Taking over the counter pain relievers safely
For aching joints or a throbbing head, millions of Americans turn to aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) every day. They are generally safe, but if not used carefully NSAIDs can have a dark side, according to the September 2013 Harvard Women's Health Watch. NSAIDs are widely used because they perform double duty. “They not only relieve pain, but they reduce inflammation too,” says Dr. Lucy Chen, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and attending physician in the anesthesia, critical care, and pain medicine department at Massachusetts General Hos...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Heart disease risk 'higher in men who skip breakfast'
Conclusion This large cohort study of middle-aged and older male American health professionals has found that eating breakfast and not eating after going to bed are associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease. As this was a cohort study, it cannot prove cause and effect, as it is not possible to exclude the possibility that there are other factors responsible for any of the associations seen.  The results remained the same when researchers adjusted for diet, demographic factors and activity level, but were no longer significant if the researchers adjusted for obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol level...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Food/diet Source Type: news

Almost Addicted: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Drug Use a Problem?
Harvard Medical School’s “Almost Effect” series is increasingly valuable in a world where mental health issues are starting to be seen on a grayscale rather than in black and white. The series, which includes Almost a Psychopath: Do I (or Does Someone I Know) Have a Problem with Manipulation and Lack of Empathy? and Almost Alcoholic: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Drinking a Problem?, was created to give guidance on “common behavioral and physical problems that fit into the spectrum between normal health and a full-blown medical condition.” In its latest installment, Almost Addicted: Is My (or My Loved One’s)...
Source: Psych Central - March 29, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kate Williams Tags: Addictions Alcoholism Book Reviews General Substance Abuse Adolescent Substance Abuse Boston Children Children S Hospital Diagnostic Criteria Dr Boyd Drug Use Dsm Diagnosis Early Intervention Eric Metcalf Founder Director Glu Source Type: news

Humble Aspirin could cut risk of heart attack - from Guardian archive, 28 Jan 1988
Twenty-five years ago, a study claimed that heart problems could be avoided by taking tablets designed for mild pain reliefMen with outwardly healthy hearts can cut the future risk of heart attacks by 47 per cent if they take an aspirin every two days, a United States study claims today.Advance word of its publication in the New England Journal of Medicine brought warnings from specialists about the danger to stomach linings of a rush to the aspirin bottle by either sex.Work in Europe and the US over the past two years has commended aspirin as an anti-blood clotting agent for heart and stroke sufferers. Advice on dosage we...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 28, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Heart attack Pharmaceuticals industry Health guardian.co.uk Medical research Aspirin Editorial From the Guardian Source Type: news