Monthly Archives: November 2010
Diastolic BP Lower than 70 mm Hg Increases CV Risk in Diabetic Patients
If you are a type 2 diabetic, you might like to maintain your blood pressure below 140/70 mm Hg but keeping your diastolic blood pressure above 70mm Hg. This can reduce your chance of having a heart attack, according to … Continue reading
Breast and Endometrial Cancer – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Hormonal Treatment
Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It is estimated that the lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is one in eight, with … Continue reading
New Drug to Prevent Future Strokes
As we all knew, patients who have a stroke or a transient ischemic attack have more than double the risk of having another attack. Now a subanalysis of RE-LY study which was published in The Lancet Neurology indicated that dabigatran … Continue reading
Black Tea Can Prevent Lung Cancer?
Black tea prevents nonsmokers from having lung cancer while milk and dairy products help deter lung cancer in smokers, according to research presented at CHEST 2010: American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. The researchers conducted interviews and analysis on … Continue reading
Sugar-sweetened Beverages Increased the Risk of Gout
If you have hyperuricemia or gout, you should stop or reduce your intake of sugar-sweetened sodas, orange juice, and fructose, according to new research published online November 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The data comes from the … Continue reading
Healthy Lifestyle Could Prevent Colorectal Cancer
A new study published in the BMJ indicated that changing physical activity, waist circumference, smoking, alcohol intake and diet can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by 23%. The results comes from the Diet, Cancer and Health Cohort Study, which … Continue reading