Blood Pressure Medicine

July 31, 2007

Obese patients get patchy support

Filed under: Health — ceo @ 12:10 am
One in seven doctors' offices in Northern Britain provides well-developed support programs for obese patients, according to a survey of primary care nurses. The researchers surveyed just fewer than 400 nurses in the north of England in mid-2006, including...

Enteric coating may not protect stomach

Filed under: Health — ceo @ 12:00 am
Enteric-coated aspirin has virtually the same effect on the stomach as plain, uncoated aspirin, according to a U.S. newsletter. The Harvard Heart Letter explains that aspirin doesn't have to be in contact with stomach cells to harm them. Putting an ente...

July 30, 2007

Goat’s milk healthier than cow’s milk

Filed under: Health — ceo @ 11:44 pm
University of Granada researchers in Spain say goat's milk has more beneficial properties to health than cow's milk. Goat's milk helps digestive and metabolic utilization of minerals such as iron, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium, according to the findi...

Obese surgery better in better hospitals

Filed under: Health — ceo @ 11:18 pm
Bariatric surgery patients had 64 percent fewer complications and a 26 percent shorter hospital stay if they went to a five-star rated U.S. hospital. The study of bariatric surgery outcomes at hospitals in 19 states from 2003 to 2005 also found that five...

Blue tortillas may help dieters, diabetic

Filed under: Health — ceo @ 10:58 pm
People with dieting blues should try swapping white corn tortillas for blue, according to a study in Mexico, suggesting colored flatbreads are healthier. Scientists in Mexico found that tortillas made from blue corn had less starch and a lower glycemic i...
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