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Is Milk in Tea Good for You?

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Milk blocks health benefits of tea.

Adding milk to a cup of tea can destroy its ability to protect against heart disease, according to research.
A small German study found drinking black tea significantly improved the ability of arteries to relax and expand to keep blood pressure healthy.
But the European Heart Journal paper also found […]

BNP Blood Test Predicts Heart Attack

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Wanna know if you’ll get a heart attack? Simply take a blood test.
BNP (Brain-type natriuretic peptide) may be useful as a indicator to identify heart patients at high risk of heart failure within the next 4 years. Its production is elevated when the heart muscle is damaged or under excessive stress (ie, the muscle becomes […]