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The following is a list of links to a variety of articles on specific health issues. They have been sorted by date, newest to oldest except where the content was very good.
All the links are free. There are over 50 articles. We have sorted them by major topic. The general articles are also excellent.
CARDIOVASCULAR MAIN TOPICS: Click to go directly to them
Aspirin
Aspirin Is What It Is Cracked Up To Be
The Chicago Tribune
January 13, 2008
Aspirin Less Effective For Women To Prevent Heart Attack
October 19, 2007
Is Aspirin Safe
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency for healthcare Research and Quality
October 2007
An Easy Test For Aspirin Resistance
Determines your aspirin’s blood thinning effects
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Business Week
August 13, 2007
Aspirin Linked to Lower Risk of Cancer and Heart Disease
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
June 19, 2007
Low Dose Aspirin Best for Cardiovascular Disease
Journal of the American Medical Association
May 9, 2007
Aspirin and Ibuprofen Cardiovascular Risk
British Medical Journal
April 5, 2007
Study Links Aspirin and Longer Life
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
March 27, 2007
Long Term Aspirin Use and Mortality in Women
Archives of Internal Medicine
March 26, 2007
Aspirin Increases Hypertension Risk
February 27, 2007
Taking Ibuprofen For Pain and Aspirin for the Heart May Interfere With Aspirin's Benefit
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
September 8, 2006
Aspirin
Lowers Blood Clot
Risk
Johns Hopkins
March 21, 2006
Aspirin
in Heart Attack
and Stroke Prevention
March 16, 2006
Aspirin
Is Cost Effective
At Preventing Heart
Disease in More
Men Than Previously
Thought
University of North
Carolina
March 6, 2006
Daily
Aspirin Therapy
Mayo Clinic
February 27, 2006
Aspirin Protects Women from Stroke, Men from Heart Attack
January 18, 2006
Aspirin, Women and Stroke
Time
January 18, 2006
Aspirin
for Reducing Your
Risk of Stroke and
Heart Attack
US Food and Drug
Administration
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Help
USA Weekend
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February 16, 2008
Dairy Does Blood Pressure Good
February 12, 2008
Salt Intake Brings New Levels of Alarm
Salt is a major cause of high blood pressure
USA Today
February 11, 2008
A Blood Pressure Vaccine? Maybe in the Future
USA Today
February 4, 2008
Salt and Your Blood Pressure
The Washington Post
(Free one time registration required)
November 7, 2007
Your Best Prescription for Lowering Blood Pressure
USA Weekend
November 3, 2007
Elderly With High Blood Pressure Less Likely To Get Lifestyle Modification Advice From Doctors
November 2, 2007
Common Medications Provide Equal Blood Pressure Control
November 2, 2007
Women With High Blood Pressure are Up to Three Times More Likely to Develop Diabetes
Science Daily
October 11, 2007
High Blood Pressure in Women Tied to Diabetes Risk
October 10, 2007
24 Hour Blood Pressure Measurement Urged for Cardiovascular Prediction
October 5, 2007
Raised Blood Pressure/BMI in Midlife Predicts Heart Failure in Later Life
October 3, 2007
Weight Loss Can Normalize Blood Pressure
October 1, 2007
Six Tips for Lowering Salt ‘To Lower Blood Pressure’
August 15, 2005
Blood Pressure Monitoring Wallet Card
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
August 2007
Older Patients Urged to Walk Faster to Improve Blood Pressure
July 12, 2007
Hispanic Women Reap Greater Benefit From Blood Pressure Control
July 13, 2007
Dark Chocolate Associated With Lower Blood Pressure
The Journal of the American Medical Association
July 4, 2007
Also see below
Hint of Chocolate Holds a Reward ‘ For Lower Blood Pressure’
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
July 4, 2007
Estrogen Can Limit Plaque Accumulation in Arteries
Kaisernetwork.org
June 22, 2007
Soy May Be Cardio Protector for Women
May 29, 2007
Combination of Medicines May Be Best for Blood Pressure Control
May 29, 2007
To Get Blood Pressure Under Control, Combination of Medicines May be Best
May 21, 2007
Hug Your Sweetie Daily
This reduces stress and blood pressure
USA Weekend
May 6, 2007
Effect of Cocoa and Tea on Blood Pressure
Archives of Internal Medicine
April 10, 2007
**Benefits of Diuretics May Outweigh Risks. Pills Reduce Death Rate in Elderly Users
January 4, 2005
Common Pain Reliever Increase Blood Pressure Risk in Men
NBC3
February 2007
Your Guide to Lower Blood Pressure
National Institute of Health
Breathe Deep to Lower Blood Pressure
MSNBC
July 31, 2006
High Blood Pressure Associated With Decline in Walking Ability in Older Persons
Rush University Medical Center
July 31, 2006
Chocolate
Linked to Lower
Blood Pressure
February 28, 2006
Low-Fat Dairy Tied to Low Blood Pressure
December 10, 2005
Soda
May Increase Women's
Blood Pressure But
Drinking Coffee
Causes No Long Term
Risks
November
8, 2005
Weight, Blood Pressure Combo Raise Death Risk
September 14, 2005
High Blood Pressure May Raise Glaucoma Risk
August 24, 2005
Cholesterol
Unsalted Nuts May Fight Cholesterol
February 28, 2008
The Smart Take on Statins
Are Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Right For You?
U.S. News & World Report
February 18, 2008
The Cardiologist’s Perspective on Cholesterol
U.S. News & World Report
February 6, 2008
When it Hurts to Take a Statin
U.S. News & World Report
February 4, 2008
Cholesterol Busters
AARP Magazine
January & February 2008
Great Drug But Does It Prolong Life
Statins article
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
January 29, 2008
Cholesterol Busters
AARP
January/February 2008
Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good
Business Week
January 28, 2008
What’s Cholesterol Got to Do With It
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
January 27, 2008
What the Cholesterol Trials Didn’t Show
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
January 22, 2008
Cholesterol Study Leads to Confusion
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
January 21, 2008
A Guide to Predicting Your Medical Future
Cholesterol topic n
Newsweek
(Scroll ahead to your age group)
January 21, 2008
Cutting Through the Confusion Over Vytorin
The Wall Street Journal
(Access may be restricted. If so check your local library pg D1)
January 17, 2008
Cholesterol As a Danger Has Skeptics
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
January 17, 2007
Study Reveals Doubt on Drug for Cholesterol
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
January 15, 2008
Lipitor Looks Better Than Zocor in Retrospective
The Wall Street Journal
January 14, 2008
Cholesterol Drug Has No Benefit in Trial, Makers Say
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
January 14, 2008
Aspirin Is What It Is Cracked Up To Be
The Chicago Tribune
January 13, 2008 The High Cholesterol You Actually Want
USA Weekend
November 9, 2007
Your Best Prescription for Lowering Cholesterol
USA Weekend
November 3, 2007
Pinto Bean Found to Lower Cholesterol More Than Oatmeal
Arizona State University
September 4, 2007
Cutting Cholesterol, an Uphill Battle
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
August 21, 2007
Hitting the Right Stride
(Article on middle aged people and cholesterol control)
U.S. News & World Report
August 20, 2007
Statins are Safe and Do What Their Makers Claim
The Lancet
June 7, 2007
Moderate Drinking May Ease Effects of ‘Bad’ Cholesterol
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
May 15, 2007
Herbal Supplements Found Ineffective ( In lowering cholesterol)
Mayo Clinic
May 10, 2007
Oats Cut Cholesterol, But Evidence for Whole Grains Lags
April 24, 2007
Are Higher Does of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs Worth the Extra Money
April 23, 2007
University of Michigan
Cholesterol, The Number One Killer of Women
Time
April 28, 2003*** Eggs Raise Cholesterol and Other Food Myths
Newsweek
April 4, 2007
Garlic ‘For Cholesterol’ Comes Up Short
U.S. News & World Report
Also see article below
March 12, 2007
Treating Dental Disease Improves Vascular Function
February 28, 2007
Garlic Shows No Effect on Cholesterol
The New York Times
(Free one time registration required)
February 27, 2007
Garlic Has No Affect on Cholesterol
Medpage Today
February 26, 2007
Raw Garlic or Supplements Offer no Effect on Cholesterol Levels
Stanford University
February 2007
The American Heart Association Issues New Guidance on Pain Relievers In Patients With Heart Disease or at Risk For Heart Disease
February 26, 2007
Cutting Cholesterol By Eating a Cookie
The Wall Street Journal
Online edition. May require a fee
Excellent detailed article
Available at local libraries
January 23, 2007 page D3
‘Good’ Cholesterol’s Healing Power
USA Today
February 7, 2007
An Old Cholesterol Remedy Is New Again
(One time free registration required)
The New York Times
January 23, 2007
Cholesterol Level and Parkinson’s May Be Linked
The New York Times
(One time free registration required)
January 2, 2007
High Blood Cholesterol- What You Need to Know
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
(Free booklet)
Fats and Cholesterol
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