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New front opens in battle against stroke
Medical scientists have vetted a potentially powerful new tool for helping prevent stroke and heart attack. In a study, researchers show that pioglitazone, a member of the insulin-sensitizing class of medications called thiazolidinediones, reduced the risk of stroke or heart attack by almost a quarter in patients who had previously suffered a stroke or mini-stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Jekyll and Hyde of Statins
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog, Medical Discovery News Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins are the most prescribed drug ever. About 30 percent of Americans are currently taking statins such as Crestor, Lipitor, Mevacor and Zocor. Overall, statins can be good thing, but as with all drugs, there are some negative effects. Statins lower cholesterol by inhibiting a protein called HMG-CoA reductase. Since high cholesterol levels are linked to heart disease, statins can reduce the risks of heart attack and stroke, two of the leading causes of death in the United States. Recent reports from the American Heart Assoc...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 3, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Awareness of aspirin's benefits saves lives
A new study has found that the University of Minnesota's "Ask About Aspirin" initiative, a statewide public health campaign, is likely a beneficial and cost-effective way to reduce the incidence of a first heart attack or stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 29, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
In Depth A fish back from the dead
Deprive a human of oxygen for 5 minutes or more and she will turn blue, pass out, and may die. Suffocate the embryo of a Venezuelan annual killifish, however, and it survives for months, emerging unscathed to complete its development. At a recent meeting, researchers offered a look at the killifish's bag of tricks, assessing the interplay between temperature and oxygen levels in determining whether this fish's embryos enter a state of dormancy to survive their ephemeral ponds drying up, and, more recently, cataloging the RNAs involved in this decision and the embryo's survival. By exploring the extremes of vertebrate physi...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 29, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Elizabeth Pennisi Tags: Physiology Source Type: news
The Biggest Medical Stories You May Have Missed In 2015
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Craig Bowron As we head into the New Year, let’s take a look back and see what lessons we should have learned from medical science in 2015. The New England Journal of Medicine’s publication Journal Watch provides physicians and other health care providers with expert analysis of the most recent medical research. Below is a brief synopsis of what the Journal Watch editors felt were the most important stories in general medicine for the year 2015. While you likely heard about a couple, others probably escaped your radar. Getting Aggressive with Strokes We’re familiar with the id...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 15, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Blood pressure treatment guidelines should be revised, study says
Based on trials over two decades, study says millions of lives could be saved by lowering threshold at which pressure is treatedMillions of lives could be saved by giving blood pressure lowering drugs to people at risk of heart attack and stroke even if they have normal pressure, researchers have said.Based on an analysis of 123 medical trials involving more than 600,000 people over two decades, the team called for an urgent review of existing treatment guidelines. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 24, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Agence France-Presse in Paris Tags: Medical research Health Heart attack Diabetes Society Science World news Source Type: news
Nearly half of Americans with high cholesterol are not taking medication, study says
Nearly half of Americans whose cholesterol readings put them at higher risk of heart attack or stroke are not taking medication to drive down that risk, says a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new study makes clear that public health authorities bent on preventing...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 3, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
African-Americans with depression more likely to have strokes, heart attack
Major depressive symptoms -- perceived stress, neuroticism, life dissatisfaction -- are associated with nearly twice the increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease among African-Americans. African-Americans with depressive symptoms suffered more chronic conditions, exercised less, and had lower levels of education and income.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 17, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Use of testosterone replacement therapy in healthy men does not increase risk of heart attack or stroke, new study finds
A new study of generally healthy men who used testosterone replacement therapy to normalize testosterone levels has found that taking supplemental testosterone does not increase their risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Lowering blood pressure below current targets benefits a wide range of patients
Using intensive treatment to lower blood pressure below currently recommended targets significantly reduces rates of major cardiovascular events like stroke and heart attack among a wide range of high-risk patients, according to a large meta-analysis involving almost 45000 individuals.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 6, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Tualang honey supplements found to reduce harmful side effects of smoking
Smoking is a known factor in many serious health issues: stroke, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease, to name but a few. In their recent research, investigators sought to study what impact antioxidants in honey have on the oxidative stress in smokers.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 19, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
'Amazing' diabetes drug drives down fatal heart attacks and strokes, study finds
Just as doctors were losing hope that they would find a drug capable of reducing heart risks for patients with diabetes, a new study identified one that may drive down the chances that such patients will die of a heart attack, stroke or heart failure.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 19, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Diabetes drug drives down fatal heart attacks, strokes, study finds
A new drug drives down the likelihood that diabetic patients with established cardiovascular disease will suffer or die of heart attack, stroke or heart failure, a new study finds.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mediterranean diet 'as effective as statins' in reducing heart attack risk
Leading doctors call on medical bodies such as Nice to do more to promote healthy lifestyles rather than relying on cardiovascular drugsPeople at risk of a stroke or heart attack should reduce that risk by adopting the Mediterranean diet rather than necessarily taking statins, leading doctors are urging.Eating more healthily, being more physically active and stopping smoking can be just as effective as starting to take the cholesterol-lowering drugs, they have said in a paper published on Monday. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 6, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Tags: Statins Society Heart attack The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) NHS & wellbeing Drugs Science Medical research Diets and dieting Source Type: news
Higher risk of death from heart attack, stroke for people with spinal arthritis
People with a type of spinal arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have a higher risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke than the general population, a new study concludes.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
