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Heart Health: Moderate Coffee Use May Reduce Stroke Risk

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on May 13, 2012

Summary of article: “The first message is that coffee intake is not associated with a higher risk of stroke,” which he says is reassuring. “Second, the analysis showed that low to moderate intake—one to three cups of coffee per day—was associated with lower risk of stroke in the general population, across a wide range of [...]

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“Talk-Therapy” Reduces Mortality After Stroke….

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on July 4, 2011

And this is just “motivational interviewing” that helped…. Imagine how daily phone calls and talking to a therapist who knew the territory of a stroke first hand might be…. Motivational’ interviews reduce depression, increase survival after stroke American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Study Highlights: * Stroke patients who meet with therapists to discuss [...]

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Risk Factor: High Triglycerides

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on March 7, 2011

from the article “Levels of non-fasting triglycerides should be included in stroke prevention guidelines which currently focus on total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels”. High Triglycerides Tied To Stroke Risk 23 Feb 2011 Medical News Today Higher levels of non-fasting triglycerides are linked to an increased risk of ischemic stroke in men and women, while [...]

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Diet Soda “Linked” To Heart Attack Risk

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on February 15, 2011

In study that has been making the news recently is research that found a correlation between drinking diet soda and heart attack risk. Some headlines have reported or implied that diet soda causes the increased risk factor. As has been a theme on this blog, correlation is not cause and effect. It may be, for [...]

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Erectile Dysfunction Strong Predictor of Death

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on March 16, 2010

Cardiovascular Outcomes and Erectile Dysfunction ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2010) — Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a strong predictor of death from all causes and of heart attack, stroke and heart failure in men with cardiovascular disease (CVD), German researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. In the first study to show that ED [...]

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Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Salt

by heartcurrents on March 1, 2010

What will it take to get Americans – and the food industrial complex – to get serious about taking some of the salt out of our diets? In September,  a study in the American Journal of Health Promotion calculated that Americans could eliminate 11 million cases of hypertension, save $18 billion in medical costs and [...]

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