Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Arthritis Research Center of Canada, Vancouver, recently completed a study that has determined that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers have a 50% higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease including a 59% increased risk of death due to heart attack and a 52% increase in stroke deaths."... Read more
You have just been handed a diagnosis of heart disease. For some it may mean an immediate heart procedure and the fears provoked by any surgical procedure. For others, it may be a more insidious fear that a time bomb lurks deep inside you chest waiting to explode. I fall into the latter group.
My first relative died of a... Read more
It should be no secret that heart disease is inextricably linked to thyroid disease, especially hypothyroidism caused by such maladies as Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (a condition I suffer from).
A recent study of 25,000 people recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has confirmed that sub-clinical hypothyroidism (those with... Read more
For years people with a high risk for heart disease have relied on aspirin as part of their health regimen. Lately, there have been numerous news stories based on the recent POPADAD Trial that trumpet that aspirin is of no benefit in reducing first heart attacks. Let's clear the air and separate the science from the hysteria - and also... Read more
Every once in a while you get the idea there is a little justice in this world. Research continues to reveal multiple benefits of dark chocolate creating one of those rare taste good/feel good stories. It started with reports that anywhere from 6.3 to 100g of dark chocolate per day delivered enough polyphenols from cocoa to improve... Read more
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