ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — Dr. Gary Jones, a distinguished Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgeon in Alexandria, emphasizes the critical role of healthy living habits, especially regular walking, in promoting robust cardiovascular health. As an expert in the field, Dr. Jones sheds light on the significance of exercise, balanced diet, and awareness regarding cardiovascular and thoracic diseases, with a […]
Drinking dark tea daily may help balance blood sugar levels and stave off type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity. This is the main message from a new study that looked at tea-drinking habits and diabetes risk among people in China. Folks who drank dark tea every day had […]
A recent study based on real-world community patient data confirms the effectiveness of the Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE), developed by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology in 2013. The PCE is used to estimate a person’s 10-year risk of developing clogged arteries, also known as atherosclerosis, and guide heart attack and […]
A special type of fermented tea appears to help control blood sugar levels and stave off disease onset and progression of diabetes, according to new research. Daily consumers of “dark tea” had a 53% lower risk of developing prediabetes and a 47% lower risk of developing diabetes, according to data presented by researchers Monday at […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A relatively new tool is in place to help trauma victims such as gunshot wound patients and car crash victims: blood transfusions at the scene of the incident. Some may not realize, but when responding to a scene where a person is bleeding, emergency medical crews have typically used a saline […]
The median compensation for integrated cardiologists in the United States was $645,388 in 2022, according to a new in-depth survey from MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology (ACC) company. That represents an increase of nearly 4% compared to 2021, when the median compensation was $621,596. Meanwhile, the median compensation for private cardiologists appears to be […]
The News In a bid to stem the resurgence of sexually transmitted infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to recommend doxycycline, a widely used antibiotic, for use after an unprotected sexual encounter. The antibiotic would be taken only by gay and bisexual men and transgender women who have had an S.T.I. within […]
KELLOGG — A community blood drive is being held at the Kellogg Elks Lodge from noon to 5:30 p.m. today. The blood drive is located at 202 ½ McKinley Ave. in Kellogg. Panhandle Health District will also be providing free blood-lead testing for area residents during the event. Testing your blood-lead levels may help determine […]
A new nationwide survey found that about one out of 20 U.S. adults reported using ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 despite the lack of evidence that these medicines do anything to fight the virus. The study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) included 13,438 people who said they had […]
<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/obesity-high-blood-pre-1.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/obesity-high-blood-pre-1.jpg" data-sub-html="Credit: Diabetes Care (2023). DOI: 10.2337/dc23-0871″> Credit: Diabetes Care (2023). DOI: 10.2337/dc23-0871 Three major cardiovascular risk factors—obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia (a high blood concentration of cholesterol or triglycerides)—alter cardiac energy production by interfering in the uptake of the metabolic substrates the heart uses to generate energy. These substrates are mostly fats and […]