The evidence for CRP as a solid risk factor for CHD remains mixed.
CRP for CHD Risk Assessment? Some Say Yes, Some Say No
Medical News
Sitagliptin and Acute Pancreatitis
Watch, Listen, and Learn – Aortic Stenosis
Hsp-27 Positive = Bad Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Mortality
Risk Factors for Aortic Stenosis
Valturna – Think HTN
Once again, where do they get these names?
1.1 Million Suicide Attempts
Click on the link to read the article. Within the article you will find a link to download the full study report.
Ethnicity Matters – DM and Asian Indians
Asian Indian ethnicity, but not other Asian ethnicities, was strongly associated with diabetes.
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I forgot we are not supposed to use race or ethnicity in our underwriting. Please ignore this post.
Low Carb Diets Damage Arteries
In mice.
BBC NEWS | Health | Low-carb diets ‘damage arteries’
The low-carb diet did not affect cholesterol levels, but there was a significant difference on the impact on atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty plaque deposits in the arteries that can lead to heart attacks or strokes.
After 12 weeks, the mice eating the low-carb diet had gained less weight, but developed 15% more atherosclerosis than those on the standard mice food. For the western diet group there was 9% more atherosclerosis.
Sleep Apnea – Yes, This Matters Too
But for competitive reasons… Extra Super Best Premier Preferred!
Medical News: Sleep Apnea Carries Risk of Death – in Pulmonary, Sleep Disorders from MedPage Today
Participants with severe sleep apnea were 46% more likely to die (95% CI 1.14 to 1.86), according to the report published online in the open access journal PLoS Medicine.
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