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Depression, Stress, Anger & Heart Disease
Health Report: “A critical weekly review ofimportant new researchfindings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated: 03/15/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you... »
Exercise Reverses Some Effects of Fatty Meals; Vitamin C and Blood Pressure
Health Report:    Exercise Reverses Some Effects of Fatty Meals  Vitamin C and Blood Pressure “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…”  By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS  Last Updated:  01/11/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician... »
Secondhand Smoke & Heart Attack Risk; Poor Physical Fitness During Childhood & Heart Disease Risk During Adulthood
Health Report:    Secondhand Smoke & Heart Attack Risk  Poor Physical Fitness During Childhood & Heart Disease Risk During Adulthood  “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…”  By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS  Last Updated:  01/04/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the... »
Stress & Your Risk of Heart Attack; Vitamin D & the Prevention of Colon & Rectal Polyps
Health Report: Stress & Your Risk of Heart Attack Vitamin D & the Prevention of Colon & Rectal Polyps “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Last Updated: 12/28/2008 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not... »
Vitamin E & Vitamin C: No Impact on Cardiovascular Disease Risk; Does Lack of Sleep Increase Stroke & Heart Attack Risk in Hypertensive Patients?
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health.  VITAMIN E & VITAMIN C:  NO IMPACT ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK Vitamin E... »
Statins Cut Heart Attack Risk Even with Normal Cholesterol Levels; Statins & PSA Level
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. STATINS CUT HEART ATTACK RISK EVEN WITH NORMAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS The cholesterol-lowering statin... »
Super-Size Me: Fast Food’s Effects on Your Liver; Exercise, Weight & Coronary Artery Disease; Contamination of Surgical Instruments in the Operating Room
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. SUPER-SIZE ME: FAST FOOD’S EFFECTS ON YOUR LIVER Obesity is an epidemic in... »
Stents vs. Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease; The “DASH†Hypertension Diet & Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; Testosterone Therapy for Women with Decreased Sexual Desire & Function
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health.  STENTS VS. BYPASS SURGERY FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE  Over the past 5 years... »
BRCA Breast Cancer Mutations & MRI Scans; Bladder Cancer Prevention with Broccoli?; Diabetes: Risk of Death Due to Heart Attack & Stroke
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. BRCA BREAST CANCER MUTATIONS & MRI SCANS An estimated 5-10% of all breast... »
Abdominal Obesity & the Risk of Death in Women; Folic Acid Pretreatment & Heart Attacks; Pancreatic Cancer Regression after Injections of Bacteria
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. ABDOMINAL OBESITY & RISK OF DEATH IN WOMEN There is increasing evidence that... »
Age of Transfused Blood & Risk of Complications after Surgery; Obesity, Blood Pressure & Heart Size in Children
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health.  AGE OF TRANSFUSED BLOOD & COMPLICATIONS AFTER SURGERY Everyday, thousands of people undergoing... »
Benefits of Full Drug Coverage for Medicare Patients?; Parent-Teen Conversations about Sex; Soy (Genistein) & Prostate Cancer
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. BENEFITS OF FULL DRUG COVERAGE FOR MEDICARE RECIPIENTS AFTER HEART ATTACK? Patient compliance... »
Medication & Risk of Death After Heart Attack; Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) & Mammogram Results; Selenium: Cancer, Heart Disease & Death
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AFTER HEART ATTACK & RISK OF DEATH It would seem... »
Thrombus Aspiration from Coronary Arteries; Intensive Management of Diabetes and Death; Possible Cure for Down’s Syndrome
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. SUCKING CLOTS FROM YOUR HEART Increasingly, patients with blocked arteries in their hearts... »
Vitamin D & Cardiovascular Health, Vitamin D & Breast Cancer, Green Tea & Cancer
VITAMIN D & CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH The more that we understand about how Vitamin D works in the body, the greater becomes our appreciation of its myriad health-related effects. Previously, this essential vitamin was considered primarily in terms of its important role in the absorption of calcium. (Calcium not only provides strength for our bones, but... »
Statins, Diabetes & Strokes; Obesity, GERD & Esophageal Cancer
STATINS, DIABETES & STROKES It is difficult to write about the class of drugs known as statins without affecting an almost religious fervor for them amid the growing list of beneficial effects associated with the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. The statins were originally developed for their ability to block an enzyme... »
Is Coffee Safe After a Heart Attack?; Impact of Divorce on the Environment; Hypertension & the Risk of Dementia; Emotional Vitality & the Risk of Heart Disease
IS COFFEE SAFE AFTER A HEART ATTACK? Drinking coffee soon after a heart attack is often discouraged by cardiologists and internists, out of concern that caffeine, which is present in coffee in moderate levels, and which acts as a cardiovascular stimulant, may increase the risk of additional cardiac strain or heart attack. For coffee... »
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