Stroke severity linked to low vitamin D levels
Strokes may be more severe in people with low vitamin D levels, the results of a new study indicate. Vitamin D is known to be essential for healthy bones, but recent research suggests that it has a...
View ArticleType 1 diabetes – Higher fatality rate for women
Women with type 1 diabetes have a much higher risk of death than men with the same condition, a new study has found. According to the findings, women with type 1 diabetes have an almost 40% increased...
View ArticleEating your greens improves heart health
New research appears to confirm the benefits of ‘eating your greens’. According to UK scientists, consuming leafy green vegetables, such as spinach, broccoli and cabbage, can help improve the health of...
View ArticleStatin side effects – More tests called for
New safety checks are to be carried out on statins after fears were raised about possible side effects on patients. Oxford University’s Professor Rory Collins, whose research concluded that the drug...
View ArticleExercise reduces stroke risk
Middle-aged women have a lower risk of stroke, heart disease and clots if they are physically active just two or three times each week, a new study has shown. UK researchers looked at 1.1 million women...
View ArticleToo much sleep linked to stroke
New research has indicated that sleeping over 8 hours a day is associated with greater risk of stroke. The study conducted at University of Cambridge showed that the risk of stroke doubles for older...
View ArticleStudy questions statin use
A new study has revealed that safety and life-saving efficacy of statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs prescribed to prevent heart attacks, have been exaggerated. University of South Florida’s David...
View ArticleNuts and peanuts can protect the heart
Eating nuts and peanuts reduces the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, according to a new study. Researchers found eating nuts and peanuts was associated with a reduced risk of overall death...
View ArticleStatin use linked to Parkinson’s disease
Plans for the mass prescription of statins should be shelved after a study linked the drug to Parkinson’s disease, an expert last night warned. Dr Kailash Chand, deputy chairman of the British Medical...
View ArticleHormone replacement therapy risks
Women on HRT pills should be aware that there is a small chance of an increased risk of blood clots and possibly stroke, according to a study. The link was made by the international Cochrane group,...
View ArticleExcessive vitamin D may increase stroke and heart attack risk
Too long in the sun could be deadly as scientists reveal that too much vitamin D can lead to strokes or a heart attack. While the health dangers of having too little of the sunshine vitamin are well...
View ArticleExcess vitamin D in the blood increases stroke risk
Excess levels of vitamin D in the blood may increase your risk of dying from a stroke, warns a study. In terms of public health, a lack of vitamin D has long been a focal point and several studies have...
View ArticleAir pollution raises stroke risk
A new study has examined that air pollution is linked to increased risk of anxiety and stroke. The study conducted at Edinburgh University looked at the association between short term air pollution...
View ArticleStatins good or bad, should you take them?
They are taken by some seven million people in the UK in a bid to reduce their risk of having a heart attack and guard against strokes, but statins – the cholesterol-lowering drugs – are once again...
View ArticleWho should be on statins?
Dr Aseem Malhotra, a London consultant cardiologist, believes that contrary to the current NHS guidance, healthy adults should not be taking statins. He says: “I personally wouldn’t take or recommend...
View ArticleStatins benefit women as much as they do men
Statins are just as important for women as it is for men, research published yesterday shows. A review of data from 27 trials featuring 46,675 female and 127,474 male patients found the treatment...
View ArticleArtery damage to be treated with Nanoparticles
“New trials suggest microscopic stealth drones could be used to seek and repair damaged arteries,” The Daily Telegraph, somewhat overexcitedly, reports. A study in mice has found promising results for...
View ArticleHealth risk warning over salt intake
Millions of Britons are suffering avoidable early deaths simply because they are eating too much salt, according to new research published today. A huge 90 per cent are unaware of the recommended daily...
View ArticleStroke rates rising for working age adults
There has been a worrying rise in the number of working-age men and women having strokes, a charity has warned. In England in 2014 there were 6,221 hospital admissions for men aged 40-54 – a rise of...
View ArticleStatins could cut the risk of dying of cancer by up to half
A mass study of almost 150,000 people found those taking the cheap cholesterol-lowering drugs were far more likely to survive the disease. Experts at the world’s biggest cancer conference in Chicago...
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