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Even Moderate Weight Loss Provides Cardiovascular Benefits
Obese patients who achieved moderate weight loss by eating less and exercising more improved their cardiovascular health, and improvements were sustained even if some weight was re-gained later, says a study at Washington University School of Medicine...
Aerobic Fitness in Adolescence Linked to Higher Intelligence
In the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, Nancy Pedersen of the University of Southern California and colleagues in Sweden find that better cardiovascular health among teenage...
Aspirin Helps Cardiovascular Health By Increasing Nitric Oxide
Charles H. Hennekens, M.D. is presenting at the American Heart Association’s Annual Scientific Sessions meeting the first data in humans to show that all doses of aspirin used in clinical practice increase nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is released from...
Oxycholesterol May be the Worst Cholesterol for Heart
ACS.org – Health-conscious people know that high levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (the so-called “bad” cholesterol) can increase the risk of heart attacks. Now scientists are reporting that another form of cholesterol called oxycholesterol...
Chinese Herbal Formulas Increase Nitric Oxide to Benefit Cardiovascular Health
UTHouston.edu – Ancient Chinese herbal formulas used primarily for cardiovascular indications including heart disease may produce large amounts of artery-widening nitric oxide, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science...
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Inflammation, TNF-alpha Increase in Women
Missouri.edu – 75 percent of Americans do not get enough Vitamin D, according to a recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers have found that vitamin D deficiency may negatively impact immune function and cardiovascular health...