Another study promotes the heart-healthy virtues of olive oil, but it’s also important to be mindful of the broader impact of diet on cardiovascular health.
Eating oatmeal is a great way to add fiber to your diet, and using a microwave oven is a convenient way to speed up the cooking time.
Age-related memory loss is common, but forgetting things like significant dates or events could be a sign of mild cognitive impairment, which increases the likelihood of progression to dementia.
Sometimes adults suddenly develop allergies to foods they have eaten since they were children. Such reactions may be caused by a cross-reaction to another allergen.
Eating high-fiber foods helps lower cholesterol, and research is now suggesting that it may also help protect against respiratory and infectious diseases.
The Health Letter interviews a researcher and professor whose area of expertise is medications.
I read that Harvard researchers found no association between eating red meat and developing heart disease and diabetes. Have I been depriving myself of steak for more than 20 years for no good reason?
I’ve been sober for a few years and I’m ready to stop smoking. But people tell me it’s harder than quitting alcohol. Why? Is there anything I can do to make it easier?
Nearly 5,000 U.S. children are hurt each year in falls from windows, a new study reports. And they didn’t just fall from high-rise apartments. In cases where the height of the fall was recorded, 94% were from first- or second-story windows. The new study was based on data from hospital emergency departments. About 1 out of 4 children needed to stay in the hospital. About 1 out of 500 died. But researchers said the death rate is probably a low figure. Some children who died may have not been taken to hospitals. Preschool children were most likely to fall. The study covered 19 years, ending in 2008. Within that period, injury rates from window falls declined slightly. Researchers said that may be because of more public awareness and safety measures. For example, New York City requires window guards in households with children under age 10.
Measuring calcium in arteries can help show whether someone might benefit from taking a statin drug, a new study suggests. The new study included 2,083 adults who did not have known heart disease. Nearly half of them had a high level of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the blood. A previous study found that people with high CRP levels are less likely to have a heart attack if they take a statin drug. These drugs reduce heart attack risk by reducing LDL (“bad cholesterol”) and inflammation. In the new study, everyone received a high-speed computed tomography (CT) scan. The test measured calcium deposits in the arteries around the heart. Researchers kept track of people for 6 years. In that time, 3 out of 4 heart attacks occurred in people who had high calcium scores. Researchers said calcium scores predicted heart attack risk better than CRP levels did.