Heart Disease
April 21, 2019
Problems with NDMA contamination of antihypertensive medications such as valsartan continue. You should contact your pharmacy and find out exactly…
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Low-dose aspirin appears to have little if any benefit in primary prevention of vascular events in older patients while inducing…
, , , ,February 18, 2018
Fish oil supplements do not prevent damage or death from heart disease or strokes, according to a new meta-analysis in…
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Recent SPRINT study showed that lowering the goal for treatment of high blood pressure to 120 systolic substantially reduced death…
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Another study demonstrates that salt-restricted diets are not needed for most people in their 70's. People with important heart and…
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Recent hypertension guidelines by the ACC/AHA substantially relax treatment standards. I explain why I disagree with the changes, as do…
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Last month the USPS Task Force released a comprehensive analysis of studies that looked at possible benefits of vitamins and…
, , , ,June 15, 2013
Traditional Jewish ethnic food, especially delicatessen, is typically extraordinarily high in salt and saturated fat. It probably unwittingly contributed to…
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How much salt should I eat? Why does salt matter? What foods contain the most salt? Can I do anything…
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Chest CT scans on an annual basis have been shown to find lung cancers in former long-term smokers early enough…
, , ,March 31, 2013
Extra virgin olive oil and healthy tree nuts (walnuts and almonds) are available inexpensively at Costco and probably other bulk…
, ,March 27, 2013
The NE Journal (2/25/13) published a study from Spain that showed that overweight middle-aged people at high risk for stroke,…
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