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The suggestion that garlic has protective effects against heart disease has been challenged by a study in England that found that a powdered form of the clove was no better than a dummy pill in lowering cholesterol and fats in the blood

The suggestion that garlic has protective effects against heart disease has been challenged by a study in England that found that a powdered form of the clove was no better than a dummy pill in lowering cholesterol and fats in the blood. Earlier studies had suggested several benefits of 'the stinking bulb' in protecting against heart disease and heart attacks. One is to reduce the level of cholesterol and other lipids, or fats, in the blood. A second is to block the action of platelets, the tiny fragments that help blood clot. A third is to enhance the activity of antioxidants

The suggestion that garlic has protective effects against heart disease has been challenged by a study in England that found that a powerful form of the clove was no better than a dummy pill in lowering cholesterol and fats in the blood

The suggestion that garlic has protective effects against heart disease has been challenged by a study in England that found that a powdered form of the clove was no better than a dummy pill in lowering cholesterol and fats in the blood. Earlier studies had suggested several benefits of 'the stinking bulb' in protecting against heart disease and heart attacks. One is to reduce the level of cholesterol and other lipids, or fats, in the blood. A second is to block the action of platelets, the tiny fragments that help blood clot. A third is to enhance the activity of antioxidants

Heart bypass surgery leads to serious physical and mental impairment from strokes and other brain damage more often than many experts had previously believed, a large study has found. Six percent, or 129, of the more than 2,100 participants suffered new and severe neurological complications, including stroke or substantial deterioration of memory, concentration or other intellectual function similar to Alzheimer's disease. Of these, eight participants died from strokes. [Dennis] Mangano said that drugs and other methods were needed to help reduce the incidence of such adverse effects, which may be permanent in many cases. Many medical centers are beginning more routine use of new techniques to reduce the incidence of such complications, Mangano and Dr. O. Wayne Isom, the head of heart surgery at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, said in interviews

A study being published on Dec 19, 1996 in The New England Journal of Medicine found that heart bypass surgery leads to serious physical and mental impairment from strokes and other brain damage more often than many experts had previously believed. Six percent of participants suffered new and severe neurological complications. Details of the study are discussed

[Dennis Mangano] said that drugs and other methods were needed to help reduce the incidence of such adverse effects, which may be permanent in many cases. Many medical centers are beginning more routine use of new techniques to reduce the incidence of such complications, Mangano and Dr. O. Wayne Isom, the head of heart surgery at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, said in interviews. Among the complications, eight participants died of strokes and another 55 had nonfatal strokes by the time they were discharged from the hospital. Another 55 participants suffered new deterioration in intellectual function or memory and eight suffered seizures