Preventive Medicine

Physical activity during life course and bone mass

It appears that the time to start thinking about osteoporosis is years before it becomes a crisis.

L-Carnitine Retakes Spotlight, Hints at Survival Benefit in Acute MI: Meta-analysis

MedscapeToday.com Steve Stiles April 12, 2013 ROCHESTER, MN — A meta-analysis of 13 controlled trials concludes that including L-carnitine among the other therapies given in the acute setting for MI appears to significantly cut all-cause mortality and lead to fewer angina symptoms and ventricular arrhythmias[1]. In some of the studies, L-carnitine therapy was subsequently given […]

Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet

Ramón Estruch, M.D., Ph.D. BACKGROUND Observational cohort studies and a secondary prevention trial have shown an inverse association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular risk. We conducted a randomized trial of this diet pattern for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events. METHODS In a multicenter trial in Spain, we randomly assigned participants who […]

Dietary Fiber Nibbles Down Stroke Risk

Published: Mar 28, 2013 By Crystal Phend , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story:  http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/38144 Action Points Eating more fiber may modestly reduce the risk of stroke, although details remain uncertain and it might just be a surrogate for other healthy behaviors. Point out that the findings support dietary recommendations to increase intake of […]

Women Haunted by False-Positive Mammograms

Psychological after-effects of false-positive mammograms persisted for at least 3 years after women received the erroneous findings, investigators reported.

Efficacy of Preventive Spinal Manipulation for Chronic Low-Back Pain and Related Disabilities: A Preliminary Study

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics October 2004 Volume 27, Issue 8, Pages 509–514 Martin Descarreaux Abstract Objective To document the potential role of maintenance chiropractic spinal manipulation to reduce overall pain and disability levels associated with chronic low-back conditions after an initial phase of intensive chiropractic treatments. Methods Thirty patients with chronic nonspecific low-back […]