Policosanol a Bust?
Tuesday May 30, 2006
Policosanol, a a mixture of fatty alcohols derived from waxes of sugar cane, yams, and beeswax, has become an increasingly popular method of non-prescription cholesterol-lowering in recent years. It has ... Read More
FDA Approves New Anti-Smoking Drug
Tuesday May 23, 2006
Varenicline - Chantix - is a new anti-smoking drug, developed by Pfizer, that was approved last week by the FDA. To find out how varenicline works, how effective it ... Read More
FDA Nixes Health Claim For Green Tea
Saturday May 20, 2006
Last year, the Ito En company petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve a health claim for green tea, which would have stated that green tea "may reduce ... Read More
HDL Cholesterol - The New Frontier
Saturday May 13, 2006
Researchers and big pharma have fully recognized that finding new and more effective ways to increase levels of HDL cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol) is the "holy grail" of preventative cardiology. ... Read More
A Comeback For Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Tuesday May 9, 2006
An intriguing new study appears to show that not only does Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) not increase cardiovascular risk in younger postmenopausal women, it also appears to reduce the risk ... Read More
Coffee Is Cardiac Safe
Tuesday May 2, 2006
A new large, long-term study has now shown that drinking coffee - even up to 6 cups per day or more - is not detrimental to cardiac health. This ... Read More