High doses of the angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) losartan can reduce hospital admissions and death in people who suffer from heart failure, new research suggests. Read Summary >
British scientists have found that when one member of a married couple suffers a stroke, it can take a major toll on the couple's relationship. Read Summary >
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) November 19, 2009
U.S. health officials are warning people who take the blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel)that combining the drug with heartburn meds such as Prilosac, Prevacid, or Protonix may reduce the blood thinner's effectiveness by half. Read Summary >
According to new research, diuretics are still the best first-line treatment for controlling high blood pressure in older men and women. Read Summary >
Genetic testing of victims of sudden cardiac death can benefit the surviving relatives by helping to identify their risk of also suffering deadly heart rhythms, a new study suggests. Read Summary >
Ill effects of vitamin D deficiency in men
are amplified by lower levels of estrogen, but not by testosterone.
Vitamin D is essential to good health, and can be obtained
from fortified foods such as milk and cereals, and by exposure to
sunlight. Previous studies showed that deficiencies in vitamin D
and low levels of estrogen were independent risk factors for
hardened and narrowed arteries and weakened bones. Read More >
You are not in the clear if you suffer
from rhinosinusitis (CRS), an inflammatory condition involving the
paranasal sinuses. Those who are affected by CRS are more likely to
suffer from other chronic illnesses. Read More >
