Marlene Busko November 04, 2015 LOS ANGELES — Most doctors and many laypersons are aware that eating a diet high in sugar and/or fat is unhealthy, but now a new study connects a couple more dots, revealing that such diets are associated with a greater likelihood of having high insulin levels, which in turn seems […]
BMJ Case Reports 2015; doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-212568 CASE REPORT Dan Futch Summary A 30-year-old woman presented to an emergency department with sudden onset of transient loss of left peripheral vision. Owing to a history of migraine headaches, she was released with a diagnosis of ocular migraine. Two days later, she sought chiropractic care for the chief symptom […]
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases , 11/13/2015Rifai L, et al. Finally, it seems reasonable to anticipate that any dietary program recommendation should contribute in a positive way towards HF management goals and at its foundation positively contribute to the deranged physiology. In many ways the “Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension” (DASH) dietary program fulfills these needs […]
November 10, 2015 Circulation AKE-HOME MESSAGE Researchers evaluated participants of the CARDIA study to determine the association between intake of fruit and vegetables during young adulthood with coronary atherosclerosis later in life, finding that higher intake was associated with lower prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis (P < .001). The findings support high intake of fruit and […]
Posted on November 9, 2015 by Cleveland HeartLab Many prevention specialists believe that we are not diagnosing diabetes early enough if we wait for hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) levels to reach ≥ 6.5%. Filepe Moura and colleagues sought to find out if there was a relationship between HbA1c levels in non-diabetic ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients and […]
11.09.2015 Study suggests liver fat is the driver by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today LOS ANGELES — Restricting sugar led to improved insulin sensitivity in a small trial, pointing to the role of fructose on metabolic syndrome, researchers said here. The research — presented during a poster session here at the annual Obesity Week […]
Date: November 9, 2015 Source: Intermountain Medical Center Summary: A lack of vitamin D can result in weak bones. Recent studies also show that vitamin D deficiency is linked to more serious health risks such as coronary artery disease, heart attacks, and strokes. A lack of vitamin D can result in weak bones. Recent studies […]
Weight is significant factor in the recurrence of atrial fibrillation, new research finds Date: November 8, 2015 Source: Intermountain Medical Center Summary: Researchers have found that the recurrence of atrial fibrillation increases in patients who are overweight and decreases when patients are able to lose weight, and keep it off, following a cardiac ablation, according […]
Diet has already impacted guidelines in Canada and Europe Date: November 7, 2015 Source: St. Michael’s Hospital Summary: A diet developed for reducing cholesterol also lowers blood pressure, a new study has found. The portfolio diet lowered blood pressure by an average two per cent, when compared with another diet recommended to reduce hypertension. A […]
Findings for two servings or more daily in men TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Regular consumption of soda or sweetened fruit drinks may increase risk for heart failure in men, according to research published online Nov. 2 in Heart.Using national registry data, researchers tracked the health of 42,400 men living in two counties […]
Study Indicates That Calories Are Not Created Equal; Sugar and Fructose Are Dangerous By Juliana Bunim on October 27, 2015 Reducing consumption of added sugar, even without reducing calories or losing weight, has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases in children, including high cholesterol and blood pressure in as little as 10 […]
Altered tendon structure or pain linked to higher total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Lipid profiles seem to be associated with tendon health, according to a review published online Oct. 15 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Benjamin J. Tilley, from Monash University in Australia, and colleagues conducted […]
October 19, 2015 Written by Jared Bunch MD Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia observed in clinical practice. It increases in prevalence with age, sleep apnea, obesity, inactivity and sedentary lifestyles, hypertension, and other acquired cardiovascular diseases. Dementia has emerged as a significant source of morbidity and mortality in developed countries and shares […]
Archives of Neuroscience: 2 (4); e26670 Published Online: October 17, 2015 Article Type: Review Article Received: February 7, 2015 Revised: June 23, 2015 Accepted: August 5, 2015 DOI : 10.5812/archneurosci.26670 Abstract Context: Cervical artery dissection (CAD) is a common cause of stroke in young adults. There is controversy over whether anticoagulation is superior to antiplatelet […]
OCTOBER 11, 2015 / STEPHEN HENRY Intro: You receive a call from your friend and fellow DPT classmate to evaluate her neck… the patient herself is a physical therapist by occupation. A healthy and fit 29 year old female, 5’0″, 115lbs. She reports she is having some cervical musculoskeletal issues going on. She has an achy […]
Kate Johnson October 05, 2015 LAS VEGAS — In the first year after a postmenopausal women discontinues hormone therapy, her risk for cardiovascular mortality is higher than if she had continued the therapy, according to an observational study. Hormone therapy guidelines for postmenopausal women recommend the lowest dose for the briefest period. “This has led […]
Clinical Cardiology, 10/01/2015 Jiang WL, et al. – In recent years, there has been growing evidence that vitamin D deficiency is associated with the development and progression of chronic heart failure (CHF). Vitamin D supplementation may decrease serum levels of parathyroid hormone and inflammatory mediators in CHF patients, whereas it has no beneficial effects on […]
Added sugars raise risk of myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease, and stroke TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages can seriously damage cardiovascular health, a new review finds. The report was published in the Oct. 6 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The added sugar in […]