A new study by British researchers provides the most conclusive evidence to date that taking vitamins to reduce levels of the blood protein known as homocysteine doesn’t lower the risk of heart problems. Homocysteine has been a buzzword among heart disease experts since the early 1990s when scientists noticed that people with elevated levels had an increased risk of heart disease. Because folic acid and other B vitamins are known to lower homocysteine, researchers theorized that taking a daily supplement might lead to heart-related benefits. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘heart disease’
More Evidence That B Vitamins Alone Won’t Counter Heart Risks
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Blood Vessels Bounce Back Once Smokers Quit
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Blood vessel function rapidly recuperates after smokers kick the habit, leading to a reduced risk of heart disease and heart attack, new research shows. The study included more than 1,500 people taking part in a clinical trial to help them quit smoking. Before and one year after the participants stopped smoking, doctors used ultrasound to measure the patients’ flow-mediated dilation (FMD), a gauge of the health of the brachial artery, the main artery of the upper arm. ... read more >>
Blood vessel function rapidly recuperates after smokers kick the habit, leading to a reduced risk of heart disease and heart attack, new research shows. The study included more than 1,500 people taking part in a clinical trial to help them quit smoking. Before and one year after the participants stopped smoking, doctors used ultrasound to measure the patients’ flow-mediated dilation (FMD), a gauge of the health of the brachial artery, the main artery of the upper arm. ... read more >>
Smoking: Women’s Health Perspective
Friday, December 4th, 2009
We all have heard the warnings– cigarettes can cause cancer and increase our risk of heart disease. But the sad fact is that approximately 23 million women in the US (23 percent of the female population) still smoke cigarettes. Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in this country, yet more than 140,000 women die each year from smoking related causes. The highest rate of smoking (27 percent) occurs among women between twenty-five and forty-four. ... read more >>
We all have heard the warnings– cigarettes can cause cancer and increase our risk of heart disease. But the sad fact is that approximately 23 million women in the US (23 percent of the female population) still smoke cigarettes. Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in this country, yet more than 140,000 women die each year from smoking related causes. The highest rate of smoking (27 percent) occurs among women between twenty-five and forty-four. ... read more >>
Why you should avoid the smoke
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The facts are there — smoking will cause several health risks and problems to the human body. ... read more >>
The facts are there — smoking will cause several health risks and problems to the human body. ... read more >>
Wise tobacco ruling
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
MAMA always said, never count your chickens before they hatch. Gov. Ted Strickland and state lawmakers should have listened to her instead of banking on $258 million in tobacco settlement funds they had no right to in the first place to balance Ohio’s budget. ... read more >>
MAMA always said, never count your chickens before they hatch. Gov. Ted Strickland and state lawmakers should have listened to her instead of banking on $258 million in tobacco settlement funds they had no right to in the first place to balance Ohio’s budget. ... read more >>
Commonly Known Facts about Smoking
Friday, September 11th, 2009
It is well known that smoking is a health hazard. Smokers know common facts about smoking but it does not bring them stop. Let’s systemize the knowledge about smoking. Smoking can cause: stained teeth, fingers, and hair; emphysema; high blood pressure; heart disease; insomnia; arthritis; nervousness; wrinkles and senilism; decreased sexual activity; mental depression; tobacco angina, pneumonia, asthma, lung cancer; arteriosclerosis; cancer of the lip, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and bladder. ... read more >>
It is well known that smoking is a health hazard. Smokers know common facts about smoking but it does not bring them stop. Let’s systemize the knowledge about smoking. Smoking can cause: stained teeth, fingers, and hair; emphysema; high blood pressure; heart disease; insomnia; arthritis; nervousness; wrinkles and senilism; decreased sexual activity; mental depression; tobacco angina, pneumonia, asthma, lung cancer; arteriosclerosis; cancer of the lip, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and bladder. ... read more >>
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