BPA in Canned Goods May Raise Your Blood Pressure

Finding is latest to raise health concerns about the common estrogen-like chemical

Eating food from cans lined with the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) could raise your blood pressure, a new study suggests.

Most diabetes patients are unaware of support groups

JEDDAH — Despite four nonprofit diabetes societies operating in the Kingdom, few diabetes patients who spoke to Okaz/Saudi Gazette were aware of them.

The Soaring Cost of COPD Inhalers and What You Can Do

If you have COPD or asthma you are probably well aware that inhalers used to treat these diseases can be very expensive.  This topic has become such an issue in recent years it even inspired Elizabeth Rosenthal to write an article, “The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath” for The New York Times.  

Brain scans 'can predict risk' even after mild stroke

All patients should be given a brain scan after a stroke, even if it is a mini-stroke, say Canadian researchers writing in the journal Stroke.

This is because images of the brain can help doctors assess the damage done and predict the risk of another stroke occurring.

New Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Show Promise

Lowering cholesterol in new ways -- potentially to unheard-of levels -- was a big topic of discussion at this week's American Heart Association Scientific Sessions conference in Chicago.

MoH trains officials to help diabetics with insulin pump therapy

The Ministry of Health has launched a new program to train health officials in treating diabetic patients through insulin pump therapy.

Muhammed Al-Harbi, director general of Diabetes Centers and Units at the MoH, said that the ministry is keen on introducing the insulin pump therapy through its diabetic centers in the Kingdom. He said that 12 officials attached to the center are being trained under the program and another 15 will be trained subsequently. 

Type 1 diabetes could be diagnosed with simple breath test, says Oxford University

High levels of sweet smelling acetone on the breath could indicate Type 1 diabetes, say scientists

A breath test which will tell parents instantly if their child has Type 1 diabetes has been developed by Oxford University.

The Link Between Psoriasis and High Blood Pressure

Psoriasis has, in the past, been linked with an increased risk of other, serious health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, depression, obesity and other immune-related conditions. Several recent studies have shown a link between psoriasis and hypertension, or high blood pressure.

High fat diets not as dangerous as high carbohydrate plans, claim scientists

Ohio State University find that levels of fat in the blood did not increase with a high fat diet, but did with a high carbohdrate intake

Saturated fat has long been demonised by doctors and nutritionists who claim that it increases the risk of heart problems.

Experimental Cholesterol Drug Effective: Study

New medicine might help those who can't tolerate commonly used statins

An experimental antibody drug could prove effective at lowering LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels for patients who have side effects with cholesterol-lowering statin medications.

That's the conclusion of a clinical trial presented Monday at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Chicago.