03.01.05
For more than 20 years, John Cooke, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (cardiovascular) at the Stanford University School of Medicine, has specialized in studying a condition known as peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. Cooke has focused on developing a simple treatment of the pain. In his work, he has scrutinized the molecules that regulate blood flow, and he has zeroed in on one particular compound that could offer a solution: arginine, an amino acid, one of the building blocks of a protein that is found in dairy, meat, poultry and fish, among other foods. Cooke is looking for volunteers to participate in a study to determine whether arginine supplements can make people with PAD feel better and allow them to increase the distance they can walk…The National Institutes of Health has funded this latest arginine study, in which Cooke and his colleagues want to examine more than 100 patients at Stanford who suffer from debilitating leg pain and have been diagnosed as having PAD. They will test whether arginine can improve circulation and restore blood vessel function. As part of the study, some participants will receive arginine supplements, as it’s not possible to get adequate amounts of arginine from eating regular food, even in larger quantities.
—Rednova.com, 1/25/05
—Rednova.com, 1/25/05