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Expensive New Diabetes Drugs Add Nothing But Cost And Complications
This is the fourth in an ongoing series of blogs exposing the rampant misuse of the medications so aggressively promoted by greedy drug companies.
I am very lucky in having the perfect partner in this truth-vs-power effort to contradict Pharma propaganda with evidence based fact.
Dick Bijl is President of the International Society of Drug Bulletins (ISDB), an impressive association of 53 national drug bulletins from all around the world, each of which publishes the best available data on the pluses and minuses of different medications.
Drug bulletins help patients and doctors see through the misleading misinformation ge...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 17, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
3 Major Health Problems That Disproportionately Affect Vets
Veterans are more likely to report very good or excellent health than their civilian counterparts, so they may not realize that they’re also at greater risk than civilians for some long-term health problems.
Of course, many veterans have acute physical health problems, like wounds and amputations, and trauma-based mental health issues like depression and PTSD. Indeed, mental health issues affect 30 percent of Vietnam veterans, 20 percent of Iraqi veterans and about 10 percent of Gulf War and Afghanistan veterans.
Less known are some of the ordinary, chronic conditions that disproportionately affect ser...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 11, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
' Collateral vessel ' gene discovered that protects against stroke damage
During stroke or heart attack, tissue damage can be limited because “collateral” vessels connect the tissue to other arteries. Collateral vessels can vary greatly in size and number from one person to the next. Scientists have now implicated the Rabep2 gene as a major contributor to variation.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 3, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Perspective The MIFstep in parthanatos
If we knew how cells die, we might be able to prevent cell death, thereby saving vital tissues and organs in diseases as diverse as heart attack, stroke, diabetes, liver and kidney failure, and neurodegenerative diseases of the brain. Indeed, it has become clear from recent studies on anastasis, or reversal of apoptotic cell death (1), that cells can survive many severe insults and recover completely. On page 82 of this issue, Wang et al. (2) show that cell death can be prevented by blocking the breakdown of DNA that is a hallmark of a set of related cell death subtypes, grouped under the name of parthanatos (3).
Author: Elizabeth Jonas
Source: ScienceNOW - October 6, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Elizabeth Jonas Tags: Cell Death Source Type: news
Mediterranean diet 'could prevent 19,000 deaths a year in UK'
Major study of eating habits concludes diet rich in olive oil, fruits and vegetables could cut heart attack and stroke deathsThousands of deaths from heart disease and stroke could be prevented if everybody ate a Mediterranean diet, a major study of the UK ’s eating habits has shown.The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, rich in olive oil and fruits and vegetables, are well-known, but the study is the first to look at it in the real world of the UK. Gathering data about eating habits among nearly 24,000 people in Norfolk over an average of 12 to 17 years, the researchers found that 12.5% of heart attack and strok...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 28, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Health & wellbeing Diets and dieting Medical research Fruit Vegetables Heart attack Source Type: news
Common painkillers linked to increased risk of heart failure, BMJ finds
Anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen add to dangers, particularly in the elderly, study of 10 million users concludesCommon painkillers such as ibuprofen used by millions of people in the UK are linked to an increased risk of heart failure, experts have said.Non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) could increase the risk of being admitted to hospital. Previous studies have linked the drugs to abnormal heart rhythm – which can cause heart failure – and an increased risk of heart attack and stroke if taken regularly.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 28, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Press Association Tags: Drugs Heart attack Health & wellbeing Source Type: news
Low socioeconomic status associated with higher risk of second heart attack or stroke
Low socioeconomic status is associated with a higher risk of a second heart attack or stroke, according to new research. The study in nearly 30,000 patients with a prior heart attack found that the risk of a second event was 36 percent lower for those in the highest income quintile compared to the lowest and increased by 14 percent in divorced compared to married patients.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Recommended blood pressure targets for diabetes are being challenged
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare recently raised the recommended target blood pressure for patients with diabetes. This may lead to more patients suffering from stroke or heart attack, according to a new study. The new study is the world ' s largest on the subject and is based on data from the National Diabetes Register.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Genes responsible for cardiometabolic disease risk identified
A profound new level of complexity and interaction among genes within specific tissues responsible for mediating the inherited risk for cardiometabolic diseases have been identified by researchers, including processes that lead to heart attack and stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 18, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
High and low levels of ‘good cholesterol’ may cause premature death
Commonly touted as " good cholesterol " for helping to reduce risk of stroke and heart attack, both high and low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol may increase a person ' s risk of premature death, according to new research. Conversely, intermediate HDL cholesterol levels may increase longevity, according to the research.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 11, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Flu vaccine reduces risk of hospital stay for stroke, heart failure for diabetes patients
People with type 2 diabetes who receive the influenza vaccine may be less likely to be admitted to hospital for myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure, according to new research.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sleep disorders may predict heart events after angioplasty
People who have had procedures to open blocked heart arteries after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) may have a higher risk of death, heart failure, heart attack and stroke if they have sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, compared to those who don't. The presence of sleep disorders in ACS patients is an important predictor of major cardiovascular events after angioplasty.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 16, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Blood pressure medications reduce stroke, heart attack in peritoneal dialysis patients
Two classes of blood pressure medications are associated with a 16 percent lower risk of cardiovascular events in patients who are undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 14, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Migraine as a risk marker for stroke, heart attack
A team of researchers has now been able to establish the following: female migraine patients have a higher risk of stroke or heart attacks than women without migraine. Their findings are based on an analysis of data collected as part of the US-based Nurses' Health Study II.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 14, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ritalin Could Trigger Heart Problems In Children
Ritalin and similar forms of ADHD medication may trigger abnormal heart rhythms and increase heart attack risk in some children soon after they start taking the drug, according to a new study.
This connection was especially true for children who were born with heart disease.
According to the study, published in the British medical journal BMJ, kids had an increased risk of heart attack between eight and 56 days after starting methylphenidate, a stimulant most commonly sold as Ritalin, although this heightened risk didn’t reach statistical significance. The researchers could find no evidence of a heightened...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
