Heart Beat: Black tea and blood pressure
Black tea may lower blood pressure slightly, but the effect is small.
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Joint problems: Caution in treating temporomandibular disorders
Temporomandibular (jaw) disorders are typically very painful. Some people undergo treatments and even surgeries that do not offer any proven benefits. Conservative treatment is the safest approach.
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Lowering cholesterol: Is there a limit?
Cholesterol guidelines have been moving lower for some time, but for people with acute coronary artery disease, very aggressive lowering of LDL cholesterol may afford greater protection from heart attack or stroke.
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Checking blood pressure: Do try this at home
Regular home blood pressure monitoring, for people with hypertension or those who are at risk for it, is a recommended health practice that can help keep blood pressure under control.
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Balancing hope and reality in heart failure
A hopeful outlook can help heart failure sufferers live with the condition, but hope must be tempered by reality in order to achieve a clear understanding of the limits of treatment.
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Molecular advances in early breast cancer
Advances in understanding the molecular biology of breast cancer have led to a new tumor classification system that can help clinicians determine which treatments are most likely to be effective.
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By the way, doctor: Does red yeast rice reduce cholesterol?
I’ve heard that red yeast rice can help lower cholesterol. What can you tell me about its effectiveness and safety?
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Heart Beat: Summer: A good season for cholesterol
Levels of LDL cholesterol drop a few points in summer, while HDL rises slightly.
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Aches and pains – is your statin to blame?
About ten percent of people who start taking a statin experence muscle pain. Usually this will go away on its own, or by adjusting the dosage of the medication or switching to a different one.
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A new way to control blood pressure
The FDA has approved a new blood pressure drug that works by inhibiting hte production of renin, a substance made by the kidneys that is the first step in the body’s system of regulating blood pressure.
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