The Blog of Michael Eades, M.D. 11. December 2013 Full Story: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/statins/hell-hath-fury-like-statinator-scorned/ It looks like the statinators are sharpening their knives. Apparently the Catalyst shows from a month or so ago have had an effect and it was one the statinators, who felt they didn’t get equal time, did not like. And I’m sure their life support […]
12.11.2013 by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Among obstructive sleep apnea patients with resistant hypertension, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) lowered both daytime and nighttime blood pressure in a multicenter, clinical trial. Patients in the study who had acceptable CPAP adherence showed clinically and statistically significant reductions in both 24-hour mean and […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Full Story: http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/1148.cfm We’ve been told by every media outlet that statins to lower cholesterol will save lives. Our doctors have looked us straight in our eyes and with a spirit of compassion tell us that if you don’t take the statins you will die. Over 40 million people […]
12.06.2013 by Nancy Walsh Staff Writer, MedPage Today Patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee — some 10% to 12% of the world’s population — are at heightened risk for cardiovascular disease, a prospective longitudinal study suggested. After adjustment for risk factors, men older than 65 with osteoarthritis had a 15% increased risk for […]
Matthew W. Gillman, M.D., and David S. Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:2173-2175December 5, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1310577 Journal Reference: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1310577 Obesity has pervaded the United States and is spreading throughout the world. Following in its wake is type 2 diabetes, which will affect at least half a billion people worldwide by 2030. A […]
MNG Medical Media, 2013 Dec 02, MA Moon News December 03, 2013 Full Story (may require free registration): http://www.practiceupdate.com/news/3835 “Metabolically healthy” overweight and obese patients may carry the same short-term risk as normal-weight patients for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events, but their weight puts them at increased risk over the long term, according to a […]
12.02.2013 CHICAGO — When people gulp energy drinks to get their hearts pumping, they’re actually increasing strain on the organ, researchers reported here. In a small study of 31 patients, having just one energy drink significantly increased short-term ventricular strain, a measure of the heart’s contractility, compared to baseline, although the drink didn’t impact heart […]
Diabetes Care 2013 Dec 01;36(12)3888-3896, IR Wallace, CT McEvoy, SJ Hunter, LL Hamill, CN Ennis, PM Bell, CC Patterson, JV Woodside, IS Young, MC McKinley Research · January 06, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized study evaluated the dose–response relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and insulin resistance in 89 patients at high-risk for cardiovascular disease. Despite […]
Asian Spine J. 2013 Dec;7(4):335-8. doi: 10.4184/asj.2013.7.4.335. Epub 2013 Nov 28. Silbert BI, Khangure M2, Silbert PL. Abstract The acute onset of neck pain and arm weakness is most commonly due to cervical radiculopathy or inflammatory brachial plexopathy. Rarely, extracranial vertebral artery dissection may cause radiculopathy in the absence of brainstem ischemia. We describe a […]
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2013 Nov 27;[EPub Ahead of Print], A Hruby, CJ O’Donnell, PF Jacques, JB Meigs, U Hoffmann, NM McKeown Research · December 09, 2013 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This Framingham Heart Study–based analysis reported an inverse correlation between self-reported total (dietary and supplemental) magnesium intake and coronary artery calcification. This association remained significant after adjusting […]
Does high cholesterol really increase your risk of heart attacks? Is the role of cholesterol in heart disease really one of the biggest myths in the history of medicine? For the last four decades we’ve been told that saturated fat clogs our arteries and high cholesterol causes heart disease. It has spawned a multi-billion dollar […]
Published: Nov 22, 2013 | Updated: Nov 24, 2013 By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Atherosclerosis/43082 Action Points Coronary artery calcium measured by computed tomography, has strong predictive value for incident cardiovascular disease events. This study suggests that coronary artery calcium volume was positively and independently associated with CHD and CVD risk. […]
By Kevin O. Hwang, MD, MPH November 22, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/resource-center/DVT-and-PE/travel/a/37714 Take Note The absolute risk of symptomatic VTE after travel is low. The risk of travel-related VTE increases with long-haul flights and in individuals with other clinical risk factors for VTE. The association between venous thromboembolism (VTE) and travel was recognized as early […]
12.21.2013 by Elbert Chu Associate Producer, MedPage Today Recent research in metabolism implicates fructose as a more dangerous culprit in metabolic diseases than other forms of sugar. To catch up on the latest findings in ongoing research, we talked with Richard J. Johnson, MD, chief of the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension at the […]
Ying Bao, M.D., Sc.D. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:2001-2011November 21, 2013 BACKGROUND Increased nut consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of major chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the association between nut consumption and mortality remains unclear. METHODS We examined the association between nut consumption and subsequent […]
Authors Thomas LC1, Rivett DA, Bateman G, Stanwell P, Levi CR. Author information Journal Phys Ther. 2013 Nov;93(11):1563-74. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20120477. Epub 2013 Jun 27. Affiliation Abstract BACKGROUND: Manual therapy of the cervical spine has occasionally been associated with serious adverse events involving compromise of the craniocervical arteries. Ultrasound studies have shown certain neck positions can alter craniocervical arterial blood flow […]
12.20.2013 by Todd Neale Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Eating more fiber-rich foods may provide protection against heart disease, a meta-analysis showed. In pooled results from observational studies, an increase in total fiber intake of 7 grams per day was associated with reduced risks of both coronary heart disease (risk ratio [RR] 0.91, 95% CI […]
Published: Nov 20, 2013 | Updated: Nov 20, 2013 By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/43040 Action Points Note that this cohort study demonstrated similar risks of diabetes and heart disease among obese patients who were metabolically healthy and normal weight patients who were metabolically unhealthy. Be aware that the authors used […]
A dose-response randomized controlled trial Flock MR, Skulas-Ray AC, et al J Am Heart Assoc, 2013 Nov 19; 2(6):e000513. Abstract Background The erythrocyte membrane content of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which constitutes the omega‐3 index (O3I), predicts cardiovascular disease mortality. The amount of EPA+DHA needed to achieve a target O3I is poorly defined, as […]