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Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:01:12 +0100
Body Shape and Heart Disease Risk: Apple Or Pear Shape Is Not Main Culprit To Heart Woes -- It's Liver Fat
Pear-shaped people who carry weight in the thighs and backside have been told for years they are at lower risk for high blood pressure and heart disease than apple-shaped people who carry fat in the abdomen. But in two studies, School of Medicine researche... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST
Diet May Regulate Obesity Health Risks, But Genes Decide, Says New Research
The risk of obese people developing the metabolic syndrome that leads to diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, can not be solved by a one-size-fits-all diet program, according to new scientific findings. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:00:00 EST
Some 'Good Cholesterol' Is Actually Bad, Study Shows
If you think your levels of ''good cholesterol'' are good enough, a new study suggests that you may want to think again. Researchers show that good cholesterol (HDL) has varying degrees of quality and that poor quality HDL is actually bad for you. RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST
Yeast Studies Offer Clues To Controlling Cholesterol Rise
Having discovered how a lowly, single-celled fungus regulates its version of cholesterol, Johns Hopkins researchers are gaining new insight about the target and action of cholesterol-lowering drugs taken daily by millions of people to stave off heart attac... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 PST
Eye Disorders Linked To Statin Drug Use In Some Patients
Statin medications are used to lower patients' cholesterol levels, thus helping prevent coronary heart disease, stroke and other deaths related to high cholesterol levels. Statin use has grown rapidly since 1992, and seems likely to increase in light of th... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST
Clues About Controlling Cholesterol Rise From Yeast Studies
Having discovered how a lowly, single-celled fungus regulates its version of cholesterol, Johns Hopkins researchers are gaining new insight about the target and action of cholesterol-lowering drugs taken daily by millions of people to stave off heart attac... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST
People Wasting Billions Of Dollars On 'Quack' Health Food And Weight Loss Products, Expert Says
Globally every year, obese people waste billions of dollars on food products that ''imply'' that they aid weight loss, but are totally ineffective, says a nutritional expert on the British Medical Journal website. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST
Researchers Learn That Some 'Good Cholesterol' Isn't Good Enough
If you think your levels of ''good cholesterol'' are good enough, a new study published in the December 2008 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that you may want to think again. In the report, researchers from the University of Chicago challenge the conve... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:00:00 PST
Exercise, calcium may lower metabolic syndrome risk (Reuters)
Regular exercise and a calcium-rich diet could be two ways to help lower the risk of metabolic syndrome, according to a new study. RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:48:05 PST
Dramatic JUPITER Findings Fail To Sway Prescribing Behavior, Poll Shows
JUPITER, a clinical trial suggesting rosuvastatin may lower the cardiovascular risk of healthy patients with elevated CRP, should not prompt universal statin use in older adults, according to a national poll directed at health professionals. Some 1,212 par... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST
Scientific Breakthrough In The Control Of Bad Cholesterol
A study performed by the team of Dr. Nabil G. Seidah, Director of the Biochemical Neuroendocrinology Research Unit at the IRCM, shows for the very first time that the degradation by PCSK9 of the LDLR receptor, which is responsible for removing the bad chol... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 PST
Key Elements Of Best Medical Treatment In Carotid Stenosis Patients Revealed - Encouraging Correlation Of Lowering LDL With Decreased Stroke Risk
Carotid artery disease is one of many atherosclerotic manifestations and it is associated with increased risk of stroke, myocardial infarction and death. Carotid surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke both in symptomatic and asymptomatic ... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:00:00 PST
Vitamin D Deficit Could Lead to Heart Woes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The lack of sunshine during winter may diminish vitamin D levels in the body and harm cardiovascular health, U.S. researchers say. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:49:25 PST
Peripheral Fat Breakdown Undermined By Bad Cholesterol
The so called bad cholesterol (LDL) inhibits the breakdown of fat in cells of peripheral deposits, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The discovery reveals a novel function of LDL as a regulator of fat turnover ... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:00:00 PST
Metabolex Announces Positive Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of MBX-8025
Metabolex, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of proprietary new medicines for the treatment of metabolic diseases, announced positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of MBX-8025. A summary of the results was p... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST
Good news and bad on cholesterol levels: study (Reuters)
Levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol among adult Americans have fallen somewhat since 1980. However, harmful triglyceride levels have nearly quintupled over the same time period, according to research presented at the RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:39:10 PST
High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A Danish study links high levels of the blood fats called triglycerides with an increased risk of stroke -- and the way those levels were measured could change a basic medical practice, one of the researc... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:48:18 PST
VAP Cholesterol Test Identifies Treatment Effects Of Combination Therapy
Using the VAP Cholesterol Test from Atherotech, Inc., investigators led by Michel Farnier M.D., of Point Medical, Rond Point de la Nation, Dijon, France, have reported beneficial changes in lipoprotein subclasses and LDL particle size using combination the... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:25:26 -0600
Study Prompts Expanded Use Of Crestor, Increase Health Care Costs
Use of the cholesterol medication Crestor, manufactured by AstraZeneca, to prevent cardiovascular events in patients who do not have high cholesterol levels but have high levels of C-reactive protein would increase U.S. health care costs by $10 billion ann... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:57:56 -0600
Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of lipoprotein particles may increase the risk of high blood pressure in women who currently have normal blood pressure. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:47:44 PST
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