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Sleep Apnea Linked to Dementia in Older Women
Sleep-disordered breathing, a spectrum of problems that includes sleep apnea, affects 12 million or more Americans, causing fragmented sleep and excessive daytime fatigue. When someone suffers from sleep apnea, they typically snore very loudly, of...
Feb 21, 2012
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In Praise of the Lowly Chickpea
Hummus is a Middle Eastern specialty that has moved from the exotic to the mainstream in record time. A simple blended concoction of chickpeas, lemon juice, olive oil, and garlic, usually combined with a little tahini (sesame paste), hummus weigh...
Feb 16, 2012
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Black Tea and Blood Pressure: More Good News
Caffeine has long been considered a cardiology bugaboo, but we now know that tea and coffee have important and intriguing health benefits when enjoyed in moderation. Although green tea usually gets all the glory, black tea has been associated with...
Feb 14, 2012
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HPV and Heart Disease: Is There a Connection?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the Unites States. In 2007, a national study found that about one in four women were infected with the virus, including about 25 percent of teenage girls, 45 percent of ...
Feb 9, 2012
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Dementia: Another Good Reason to Quit Smoking
Dementia devastates the lives of over 5 million Americans and the ones they love. 1 in 20 of those age 71-79 and 1 in 4 people over the age of 80 suffers from some type of dementia. In rare instances, Alzheimer’s dementia, the most common form of...
Feb 7, 2012
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Childhood Obesity: It Doesn’t Have To Be A Life Sentence
Childhood obesity is an unnatural disaster of literally epic proportions. In years past, it was rare to see an overweight child. Most meals were eaten at home, fast food was considered an occasional treat, and kids were expected to play outdoors w...
Feb 2, 2012
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What Does it Mean if Your Coronary Calcium Score Rises?
One of my first postings last year addressed the coronary calcium score, a quick CT-scan test that can discover heart disease in its very earliest stages. It is called a coronary calcium score because the test detects calcifications (calcium depos...
Jan 31, 2012
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Should You Take Aspirin?
For many years, we physicians have recommended aspirin to those individuals who we believe to be at risk for heart disease. Many other people have heard the message that aspirin reduces heart attack and stroke risk, and have made the decision to t...
Jan 26, 2012
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What I Learned at The Global Leaders in Healthcare Forum
I recently participated in the Second Annual Global Leaders in Healthcare Forum, held January 11 in San Francisco. As a healthcare blogger, author, and cardiologist, my role was to moderate a conversation focused on cardiology. My professional foc...
Jan 24, 2012
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What Does Prevention Really Mean?
A charming gentleman in his 70’s recently visited my office for the first time, encouraged by my reputation as a cardiologist with a focus on prevention. Joe (not his real name) had undergone quadruple bypass surgery several years prior, at which ...
Jan 19, 2012
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