In what is bound to be viewed as a significant setback, the results of vaccine trials aimed at removing amyloid β plaques from the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers, have failed to prevent or reverse dementia. The disappointing news appears in the July 19 edition of The Lancet
Professor Clive Holmes and his team from the Memory Assessment and Research Centre, Moorgreen Hospital, Southampton, UK, found that plaque removal showed some evidence of disease modification but had little...
For years there have been hints and hypotheses that heart disease and periodontal (gum) disease are associated or share common factors. ... Read more »
Do you have high cholesterol? Increase your fiber! Do you have high blood pressure? Increase your fiber! Are you overweight? Increase... Read more »
Full Question: What do you think of using natural micronized USP progesterone with other natural herbs for prevention or as part of a... Read more »
In my last two posts (see: Reduce Triglycerides Naturally & Why Take Fish Oil if You Take a Statin Drug?), I discussed how, in my... Read more »
With so much hype about how "bad" LDL cholesterol is, you may have completely overlooked HDL cholesterol. However, HDL cholesterol plays... Read more »
Arteriosclerosis causes heart attacks, strokes, amputations and even loss of brain function in addition to sudden death. Arteriosclerotic plaque, the... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: High Blood Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that is an integral structural component of the cell membrane and also plays an important role in the production... Read more »
Medical therapy such as aggressive control of blood pressure and cholesterol is more helpful to people who have symptomless buildup of plaque in... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The home dental plaque identification test identifies plaque, a sticky substance that collects around and between teeth. The test helps show how well... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alternative NamesTartar and plaque on teeth; CalculusInformationYou should get specific instructions from your dentist or hygienist on how to... Read more »
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