Comments (5) | Post a CommentGlucose Control: Increased Heart Attack Deaths in Type 2 Diabetes
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 10:30 am PSTSeveral trials have convincingly shown that lowering blood glucose levels decreases the likelihood of three late complications of diabetes — blindness from damage to the retina (retinopathy), impaired kidney…Read More
Emergency: Mouth-to-Mouth vs. Chest Compressions
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jan 11, 2008, 4:56 pm PSTIf someone suffers from a cardiac arrest in your presence, you may be able to save that person's life and preserve their brain function by rapidly applying cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).In 2005, the…Read More
CT Scans and Cancer Risk: Should You Worry?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Dec 14, 2007, 12:55 am PSTThe use of computed tomography (CT) scans as a diagnostic tool has grown explosively over the past 25 years — from 3 million in 1980 to 62 million last year in the U.S. alone. Now we're getting worrisome news…Read More
Avoid a Holiday Heart Attack
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Dec 11, 2007, 12:10 pm PSTCongratulations — you've survived the perils of Thanksgiving. But watch out: You still face the heart risks of such end-of-year celebrations as Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year's. More people have heart…Read More
Taxpayers' Money Wasted on Unneeded Clinical Trial
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Dec 03, 2007, 3:54 pm PSTThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsors many controlled, clinical trials to test the value of lifestyle measures, drugs, and devices that have been shown to have health benefits in preliminary studies.…Read More
Statins and Heart Failure in Older People
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Nov 27, 2007, 5:13 pm PSTStatin drugs have achieved near wonder-drug status for their ability to lower cholesterol and, in high doses, even reverse the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. But now a new study from Sweden has finally…Read More
Is Stress Bad for Your Health?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Nov 02, 2007, 5:01 pm PDTThe stress that accompanies a fender-bender or a violent argument gets your heart beating faster, quickly raises blood pressure, and may provoke the chest pain of angina in people with coronary heart disease…Read More
Viagra Improves Heart Failure Symptoms
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Oct 04, 2007, 11:23 am PDTWhenever you watch television, you're likely to see ads promoting the use of Viagra (sildenafil) to overcome erectile dysfunction. According to a recent report by researchers at the Massachusetts General…Read More
Atrial Fibrillation, Part 2: Which Treatment Option Is Right?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Sep 21, 2007, 5:33 pm PDTIf you are one of the 2.5 million Americans who suffer with the abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (AF), you'll be glad to know that there are many treatment options available. But how do you…Read More
Atrial Fibrillation, Part 1: Many Causes
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Sep 17, 2007, 4:43 pm PDTAtrial fibrillation (AF), the most common disturbance of heart rhythm, affects more than 2.5 million adults in the U.S. Among the many causes of AF are high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, heart…Read More
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