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Hidden Atrial Fibrillation part 2.
The previous blog discussed identifying atrial fibrillation and some of the beneficial aspects of new technologies; now, what happens if you have atrial fibrillation? What's the next step? Well, if you do have Afib, you need a physical exam by a doctor to listen to your heart;...
Hidden Atrial Fibrillation part 1.
This week's blog discusses a fascinating topic, Hidden Atrial Fibrillation. We had the opportunity to talk about this with Dr. Ryan Rainer, one of the physicians who works with us in Jubilee Primary Care in Baldwin County, Alabama, and here are our main takes on the topic....
New Risk factors for type 2 diabetes Part 1
This blog explores an exciting new topic: new risk factors for type 2 diabetes. A recent new Sweden-based study in the journal "Diabetologia" has identified 19 risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Even though researchers have widely studied diabetes, further information is still...
Muscle Loss (Sarcopenia): Dangerous & Common
This week's blog discusses a critical topic, muscle, and how muscle loss, also known as sarcopenia, affects cardiovascular health, especially in people over 65 years old. When we talk about muscle loss and frailty, the overlap is enormous. On a practical basis, they're mostly...
Managing Your Risk: The Obesity Paradox – Can Genetics Provide a Clue?
Let's talk about obesity; specifically, the obesity paradox, can fatter be healthier? This sounds like an odd affirmation; the bottom line is: yes, there are times when people can be healthier AND heavier. An example occurs with weight gain associated with smoking. There is...
Understanding Your Heart Attack Risk: Mendelian Randomization, CRP & Obesity
If you read studies about the science of heart attack and stroke prevention, you're going to see this term sooner or later - Mendelian randomization. The age of genetics is clearly upon us. It's one of the things that epidemiologists study – ranging from bone transplant, to...
Major Niacin Study: AIM-HIGH Study Part 3
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed significant issues with the AIM-HIGH trial and how the results found there can be misinterpreted; this time, we will talk about the involvement of pharmaceutical companies and how research influenced the creation of new drugs...
Major Niacin Study: AIM-HIGH Study Part 2
In part one of this series, we briefly described the conclusions of the AIM-HIGH study and how it impacted the opinion of health care professionals regarding the use of niacin; this time, we are going into the details of the AIM-HIGH study. At that time, doctors used this...
Fish Oils (Omega 3s) – Do they work?
Today, we will talk about exciting research from the Advanced Study on Omega 3s; it has recently raised interest. Let's get to it; this was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on August 28, 2018, under the title "Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons...