Resistant High Blood Pressure

 Researchers have suggested that Britons should not consume more than three glasses of wine a week. They also believe that more than 4,500 lives could be saved per year by changing official advice on 'safe' levels of alcohol intake. The study suggests that it would mean recommended consumption - for men and women - would be cut to half a unit a day, the equivalent of just a couple of gulps of beer. Experts claim that 'safe' drinking levels are three to four units a day for men or two to three for women, the Daily Mail reported. However, the new advice is contrary to the previous studies, which have shown that drinking alcohol in moderation reduces the risk of dying from heart disease. But the researchers, from Oxford University, claim that this benefit is far outweighed by the harm to health caused by regular drinking.lashing the consumption could stem the epidemic of alcohol-related chronic diseases set to cause 210,000 deaths during the next 20 years. Present...

Here we go again. First it was vitamin E. Then it was beta carotene. Now calcium supplements are being called on the carpet after researchers claimed they may do more harm than good. The flap comes in the wake of a German study that found a significantly increased risk of heart attack among women taking calcium supplements, but not among those who got their calcium from food. The study appears in the June 2012 issue of the journal Heart . Since calcium supplements are recommended to prevent osteoporosis for virtually everyone over age 50, this leaves millions of people wondering whether they should ditch their daily calcium pills. Three Harvard professors weigh in on the issue. Calcium and the heart Over time, calcium can accumulate in arteries. It makes them stiffer and less responsive to the demands of the body. Rigid arteries contribute to high blood pressure, angina (chest pain with exertion or stress), and heart failure. Calcium also builds up in plaque, the ch...