In 1995, the results of the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCPS) were presented in a press release: “People with high cholesterol can rapidly reduce … their risk of death 22 percent by taking a widely prescribed drug called pravastatin. This is the conclusion of a landmark study presented today at the annual meeting [...]
Behind the headlines – the Aspirin Component of the Physicians’ Health Study Led by Dr. Charles Hennekens, the Steering Committee of the Physicians’ Health Study was charged with investigating the effect of aspirin on the risk of a person suffering a first cardiovascular event. Beginning in 1982, extensive preliminary screening eliminated individuals who had any [...]
Washington, DC, Jan. 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) has warned the FDA that plans for salt restriction pose a health threat to Americans of all ages, in comments submitted to the agency on January 23. WAPF noted that by entitling their document “Approaches to Reducing Sodium Consumption,” the FDA [...]
Besides being the best medicinal herb for promoting coronary circulation, cayenne pepper has been documented by the American Association of Cancer Research as being a potentially effective deterrent against prostate cancer. In the study, researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center studied mice that had been genetically modified to have human prostate cancer cells. According to the [...]
