You Are What You Eat… Literally

In this week’s issue of THB Undercover, I countered Dr. Shyam Kolvekar’s contention that saturated fat in the diet is to blame for the rising rates of heart disease in young people. He even recommended banning butter! To learn why he is totally...

Eating Right is Not What You Think

Most dieticians will disagree with me on this one… the government is certainly not a proponent of it, and it’s possible you will question my methods — but there is much evidence to support what I am about to tell you. Forget about calorie counting....

Ten Tips for Safe Snow Shoveling

LoyolaMedicine.org – The first major snowstorm of the season is a time of excitement and wonder for a child. For adults, it’s the dreaded snow shoveling season complete with aching backs, frozen fingers or worse. “Each year thousands of people...

Computerization in Hospitals Does Not Reduce Health Care Costs

PNHP.org – The increased computerization in U.S. hospitals has not made them cheaper or more efficient, Harvard researchers say, although it may have modestly improved the quality of care for heart attacks. The findings, published in the online...

EECP – Noninvasive Alternative Treatment for Angina

HealthSystem.Virginia.edu – Noninvasive EECP can help some patients with angina. At age 76, Jackie Guild, a survivor of multiple heart attacks and strokes, has a new spring in her step and blush on her cheeks, thanks to the persistence of her daughter,...

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...

Breastfeeding has Health Benefit for Moms: Study.

Breast isn’t just best for baby: mothers who don’t breastfeed their babies may increase their risk of heart attacks and strokes decades later, new research suggests.

New Guidelines for Aspirin Use to Prevent Stroke Or Heart Attack

AHRQ.gov – Patients and clinicians should consider risk factors – including age, sex, diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, smoking and risk of gastrointestinal bleeding – before deciding whether to use aspirin to prevent heart...

IL-1RA – a New First Line Treatment for Heart Attack?

A clinical finding called the obesity paradox may have led to a new first line treatment for heart attacks. Although obese people are more apt to suffer from inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, they are also more likely...

Heart Attacks in Women – the Facts

Heart disease is the nation’s number one killer for women. The well-known heart attack symptoms – acute pain, tightness, burning and a dull ache in the chest – describe what men typically experience during an attack. For many women the signs of...