Comments (1) | Post a CommentAn HIV Treatment that Raises Heart Attack Risk
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Jul 19, 2007, 9:59 am PDTTreatment of people with HIV with combination antiretroviral therapy (ART, a mix or "cocktail" of drugs that fight the virus which causes HIV) has greatly improved the health and life span of people living with…Read More
Stop Smoking and Relax Your Arteries
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Apr 20, 2007, 5:21 am PDTThere are so many convincing reasons to stop smoking that you may not need to hear about this new one: Kicking the smoking habit can reverse the stiffening of your arteries. But perhaps if you're still smoking,…Read More
Prehypertension Worse Than Smoking for Postmenopausal Women
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Apr 06, 2007, 6:09 am PDTPhysicians are finally coming to grips with the realization that they can no longer responsibly tell patients not to worry about their blood pressure if it is less than 140/90. More and more studies are…Read More
Tips on How to Stop Smoking
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Feb 28, 2007, 12:44 pm PSTCigarette smoking, and even smoking cigars or a pipe, is one of the greatest risk factors for a heart attack as well as for stroke, lung cancer, and emphysema.Here are some tips to help you stop smoking:Set a…Read More
Atherosclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Feb 16, 2007, 3:29 am PSTChronic inflammation can cause all sorts of mischief in the body. Now a study has found that people with rheumatoid arthritis - a chronic inflammatory disease - are at greater risk of carotid artery plaques.…Read More
For Healthy Hearts, Pills Are Not Enough
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Nov 21, 2006, 4:43 pm PSTA recent 16-year follow-up of nearly 43,000 men enrolled in the Heart Professionals Study found a substantial reduction in heart disease, both non-fatal and fatal, in the men who followed these five healthy…Read More
Do All Pain Relievers Hurt Your Heart?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Oct 13, 2006, 6:08 pm PDTThe increased risk of heart attacks and strokes associated with the use of the COX-2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) refocoxib (Vioxx) and valdexocib (Bextra) led to their removal from the market…Read More
Why You Should Care About Oxidative Stress
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 6:07 pm PDTMedical journals are full of articles describing the effects of oxidative stress on coronary heart disease. Why should we care about oxidative stress? What is it, anyway? During metabolism - the process of…Read More
When Your Kids Have High Cholesterol
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Sep 08, 2006, 11:40 am PDTDid you know that even children have been found to have atherosclerosis? This astonishing information comes from postmortem studies of healthy young American soldiers killed during the Korean and Vietnam…Read More
Risk Factors Dictate Suggested Cholesterol Levels
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Aug 04, 2006, 9:27 am PDTDecisions on when to lower blood cholesterol should be based on the guidelines from the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). I have regularly used these guidelines and agree with most of…Read More
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