News on Salim Yusufhttp://www.domesticsecuritypolicyinfo.com/topic/Salim Yusuf2010-03-04T08:27:10Z'Superpill' may cut heart disease: study2010-03-03T11:31:14ZAFP American Editiontag:www.domesticsecuritypolicyinfo.com,2010-03-03:/article/%27Superpill%27%20may%20cut%20heart%20disease%3A%20study&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt; Healthy people could cut their risk of heart disease in half with a new "super pill" that combines low doses of aspirin and drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol, a study says.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We believe that the polypill probably has the potential to reduce heart disease by 60 percent and stroke by 50 percent," lead investigator <a title="Salim Yusuf" href="/topic/Salim+Yusuf" >Salim Yusuf</a> told reporters at the <a title="Amer...Once-a-day heart combo pill shows promise in study2010-03-03T11:55:35ZAP Newstag:www.domesticsecuritypolicyinfo.com,2010-03-03:/article/Once-a-day%20heart%20combo%20pill%20shows%20promise%20in%20study&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Once-a-day combo pill of 5 heart medicines shows promise as cheap prevention, doctors say&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's been a dream for a decade: a single daily pill combining aspirin, cholesterol medicine and blood pressure drugs — everything people need to prevent heart attacks and strokes in a cheap, generic form. Skeptics said five medicines rolled into a single pill would mean five times more side effects. Some people would get...Greens, greens, they're good for your heart: study2010-02-27T23:20:13ZAFP American Editiontag:www.domesticsecuritypolicyinfo.com,2010-02-27:/article/Greens%2C%20greens%2C%20they%27re%20good%20for%20your%20heart%3A%20study&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt; Diets worldwide that are rich in fried and salty foods increase heart attack risk, while eating lots of fruit, leafy greens and other vegetables reduces that risk, a groundbreaking study showed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The study, called INTERHEART, looked at 16,000 heart attack patients and controls between 1999 and 2003 in countries on every continent, marking a shift from previous studies which have focussed on the developed world.&lt;/p&...Study: New Blood Pressure Rx Has Fewer Side Effects2010-03-04T08:27:10Zconsumeraffairs.comtag:www.domesticsecuritypolicyinfo.com,2010-03-04:/article/Study%3A%20New%20Blood%20Pressure%20Rx%20Has%20Fewer%20Side%20Effects&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Study also finds orlistat helps relieve hypertension&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;A major Canadian-led global study has found that a new blood pressure drug, telmisartan, is as effective as the popular drug ramipril in reducing cardiovascular death in high risk patients and it has fewer side effects.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Results of the study, led by <a title="Salim Yusuf" href="/topic/Salim+Yusuf" >Dr. Salim Yusuf</a>, direc...