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...landmark study of more than 4,000 heart patients compared a standard LDL-lowering regimen (40 mg of Pravachol) with an intensive regimen (80 mg of Lipitor) and found that even though both reduced LDL levels to below the recommended benchmark of 100 mg/dL, the patients on the higher dose were 16% less likely than those on the lower dose to get worse or die. The bottom line: what was once thought to be a laudable treatment target may not be good enough. Even by the current standard, less than one-third of the 36 million Americans who should...
...March of Dimes poll showed that women of childbearing age are heeding the advice on folic acid. Taking the supplement cuts rates of neural-tube defects like spina bifida as much as 70%, and the poll showed that 40% of women 18 to 45 are taking their daily dose--an all-time high. Perhaps as a result, rates of two major types of neural-tube defects have dropped 25% since...
...year's news spelled relief, however. One study found that 44% of patients who take over-the-counter remedies for pain and inflammation take more than the recommended dose. Thirty million Americans pop these pills daily, and complications like stomach bleeding lead to more than 100,000 hospitalizations and 16,000 deaths each year...
...idea, not only because the alternative to medication may be early death but also because side effects can be easily minimized or eliminated, particularly with so many drug combinations to try. And while most people need to continue taking hypertension medications for life, that doesn't mean the dose can't be lowered. Says Rush University's Bakris: "I tell patients that if they reduce their grocery bill they can also reduce their medication bill...
...give is clearly The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Though traditionally a “guy” movie reserved for dads and Tolkien nerds with thick spectacles, the average American mother endures a lot of hardship during the holiday season, and a good dose of fantasy is likely what she needs. After dealing with loads of banal domestic tasks, a husband who imbibed a gallon of eggnog and hit on her brother, and snobby, demanding children home from Swedish boarding school, the comfort of Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is a great way for your...