Dutch study links tea drinking to reduced heart attack risk
...ids, together with other antioxidants, may prevent excess vascular damage from ischemic heart disease and increase the chances of recovery from an MI. Tea drinking in Western populations is generally associated with a healthy diet and lifestyle, and with less smoking. Thus part of the reduced risk of MI i...Polycystic ovaries can lead to coronary artery calcification, says University of Pittsburgh
... by menstrual irregularities, chronic anovulation, excess hair growth and infertility, is a common reproduct...th 34.9 percent of women in the control group. The excess calcification among women with PCOS was shown to be related to increased circulating insulin concent...Implantable device pumps up ailing heart
... to heart-failure patients to help rid the body of excess fluid. Also during the first three months, echocardiography showed improvement in the patients left and right ventricle function. The American Heart Association estimates that about 4.8 million Americans are living with congestive heart failure (CHF...Hunger hormone may be key in weight loss
...is. The new findings may explain why keeping off excess weight through dieting, exercise or even medication is often a constant uphill battle, whereas obese patients who lose up to 200 pounds or more through gastric bypass surgery tend to keep off the pounds permanently. The study shows that dieting raise...Ginseng berry extract shows promise for diabetes, obesity
..., which measures how quickly the mice could remove excess glucose from the blood. The extract caused diabetic mice, which were also obese, to lose more than 10 percent of their body weight in 12 days. Untreated mice gained five percent of their weight in 12 days. The treated mice ate 15 percent less and w...High blood pressure drug eases vessel stiffness, lowers systolic pressures
... effects of omapatrilat on vessel function were in excess of those achieved by the ACE inhibitor, the mechanism of action of omapatrilat may be responsible for these results, says Marc A. Pfeffer, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School and director of the clinical coordinating center for...The Lancet Infectious Diseases (TLID)
...ls are infected with tuberculosis worldwide, a 70% excess of male over female TB cases are reported globally each year and the case fatality rate is much higher in women than men. The editorial discusses the possible reasons for this disparity and explores the social, economic, and physical impact the disea...'Digital microscopes' for dentistry course
... The School avoids a huge financial commitment, in excess of $100,000, of replacing obsolete microscopes. And at a time when space is tight, approximately 5,000 feet of lab space can be used for other purposes. Ultimately, patients will benefit from this new approach to education, Carey said. "In short, c...Gout drug shows promise in treating chronic heart failure
...ildup of uric acid in the blood. Gout occurs when excess uric acid is converted to sodium urate crystal and deposits in joints and other tissues, often in the big toe. Hence, the need for allopurinol, Struthers explains. HF is also linked to oxidative stress, an increase in harmful free radicals that ca...Generation x-tra large: Americans getting fatter younger, study finds
...n this risk is particularly high, and looks at how excess weight develops over time," Dr. McTigue said. "Our findings suggest that more focus needs to be placed on the young adult period, with particular emphasis on selected subpopulations." "From this study we can't answer why there are ethnic differences...UNC study: Americans getting obese earlier, ethnic groups put on weight at different rates
...l after ages 20 to 22, although many began gaining excess weight earlier, McTigue said. Based on their gender, ethnicity and body mass index at ages 20 to 22, we could fairly accurately predict who would be obese at ages 35 to 37, she said. Overall, the prevalence of obesity in U.S. adults between ages 2...New pathway for treating hypertension-related kidney failure studied
...ers called glomeruli connect to tubules that carry excess salt, water and toxins out of the kidneys so they can be excreted in the urine. As Dr. Imig looks over an image of a damaged kidney, the sclerosis and inflammation is readily apparent. Tiny glomeruli eventually die and the kidneys stop working. Despi...Heart disease is a pediatric problem: New guidelines point to lifestyle 'training' in childhood
...nd families can benefit from counseling to prevent excess weight gain. This counseling should include strategies on how the entire family can eat a healthy diet and be more physically active, the statement says. "Physicians must ask parents to look at their patterns and how they can change their whole fa...Gastric bypass surgery for obesity may ease symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease
...that greatly reduces the size of the stomach, mean excess weight loss was 68 percent. Patients had a significant decrease in GERD symptoms, including heartburn (from 87 percent to 22 percent), wheezing (from 40 percent to 5 percent), and laryngitis (17 percent to 7 percent) among others. Medication use als...Annals of Internal Medicine: 75 years of medical history
...ortunity for manufacturers. But for some patients, excess iodine would shift their thyroids into overdrive, or hyperthyroidism. (The amount of iodine enrichment would later be reduced, with wide public-health success.) In the doctor's lecture on iodine overdose, he faulted manufacturers for their "widespre...Heart experts call for urgent action to implement new findings on cholesterol-lowering treatment
...e. In particular, the vitamins did not produce any excess risk of strokes due to bleeding or of cancers at any site. This contradicts the apparent adverse trends in some other studies of vitamin E and beta-carotene. * The MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study involved more than 20,000 volunteers aged 40-80 who wer...Antioxidant-rich diets improve age-related declines in mental function of rats, USF/VA studies find
... as pollution, ultraviolet light and radiation. An excess of free radicals can damage cellular lipids, protein and DNA. Studies suggest that a lifelong accumulation of free radicals can slow mental processes in old age and may be a factor in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, Dr. Bickford said. The seco...Researchers identify pathway that helps keep weight in check
... that function to expend calories and thereby burn excess fat. Other thermogenic target tissues, such as skeletal muscle, may also prove to be relevant to the process. Together with lead author Eric Bachman, M.D., Ph.D., Lowell tested the hypothesis that betaARs were behind the process of diet-induced therm...Women with PCOS and their siblings with hormone problems have same gene defect
... problems. Other symptoms of PCOS include obesity, excess hair on the face and body, male-pattern baldness and severe, chronic acne. Many women with PCOS are insulin-resistant, a condition that raises the level of insulin circulating in the body and is a precursor to type 2 diabetes. In fact, women with PC...Major NCI study finds increased risk of cancer in long-term Hodgkins survivors
... breast cancer accounted for the largest number of excess cancers, beyond what would be expected in the general population. Dr. Dores also noted that treatment for Hodgkin's disease changed significantly over the period of the study, and that second cancer risk among long-term survivors often reflects ear...