Heartburn or a Heart Attack?

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on January 13, 2012

An important story to read: the misdiagnosis of (a woman’s) heart attack: Heartburn or a Heart Attack? When Carolyn Thomas went to the hospital for chest pain and nausea, doctors diagnosed acid reflux and sent her home — but she was really having a heart attack. Now this Canadian blogger is using her site to [...]

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Stem Cells Can Repair Heart Attack Damage

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on December 5, 2011

Studies: Stem cells reverse heart damage (CNN) — On a June day in 2009, a 39-year-old man named Ken Milles lay on an exam table at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A month earlier, he’d suffered a massive heart attack that destroyed nearly a third of his heart. “The most difficult part was the [...]

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To Stent or Not to Stent: Placing COURAGE in Context

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on November 11, 2011

Placing COURAGE in Context: Review of the Recent Literature on Managing Stable Artery Disease 1. Megan Coylewright, MD, MPH, 2. Roger S. Blumenthal, MD and 3. Wendy Post, MD, MS Abstract Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States, but prevention and intervention efforts are lowering mortality. This progress [...]

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Study Raises Questions About Niacin Use for Heart Disease….

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 20, 2011

Study Questions Treatment Used in Heart Disease New York Times By GARDINER HARRIS May 26, 2011 WASHINGTON — Lowering bad cholesterol levels reduces heart attack risks, and researchers have long hoped that raising good cholesterol would help, too. Surprising results from a large government study announced on Thursday suggest that this hope may be misplaced. [...]

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Using Text Messages and Social Media for Weight Loss…

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 12, 2011

Text messages help with weight loss By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY College students who used cellphones to monitor calories and physical activity and received personalized feedback about how they were doing dropped significantly more weight than those who didn’t, new research shows. “Cellphones are a powerful intervention tool for weight loss,” says lead author Melissa [...]

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Modifying Genes by Eating Vegetables

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 12, 2011

Fruits and Vegetables Could Modify Gene Linked to Heart Disease By KIM CAROLLO Oct. 11, 2011 Eating a healthy amount of greens could have an effect on genes linked to heart disease, according to a new study. Researchers from Canada’s McMaster and McGill universities found that eating fruits and vegetables may actually change a gene [...]

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The Effect of Lack of Sleep on the Body

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 5, 2011

Scientists Finding Out What Losing Sleep Does to a Body Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer October 9, 2005> With a good night’s rest increasingly losing out to the Internet, e-mail, late-night cable and other distractions of modern life, a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that too little or erratic sleep may be taking [...]

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