Electronic Cigarettes
Get Help With Your E-Cigarette Lawsuit Tests conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have found that two popular brands of e-cigarettes electronic cigarettes contained carcinogens and other dangerous substances. Most e-cigarette users would be shocked at the materials found in these devices, including a highly toxic … [Read more...]
Tropicana Agrees to Refrain From Making Any Unsubstantiated Claims That Its Orange Juice Has Any Effect on the Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke, or Cancer
Tropicana Orange Juice False Claims. For years, Tropicana Products, Inc. (a subsidiary of PepsiCo. Inc.) has implied in its advertising that two to three glasses of "Healthy Heart" orange juice per day would help in lowering blood pressure and provide other clinically proven health benefits. An FTC complaint, however, challenged … [Read more...]
Study Suggests Adolescent Acne May Help Protect Men From Heart Disease in Adulthood
Acne May Help Protect Men From Heart Disease. In a study of medical records of 11,232 students between 1948 and 1968, whose later health was traced through the National Health Service Registry, researchers from the University of Bristol (UK) found men who reported a history of acne as adolescents were 33% less likely to have died of … [Read more...]
9/11 Attacks Linked to Higher Rates of Heart Disease
9/11 Responders Became Anxious and Stressed. Americans who said they became anxious and stressed after the September 11th terrorist attacks—some from merely watching the collapse of New York’s Twin Towers on television—reported higher rates of heart disease up to three years later, researchers said. While several studies found high … [Read more...]
Aricept Side Effects May Be Linked To Heart Disease Lawsuits
Aricept Side Effects May Cause Heart Disease. The FDA has begun examining the results of a study of the drug Aricept, which is used to treat Alzheimer's disease. The study examined 974 patients suffering from dementia. There were 11 deaths among patients taking Aricept as compared to no deaths occurred among those taking the placebo. … [Read more...]
Chantix Risky for Heart Disease Patients
Chantix May Cause Heart Problesm. The Chantix label is being updated to warn that it may cause heart problems, including heart attacks, in people with pre-existing cardiovascular disease. The agency is also requiring Pfizer, the maker of ‘Chantix’, to conduct an analysis of earlier clinical trials to evaluate the drug’s heart side … [Read more...]
BPA Clearly Linked to Diabetes and Heart Disease
Certain Populations With Higher BPA Is At Risk. Certain populations with higher BPA levels in their bodies are at an increased risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. LivingtheScience.com recently reported on a first-of-its-kind, sweeping study that looked at the relationship between Bisphenol A (BPA) and certain … [Read more...]
Panic Disorder Increases the Risk of Heart Disease
People With Panic Disorder Are At High Risk For Heart Disease. According to a study in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, people with panic disorder are at double the normal risk for coronary heart disease. If an individual is also diagnosed with depression, the risk triples. Published in the current issue of … [Read more...]
DIABETICS FACE INCREASED RISK OF HEART DISEASE FROM AIR POLLUTION
Diabetics May Be At Higher Risk For Cardiovascular Problems From Air Pollution. A study of Boston area residents conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (one of the National Institutes of Health) suggests that diabetics may be at higher risk … [Read more...]
What Did the Study Show?
The Largest HRT Study. The Women's Health Initiative (WHI), begun in 1991 by the National Institutes of Health, is one of the largest studies of women's health ever undertaken. More than 160,000 post-menopausal women ages 50 to 79 were recruited into a variety of trials designed to find the best ways to prevent heart disease, … [Read more...]
