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...with vascular disease and those aged over 55, it would cut the incidence of heart attack and stroke by more than 80%. While advocates have retreated marginally from that claim, their enthusiasm is palpable. "In terms of delivering care at the community level," says Anushka Patel, director of the cardiovascular division of Sydney's The George Institute for International Health, "I think it's potentially one of the most exciting advances we've seen for a long time...
...task for researchers is to clarify who, eventually, should take the polypill. Separate trials in Australia (in the indigenous community) and New Zealand will involve 1,200 subjects who have had a cardiovascular event. A problem with patients in this category is that, after six months or so, many stop taking the battery of medications prescribed to prevent a second episode. Often they feel well and balk at the cost, inconvenience or stigma of popping five pills a day. But slackening off can be deadly: between a third and a half of the more than 50,000 Australians...
...class of drugs called triptans that provide most migraineurs substantial relief. Like the painkillers before them, the triptans deliver their best results when taken early in an attack. Unfortunately, their effect is often temporary (drug companies are working on longer-lasting versions). Also, the drugs can trigger certain cardiovascular side effects, which means they should not be used by patients who have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke...
Craving that salty snack? Think again. Reducing sodium intake can significantly decrease odds of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by Harvard Medical School researcher Nancy R. Cook. The study, published online last Thursday in the British Medical Journal, followed 3,126 subjects over 10 to 15 years. Researchers found that subjects who reduced their salt intake were 25 percent less likely to develop cardiovascular disease. “The reduction in cardiovascular disease was larger than we expected,” said Cook, who is affiliated with the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
...Hollywood Road-passing grimy shop fronts and shabby apartment buildings-I become aware that this is one of them. Because just for tonight, I'm going to mentally tear up the mildly disappointing results of a physical checkup I had three months ago, and play fast and loose with cardiovascular health. I'm headed for the Cheese Room, triglyceride levels be damned...