"...it's a revolution in thinking about the origin of heart disease. The cholesterol hypothesis has been that eating an excess of either cholesterol or high fat in the diet somehow causes the elevation of blood cholesterol and somehow damages the arteries. The homocysteine approach attributes the process of arteriosclerosis to a deficiency of B... Read more
"A growing chorus of discontent suggests that the once-revered doctor-patient relationship is on the rocks."
That's the opening line in New York Times' Health Editor Tara Parker-Pope's series, Doctor and Patient, Now at Odds.
Ms. Pope goes on to say:
"Lately I've been hearing a lot from patients who are frustrated, angry, and distrustful of... Read more
Should you be an Olympian to have a healthy heart?With the 2008 Beijing Olympics underway, American audiences can’t help but be awed by the obvious fitness of the athletes. The high level of performance achieved by these young athletes is truly inspiring. Should you follow their example in order to look good, feel good, and have a healthy... Read more
Yet another study has been released that clinches the principal─perhaps the only─reason why the Japanese have so much less heart disease than Americans.The Japanese experience only one third of the heart attacks of Americans, and Japan occupies the bottom of the list with least heart attacks among all developed countries. A new study provides... Read more
The wonderfully varied dietary habits of people in different parts of the world can yield some useful lessons for us fast food, microwave-it-now, convenience store-obsessed Americans.
The French, Italians, Portuguese, and Spanish, for instance, who indulge in saturated fat-rich foods, fried foods, and wine experience 30% less... Read more
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