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Are there "superfoods" for heart health?
Myth or reality: eating certain superfoods can strengthen the heart and protect against heart attack and stroke? It's mostly just myth and wishful thinking, reports the March 2014 Harvard Heart Letter. There's no question that some foods are rich in nutrients that may help keep arteries clear and the heartbeat stable. It's great to eat them. But what's really important is eating a variety of fresh, unprocessed foods that deliver all of the nutrients needed to keep the heart healthy, not just those in a few so-called superfoods. "It's really about the whole package—the combination of nutrients and micronutrients that ...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - February 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Single-patient trials helpful in determining statin tolerability
Single-patient, or n-of-1, trials may be a useful method for determining which patients are experiencing true statin-related discomfort and which patients may be able to continue therapy, according to an article being published in Annals of Internal Medicine.Statins are recommended to reduce risk for heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems. Myalgia (muscle pain or discomfort) is a common complaint among patients taking statins and a common reason for discontinuation of therapy. However, it can be difficult to determine whether statins are the cause of patient discomfort.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Statins Source Type: news

Statin side-effects questioned
Drugs taken to lower the risk of heart attacks and stroke may have fewer side-effects than claimed, say researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New guidelines may put 13 million more on statins
When the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology revised its guidelines on risk factors for heart disease and stroke last November, heart experts were divided over the new advice.
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why I've ditched statins for good
As experts clash over proposals that millions more of us take statins to prevent heart disease and stroke, vascular surgeon Haroun Gajraj explains why he feels better without them    
Source: Telegraph Health - March 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

No proof Earl Grey can fight heart disease
Conclusion This animal experiment indicated that the bergamot extract HMGF may have cholesterol-lowering effects similar to that of the commonly used statin, simvastatin, when given to mice with high cholesterol levels that were fed high cholesterol diets for three weeks. The main limitation of the study was that none of the research involved humans. Therefore, it is not possible to say the bergamot extract would work the same way in humans, unless directly tested. Furthermore, this rat study tested a pure extract rather than tea containing the extract, the effects of which may be different. For instance, taking milk in te...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication Food/diet Source Type: news

Brits eating too much salt, sugar and fat
“Too much sugar, salt and fat: healthy eating still eluding many Britons,” The Guardian reports, while the Daily Mail rather bizarrely warns of a “fruit juice timebomb”. Both papers are covering a major survey that looked at the nation’s eating habits over recent years.The survey found that, overall, adults and children are eating too much saturated fat, added sugar and salt. We are also not getting the recommended levels of fruit, vegetables, oily fish and fibre that our bodies need. Who produced the survey?Public Health England, an agency of the Department of Health, has released data from the National Diet an...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet QA articles Source Type: news

One in three adults in England 'has prediabetes'
Conclusion This study indicates that there had been an increase between 2003 and 2011 in the proportion of people aged 16 or older with prediabetes, with more than a third of adults in 2011 having prediabetes. The study is useful because it is based on information from the Health Survey for England (HSE), which sampled a representative sample of the English population. However, the researchers defined prediabetes using cut-offs used by the American Diabetes Association (5.7-6.4%), but in the UK NICE recommends higher cut-offs to identify people at high risk of diabetes (6.0-6.4%). There are several ways you can reduce you...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Medical practice Source Type: news

Stress 'causes damage to the heart,' study finds
Conclusion This research investigates the widely held perceived wisdom that psychological stress is associated with coronary heart disease. It found 29 medical residents working in a stressful intensive care unit setting had increased levels of white blood cells, which form part of the immune system. The researchers also found exposing mice to chronic stress similarly increased their levels of certain white blood cells. When they examined the bone marrow of stressed mice, they found this increase in the number of white blood cells seemed to be mediated by an increase in the activity of hematopoietic stem cells, which prod...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Lifestyle/exercise Mental health Source Type: news

Well: 3 Things to Know About Niacin and Heart Health
New studies are adding to concerns about the safety and effectiveness of niacin, a popular drug for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Source: NYT Health - July 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By HARLAN M. KRUMHOLZ, M.D. Tags: Niacin National Institutes of Health Heart Cholesterol Body Stroke Krumholz, Harlan M medicine and health New England Journal of Medicine Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) Featured Source Type: news

Biomarkers aim to help predict heart disease risk
 Wouldn't it be wonderful if a single blood test could gauge the heart's health? Medicine isn't quite yet at that point. But there are a few indicators that can signal where your cardiovascular health is headed and let you know whether you need to take action now to prevent a heart attack or stroke, according to the August 2014 Harvard Women's Health Watch. Substances called biomarkers they reflect processes that are going on inside the body. "Biomarkers could be used both for predicting disease risk and for selecting those who would potentially benefit most from therapy," says Dr. Samia Mora, a cardiologist at Brigha...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prescription sleeping pills linked to Alzheimer's risk
Conclusion This case control study has suggested that long-term use of benzodiazepines (over six months) may be linked with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease in older people. These findings are reported to be similar to other previous studies, but add weight to these by showing that risk increases with increasing length of exposure to the drugs, and with those benzodiazepines that remain in the body for longer. The strengths of this study include that it could establish when people started taking benzodiazepines and when they had their diagnosis using medical insurance records, rather than having to ask people to ...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Mental health Source Type: news

Benefits of statins 'outweigh diabetes risk'
ConclusionThe results of these updated meta-analyses indicate that statin use is associated with a 12% increase in risk of type 2 diabetes and also weight gain of half a pound over the course of four years. This confirms the findings of the previous meta-analysis of the effect on diabetes, and adds new findings for weight.The main meta-analyses in this study attempted to address how statins might have this effect. They found that people who have genetic variations in the gene encoding the protein HMGCR that is targeted by statins, have lower LDL (bad) cholesterol but also increased levels of insulin, blood sugar, body weig...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Heart/lungs Medication Source Type: news

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Help After Certain Strokes
Statins appear to boost survival rates after bleeding in the brain, study reports Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Statins, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Young, Healthy People Warned Not To Ignore Signs Of Atrial Fibrillation
BOSTON (CBS) – Heart problems are big problems for Americans, but if you think they only affect the elderly, think again. Younger and otherwise healthy people are having heart problems, too, even if they’re in great shape. Mark Marshall is only 51. The competitive wrestler was out for a training run when suddenly he felt a flutter in his chest and his vision blurred. “In my mind I’m thinking, you must be dehydrated. I had no idea I was in afib,” he remembers. But he was, even though Mark had none of the risk factors for atrial fibrillation like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and old ag...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen AFib Atrial Fibrillation Mallika Marshall Mark Marshall Source Type: news