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Coffee Linked With Lower Stroke Risk
Drinking one cup of coffee per day, either regular or decaffeinated, is associated with a roughly 30% reduced risk of stroke, according to a recent study conducted at the University of Cambridge, in England…
New Research on Statins
Cholesterol-lowering statins slightly raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes, but the danger is small compared to the cardiovascular benefits of these medicines, according to a recent study from Scotland…
Tight Glucose Control and Heart Risk
Recent studies such as the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial and the Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease (ADVANCE) trial have reached conflicting conclusions about whether intensive blood glucose control is effective in reducing cardiovascular risk in people with Type 2 diabetes…
Reducing Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Reducing the average salt intake by half could prevent a substantial number of strokes and cases of heart disease in most Western countries, reports a study recently published in the medical journal BMJ. Two out of every three people with diabetes die from stroke or heart disease…
Drugs and Lifestyle Versus Surgery for Heart Disease
Medicine and lifestyle modifications produce similar survival rates to angioplasty surgery in people with mild to moderate coronary artery disease (a condition marked by the narrowing of small blood vessels that supply the heart) and Type 2 diabetes, according to recent data out of the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) trial. Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in people with Type 2 diabetes…
Cardiovascular Risk Decreased by Intensive Lifestyle Intervention
Intensive lifestyle interventions designed to achieve and maintain weight loss over the long term lead to improvements in a variety of cardiovascular risk factors, including weight, fitness level, blood glucose control, blood pressure, and HDL cholesterol, according to four-year results from the Action for Health Diabetes (Look AHEAD) study…
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