So the point is quite clear… never never never buy into “everything is just fine” if your doctor has ordered the worthless serum magnesium.
There is lack of compelling evidence that SMT is causally associated with stroke.
September 11, 2013 The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released a list of commonly ordered tests or procedures that may not always be necessary in orthopedics as part of ABIM Foundation’s Choose Wisely campaign. “More than one in four Americans require medical attention due to a musculoskeletal condition and that number continues to grow,” Joshua […]
Authors O’Keefe JH1, Bhatti SK, Patil HR, DiNicolantonio JJ,Lucan SC, Lavie CJ. Author information Journal J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Sep 17;62(12):1043-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.06.035. Epub 2013 Jul 17. Affiliation Comment in J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Feb 18;63(6):607. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Feb 18;63(6):606-7. Abstract Coffee, after water, is the most widely consumed beverage in the United States, […]
Olive Oil May Benefit Impaired Glucose Regulation and Other Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Keywords: GLUCOSE REGULATION, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, METABOLIC DISEASE, CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK – Olive Oil Reference: “Olive oil has a beneficial effect on impaired glucose regulation and other cardiometabolic risk factors,” Soriguer F, Rojo-Martinez, et al, Eur J Clin Nutr, 2013 July 17; [Epub ahead of […]
Body Mass Alone Doesn’t Tell Heart Risk http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ESC/41400 Published: Sep 5, 2013 By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today AMSTERDAM — A press conference highlighting four studies presented here at the European Society of Cardiology meeting tackled the so-called obesity paradox, in which a high body mass index (BMI) appears to be protective in […]
Healthy Diet Aids Survival After Myocardial Infarction http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/MyocardialInfarction/41379 Published: Sep 4, 2013 | Updated: Sep 5, 2013 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today The same heart-healthy diet that can prevent heart disease also might boost survival long-term after a heart attack, observational results indicated. Overall, the healthiest eaters were 24% less likely to […]
Scand J Prim Health Care. 2013 Sep;31(3):172-80. doi: 10.3109/02813432.2013.824157. Bathum L1, Depont Christensen R, Engers Pedersen L, Lyngsie Pedersen P, Larsen J, Nexøe J. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the association of lipoprotein and triglyceride levels with all-cause mortality in a population free from diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) at baseline. The European […]
Heart Arrhythmias in Athletes The Study: Risk of arrhythmias in 52 755 long-distance cross-country skiers: a cohort study. The Facts: The study looked at the association between the number of completed cross country ski races and finishing times of participants to their risk of heart arrhythmia . 52,755 athletes with no history of cardiovascular disease, […]
Effect of Selected Manual Therapy Interventions for Mechanical Neck Pain on Vertebral and Internal Carotid Arterial Blood Flow and Cerebral Inflow. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23813088/ Thomas LC, et al. Show all Journal Phys Ther. 2013 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print] Affiliation L.C. Thomas, DipPhys, GradDipAppSc(ManipPhty), MMedSc (Physiotherapy), Discipline of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, […]
8/19/13 by Todd Neale Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points A diet high in antioxidant-rich fruit may help protect against the development of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Note that those who ate the most fruit had a 43% lower risk of developing a ruptured AAA. A diet high in antioxidant-rich fruit may help […]
Jenni Laidman August 15, 2013 Obesity is associated with nearly 1 in 5 US deaths, according to a study published online August 15 in the American Journal of Public Health. The new data suggest obesity’s toll on Americans is more than 3 times previous estimates. In research that counters previous studies of the effect of obesity on American […]
A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial David J. Becker, MD, Benjamin French, PhD, Patti B. Morris, RD, Erin Silvent, BA, Ram Y. Gordon, MD Disclosures Am Heart J. 2013;166(1):187-196. Abstract Background Many patients who refuse or cannot tolerate statin drugs choose alternative therapies for lipid lowering. Objectives This study aimed to determine the lipid-lowering effects of […]
08.13.2013 by Kristina Fiore Staff Writer, MedPage Today The Mediterranean diet may lower the risk of stroke in patients with a certain genetic variant that makes them susceptible to type 2 diabetes and metabolic troubles, researchers found. Patients with this specific polymorphism who stuck to the Mediterranean diet faced no more of a risk of […]
08.12.2013 Action Points Note that this randomized trial failed to demonstrate that vitamin D supplementation improves blood pressure in older adults. Be aware that prior observational findings demonstrating an inverse relationship between vitamin D levels and systolic blood pressure are unlikely to represent a causal link in the light of this new evidence. Supplementation with […]
8/7/13 by Cole Petrochko Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Walking or cycling to work was associated with a lower likelihood of being overweight. Walking or cycling was associated with a lower likelihood of having diabetes, and walking was associated with a lower likelihood of having hypertension than private transport. Active modes of traveling to […]
Tuesday, 30 July 2013 21:10 By Erik Goldman Researchers in Spain have shown a definitive link between low serum vitamin D and the prevalence of obesity. Rather than being a consequence, the vitamin deficiency may play a causative role.This prospective trial begun in 1996 involved 1,226 individuals who were evaluated 6 and 9 years after […]
07.30.2013 by Crystal Phend Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points While the heart suffers from high glucose levels in type 2 diabetes, the other end of the glycemic spectrum may hurt cardiovascular health as well. Note that the study suggests that using a less stringent HbA1c target for individuals at high risk of hypoglycemia […]
7/12/13 by Kristina Fiore Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Increased BMI was associated with a significant increase in risk for symptomatic gallstone disease, particularly in women. In addition, using genetic analysis, patients with an increased number of BMI-increasing alleles had increased risk of both BMI and gallstone disease compared with patients with none or […]
Authors Cahill LE1, Chiuve SE, Mekary RA, Jensen MK, Flint AJ,Hu FB, Rimm EB. Author information Journal Circulation. 2013 Jul 23;128(4):337-43. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001474. Affiliation Abstract BACKGROUND: Among adults, skipping meals is associated with excess body weight, hypertension, insulin resistance, and elevated fasting lipid concentrations. However, it remains unknown whether specific eating habits regardless of dietary composition influence coronary heart disease (CHD) […]