South Asians with type 2 diabetes are significantly more at risk of losing their eyesight and losing it at an earlier age, compared to White Europeans with the same condition.
A UK study carried out by the University of Warwick shows diabetic retinopathy (damage to the retina) is more prevalent in South Asians and occurs earlier than in White European people with diabetes.
The study, published (more…)
Japanese men in high-stress jobs appear to have an increased risk of stroke compared with those in less demanding positions, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
acheter cialis soft comprimes Stress is considered a risk factor for stroke, according to background information in the article. Several (more…)
Johns Hopkins and other researchers report what is believed to be the first direct evidence in lab animals that the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil amplifies the effects of a heart-protective protein.
The team’s findings, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation online Jan. 5, helps (more…)
Johns Hopkins and other researchers report what is believed to be the first direct evidence in lab animals that the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil amplifies the effects of a heart-protective protein.
The team’s findings, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation online Jan. 5, helps explain why sildenafil, more widely known (more…)
A new service which allows men to get erectile dysfunction drugs legitimately without having to visit their GP for a prescription has been launched.
The new service - a UK first - is being launched by Lloydspharmacy in partnership with sexual health experts Dr Thom, The service offers online diagnosis of erectile problems and the subsequent dispensing of prescriptions (more…)
An expert has written an article on bmj.com
that suggests a link between heart attacks and erectile
dysfunction. Dr Geoffrey Hackett (Good Hope Hospital,
Birmingham, UK) says that erectile dysfunction gives a two to three
year early warning of a heart attack, but doctors are largely ignoring
the relationship.
Hackett writes that he noticed (more…)
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Rize 2 The Occasion capsules (Rize2), an unauthorized product promoted for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, because it (more…)
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If you’re fishing for ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, you might start with the seafood-rich diet typically served up in Japan. According to new research, a lifetime of eating tuna, sardines, salmon and other fish appears to protect Japanese men against clogged arteries, despite other cardiovascular risk factors.
The research, published in the August 5, 2008, issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), suggests (more…)
A new survey reveals that while 82 percent of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) surveyed recognize it as an indicator of other health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes, nearly 40 percent have never discussed the condition with their doctors. The survey, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs (more…)
How could a single, nonpharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis? That question may have been answered by a study finding that eliciting the relaxation response - a physiologic state of deep rest - influences the activation patterns of genes associated with the body’s response (more…)
In The Lancet, international health experts call for urgent action from international development banks and pharmaceutical companies to stem the epidemic of blood pressure-related diseases affecting developing countries worldwide.
New findings reveal that each year 8 million people die from heart disease and stroke, the two leading blood pressure-related diseases. comprare generico levitra The (more…)
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