An American mother’s hunch might result in new treatments for patients who can’t tolerate conventional cholesterol-lowering drugs. An American mother with twin daughters with a rare incurable disease may seem like an unlikely partner in cholesterol research. But when Chris Hempel read about the role…

Bad news: it’s not just obesity that can increase the risk of heart failure. A few extra kilos, especially around the gut, are dangerous, too. A BMI over 30 is considered obese, and the connection between obesity and the risk of heart failure has been…

A new study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah Medical Center shows that eating vegetables and fruits grown in soils irrigated with reclaimed wastewater exposes consumers to minute quantities of carbamazepine, an anti-epileptic drug commonly detected in…

In a study appearing in the JAMA, Elizabeth A. Rafferty, M.D., formerly of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and colleagues evaluated the screening performance of digital mammography combined with tomosynthesis (a type of imaging) compared with digital mammography alone for women with varying levels of breast…

A ‘Mediterranean’ diet is linked to a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes in people with heart disease, but a ‘Western’ diet is not associated with an increased risk A “Mediterranean” diet, high in fruit, vegetables, fish and unrefined foods, is linked to a…

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of disability globally. Participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs is associated with significantly lower death, but evidence suggests that women are significantly less likely to stick to a cardiac rehabilitation program than men, according to investigators writing in the Canadian…

A recent study from the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (JACN), examines the safety and efficacy of a vitamin/mineral enhanced plant-sourced calcium supplement [AlgaeCal (AC)] in female consumers who had taken the supplement from 1 to 7 years. The article “A 7-Year Longitudinal…

A recent study by researchers at the University of Hawai?i at Manoa, published this month in the journal Toxins, may finally put to rest the ongoing debate about whether to use cold or heat to treat jellyfish stings. Their systematic and critical review provides overwhelming…

The aroma of rosemary essential oil may improve ability of people over 65 to remember events and to remember to complete tasks at particular times in the future.This is the finding of a study presented at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Nottingham.Lauren Bussey…

Top Tobacco Control Experts to FDA: Studies of E-Cigs Suggest More Benefit Than Harm Seven top international tobacco control experts are prompting regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to have a broad “open-minded” perspective when it comes to regulating vaporized nicotine products,…

New research from the University of Birmingham has shown that flu vaccinations are more effective when administered in the morning.The findings, published in the journal Vaccine, suggest administering vaccinations in the morning, rather than the afternoon, could induce greater, and thus more protective, antibody responses.

Study also finds varenicline to be more effective than bupropion or nicotine patch and all three medications to be more effective than placebo Compared to the nicotine patch and a placebo, the smoking cessation aids varenicline marketed as Champix and bupropion (Zyban) do not show…