A Tomato in a Pill reduces Cholesterol

This week in the UK, a new pill was launched, called Ateronon. The pill was launched at the British Cardiovascular Society in London, by Cambridge Theranostics. The pill is based on tomatoes and could ‘save lives on a global basis’. It is a ‘one a day’ natural...

WHO: Heart deseases, HIV/AIDS and Cancer remain top global killers

In a new report by the World Health Organization, shows a divide in global killers. While "heart disease is responsible for the majority of deaths in rich nations", pneumonia, diarrhea and HIV/AIDS continue to...

An Aspirin a Day Keeps a Heart Attack at Bay

It has been long known that a daily half tab of soluble aspirin helps those with heart problems by thinning the blood. Experts have now determined the age at which doctors should urge their patients to take a...

Red Bull gives you.... increased risk of heart disease, say scientists

Redbull the saturday night drink may kill you, when mixed with alcohol, it get's worse.  France had to release the drink, but gives a strong warning, when used on top with drugs the morning hour, when leaving...

Red Bull - can it lead to heart trouble?

A study claims Red Bull can increase the risk of heart damage.  University students in Australia participated in a study, which showed they had the same cardiovascular profile as someone with heart...

Famous heart surgeon DeBakey dies

In the late Sixies and early Seventies, news of heart transplants and artificial hearts was splashed over front pages around the world.  Dr. Michael DeBakey was in the forefront of such research.  He pioneered surgical treatments which are common now, but were...

About 22 million children in Europe are overweight

""Obesity is one of Europe`s most serious public health problems, because it significantly increases the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers," according to a press release by the parliament. Since childhood obesity...

McCain appears decades younger than Chronological Age

Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press.  The...

Diet Soda not all that healthy, research says

More incentive to drink water over pop:"Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome — the collection of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes that...

Metabolic Syndrome Is Tied to Diet Soda

This is suprising. We are all aware of the health risks associated with regular soda, but diet soda? There has long been a wonder if some of the chemicals in diet soda might have side effects, but the theories were geard more towards some type of cancer and not metabolic...

Ike Turner's Death Ruled Cocaine Overdose

When you can't make it to your own Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame induction, it might be time to re-assess your health regime. Unfortunately, Ike Turner was unable to break from the long history of substance abuse that finally led to his demise."Rock-and-roll pioneer Ike Turner...

Restless Leg Syndrome Doubles Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

News that Restless Leg Syndrome sufferers were twice as likely to have a stroke or heart disease in comparison to people without RLS, according to a large-scale study.

Avandia Side Effects Cause Two Healthcare Providers to Drop the Drug

"LONDON (Reuters) - Two U.S. pharmacy benefit managers said on Thursday they had dropped GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia from their national formularies due to safety concerns. The moves by Prime Therapeutics and HealthTrans mark the latest example of U.S....

Being a little chunky ain't so bad, after all

OpinionBarry ARtiste, Now Public ContributorAs I have reported so many times on Now Public about Junk Science, Researchers who rely on public money for their livlihood have differing opinions, most researchers...

Two New Studies Provide Real World Data on Cardiovascular Events in CRESTOR U...

""These pharmacoepidemiological studies add to the extensive knowledge we have gathered through the CRESTOR clinical trials program, which continues to show that CRESTOR offers outstanding effects on lowering LDL-C with the additional benefit of raising HDL-C," said Elisabeth...

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