Your body is extremely smart, and I’m not talking about your IQ. One such demonstration of this remarkable intelligence in action is your body’s response to a cut…You bleed for a moment and then the bleeding stops. That’s the… Continue Reading
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Can Supplements Prevent a Stroke? Japanese Study Provides Clues
Uncertain as to whether supplementing with a multi-vitamin affects stroke risk, Japanese researchers set out to find an answer. To do so, they tapped into a large national lifestyle database, involving more than 70,000 men and women who were free of… Continue Reading
Prescription Blood Thinners – Caution
For decades, blood thinning medication has been used by doctors to treat thick, clot-prone blood in patients at high risk for stroke or a heart attack. However, such drugs themselves carry a risk of bleeding, a result of… Continue Reading
How Many Teeth You Have Can Affect Your Health
Researchers throughout the world have long been aware of a connection between oral health and overall health. One reason is that gum disease can spread infection and inflammation to other parts of the body, including the cardiovascular system…. Continue Reading
Male and Female Smokers Equally at Risk for Stroke
Researchers who’ve conducted the largest-ever analysis of research data targeting the effect of smoking on the risk of stroke have determined that male and female smokers are, indeed, at similar risk. Conducted by statisticians from the U.S., Australia, and… Continue Reading
How Often Can You Take Aspirin?
Aspirin and Heart Attacks There’s a popular myth out there… that an aspirin a day is a good strategy for preventing heart attacks or strokes in the first place, i.e. for primary prevention. Fact is, it’s not, mainly… Continue Reading
Antiarrythmics
This class of drugs includes Tambocor (flecainide), Procanbid (procainamide), Cordarone (amiodarone), Betapace (sotalol), and Lanoxin (digitalis or digoxin). Arrhythmia is the diagnosis used by cardiologists when the heartbeat is irregular or its rhythm is abnormal, due to problems… Continue Reading
Q&A: Heart Health and Heart Conditions
*Q: Can triglycerides be too low? I read in another of your articles that triglycerides should be between 50 and 100. Mine has hovered around 45 for years. I’ve seen patients with triglyceride numbers that were on the… Continue Reading
Common Blood Thinners and Anticoagulant Drugs
If you’ve had a stroke or are at high risk for one, or have atrial fibrillation, or deep venous thrombosis, your doctor will likely prescribe you a blood thinner. Some of the most common blood thinners are warfarin (Coumadin), aspirin, and… Continue Reading
Brain Stent Study Ends Abruptly
On Sept. 7, 2011, researchers pulled the plug on a randomized trial designed to compare treatments for an extremely common cause of stroke: atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis. Reason being, the experimental group of patients who received surgical stents… Continue Reading