Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular

Abolishing Heart Disease

The truth be told, coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease which is responsible for heart attacks need never exist and if it does exist, it need never progress.  How can one make that statement when coronary disease is the leading killer of women and men in western...

Cardiovascular

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

What Is High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure (hypertension) increases the risk of dangerous health problems, such as heart attacks and strokes. Doctors measure blood pressure using two numbers, such as 120/80. The first number shows the surge of pressure in the arteries with every...

Cardiovascular

Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veins: Overview and Risk Factors

Chronic venous insufficiency is a common medical problem, with symptoms ranging from mildly unsightly veins to recurrent skin infections and ulcers that require hospitalization. An estimated 25 percent of the U.S. adult population has some degree of varicose veins and up to 5 percent have advanced...

Cardiovascular

Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke: Research on the Major Killers of Americans

Medical research is at a crossroads. The major killer diseases are not solved by old experimental techniques. In order to win against the major diseases, researchers are looking to new technologies, and doctors are forced to learn new...

Drugs, Treatments, & Supplements, Cardiovascular

Zetia Safety Issues

Zetia is a popular drug (close to $5 billion in sales for 2007) prescribed for people with elevated cholesterol.  It is often prescribed along with other cholesterol-lowering medications, and is an ingredient, along with Zocor, in Vytorin, another best-selling cholesterol-lowering drug....

Drugs, Treatments, & Supplements, Cardiovascular, Men's Health, Women's Health

Statin Drugs Side Effects

One of my major complaints about medicine and health is that consumers are not making informed choices.  I’m convinced and my experience has shown that many people will choose to adopt a program of dietary excellence and optimal habits if they are shown both efficacy of that plan, as...

Cardiovascular

Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Every day, nearly 2,600 Americans die of some type of cardiovascular disease, an average of one death every 34 seconds, and 7.1 million Americans have had a heart attack during their lifetimes.1 Those who survive often go on to have another heart...

Drugs, Treatments, & Supplements, Cardiovascular

Aspirin Ineffective and Dangerous

Aspirin, Coumadin and Plavix are widely used drugs, but that does not mean they are safe or effective.  

A study conducted in the United Kingdom in 2004 involved 279 participants from the Warfarin/Aspirin Study in Heart Failure*.  The participants were divided into three...

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Professional Accreditation, Credentials and Licensure

by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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