September is Women’s Health Awareness & Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas offers the following health tips for women regarding gynecological cancer, breast and ovarian cancer, heart health, and stroke risk.
Cervical cancer awareness tips
from Dr. Tri Dinh, gynecologic oncologist, The Methodist Hospital, Houston
• Cervical cancer is one of the most common [...]

Can the heart muscle damage from heart attacks be dramatically reduced by medications already approved by the FDA for other uses? Researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have just released news that a class of medications - HDAC inhibitors - shows promise in promoting recovery from heart attacks. Some HDAC inhibitors, such as Depakote [...]

MayoClinic.org - A recent small but well-designed medical study showed that a combination of fish oil and red yeast rice supplements - combined with active lifestyle intervention - actually worked better than conventional statin therapy for lowering LDL cholesterol, improving triglyceride levels, and weight loss. The alternative medicine study is published in the July 2008 [...]

WFUBMC.edu - Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. This omega fatty acid ratio could be more dangerous to one’s heart [...]

Harvard.edu - Quickly ascending to a high altitude can challenge the healthiest people, but it can stress individuals with a heart problem, according to the July 2008 Harvard Heart Letter . How your heart will respond to the challenges of high altitude depends on how high you are going, what you plan to do there, [...]

UMich.edu - Vitamin D benefits: strong bones, a healthy immune system, protection against some types of cancer. Recent studies suggest there’s yet another benefit of vitamin D, “the sunshine vitamin.” Vitamin D keeps the heart fit for life’s demands and protects against heart failure.
University of Michigan pharmacologist Robert U. Simpson, Ph.D., thinks it’s apt to [...]