Comments (1) | Post a CommentBlood Pressure Meds to Lessen CVD Risk
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Sep 03, 2009, 9:29 pm PDTBritish researcher Malcolm Law suggests that all older people should take an anti-hypertensive medication. He bases this assertion on an analysis of 147 clinical trials which showed that all classes of blood…Read More
Worried About a High Lipoprotein-A Level?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Sep 03, 2009, 12:04 am PDTAlong with watching our low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels so as to decrease our heart-attack risk, doctors now say we should also be keeping an eye on a substance called lipoprotein a [Lp(a)]. Recent studies…Read More
MRI Not Allowed for Pacemaker Patients
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 5:59 am PDTRight now, people who have a heart pacemaker implanted in their chest cannot undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Although pacemakers are miracle machines that do a good job of maintaining an…Read More
Voluntary Withdrawal of an Alternative-Medicine Product
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Jun 03, 2009, 12:50 pm PDTThe California company Bodee LLC recently announced a "voluntary" recall of all its products promoted under the names of Zencore and Zencore Plus, which the company claimed were cures for erectile dysfunction…Read More
DVT Affects 2 Million Americans Each Year and is Deadly in 25%
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, May 21, 2009, 1:10 pm PDTDeep venous thrombosis (DVT) comes about when a blood clot (thrombosis) forms in a vein, usually one that's located deep within the leg. The symptoms of DVT include swelling, pain, tenderness to touch, redness,…Read More
Save Money on Statins
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 1:28 pm PDTBrand-name statins are expensive. Reduced-price generics are available from U.S. pharmacies for all except 2 of the more potent statins—atorvastatin (Lipitor) and rosuvastatin (Crestor). You can also greatly…Read More
Aortic Stenosis Is a Life-Threatening Problem
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Apr 09, 2009, 2:36 pm PDTThe dangers of aortic valve disease, or aortic stenosis (AS), have gained public attention by recent reports that 83-year-old former first lady Barbara Bush received an aortic valve replacement and that…Read More
A Better Choice for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Mar 31, 2009, 4:32 pm PDTTraditionally, during coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) the heart is stopped and a pump outside the body continues to supply the body with blood. However, a technique devised about a decade ago (the…Read More
Are You Wasting Money on Multivitamins?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Feb 11, 2009, 3:28 pm PSTAdvertisements with tantalizing promises of improved health, prevention of cancer and heart disease, and greater energy have lured millions of Americans to spend billions of dollars on the purchase of…Read More
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sat, Jan 03, 2009, 7:36 pm PSTStudies carried out more that a decade ago showed that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which affects about 1 percent of the general population, had an increased risk of premature death, largely as the…Read More
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