Tagged : cholesterol
Novel drug reduces bad cholesterol without statin side effects
London, Mar 11 - ANI: The Methodist Hospital Research Institute researchers have claimed that a new drug can significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that statins cause in many people. The study has been pub.......
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 12:01 | Read More
London, Mar 11 - ANI: The Methodist Hospital Research Institute researchers have claimed that a new drug can significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that statins cause in many people. The study has been pub.......
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 12:01 | Read More
New drug to slash cholesterol levels
London, March 11 - ANI: A team of researchers, including scientists from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, has found that a thyroid-hormone-like substance that works specifically on the liver reduces blood cholesterol with no serious side .......
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 10:58 | Read More
London, March 11 - ANI: A team of researchers, including scientists from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, has found that a thyroid-hormone-like substance that works specifically on the liver reduces blood cholesterol with no serious side .......
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 10:58 | Read More
'Mischievous' gut bugs could be making you fat
Washington, Mar 5 - ANI: You can blame bacteria in your stomach for those unwanted pounds. A new study claims that the bugs, which are found in the digestive tract, boost appetite. They also appear to cause cholesterol and blood pressure problems and rai.......
Published : Friday 05 Mar 2010 13:39 | Read More
Washington, Mar 5 - ANI: You can blame bacteria in your stomach for those unwanted pounds. A new study claims that the bugs, which are found in the digestive tract, boost appetite. They also appear to cause cholesterol and blood pressure problems and rai.......
Published : Friday 05 Mar 2010 13:39 | Read More
Even bosses snub the doctor's orders
Washington, Mar 3 - ANI: A new study has shown that only 68 percent of corporate executives in the US took their cholesterol lowering medication as prescribed by a doctor. Overall, the executives who took their medication even sporadically were twice as .......
Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 16:34 | Read More
Washington, Mar 3 - ANI: A new study has shown that only 68 percent of corporate executives in the US took their cholesterol lowering medication as prescribed by a doctor. Overall, the executives who took their medication even sporadically were twice as .......
Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 16:34 | Read More
Cholesterol-lowering statins raise diabetes risk
London, Feb 17 - ANI: Statins, which help to lower cholesterol levels, can increase the risk of diabetes, a new study shows. In the new research, the popular heart drug has been shown to boost diabetes risk by nine per cent in over-60s. .......
Published : Wednesday 17 Feb 2010 10:18 | Read More
London, Feb 17 - ANI: Statins, which help to lower cholesterol levels, can increase the risk of diabetes, a new study shows. In the new research, the popular heart drug has been shown to boost diabetes risk by nine per cent in over-60s. .......
Published : Wednesday 17 Feb 2010 10:18 | Read More
Cholesterol fighting drug slashes cataract risk in men
Statins, a class of drugs used to cut down cholesterol levels, have been successfully fighting heart disease for years. A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has now found that the same drugs cut the risk of cataract in men by almost 40 percent........
Published : Wednesday 10 Feb 2010 13:24 | Read More
Statins, a class of drugs used to cut down cholesterol levels, have been successfully fighting heart disease for years. A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has now found that the same drugs cut the risk of cataract in men by almost 40 percent........
Published : Wednesday 10 Feb 2010 13:24 | Read More
Statins fight cataracts too
Washington, Feb 10 - ANI: Statins, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels, have been found to cut the risks of cataracts in both men and women, say researchers. "Doctors have known for some time that there is some sort of prevent.......
Published : Wednesday 10 Feb 2010 11:08 | Read More
Washington, Feb 10 - ANI: Statins, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels, have been found to cut the risks of cataracts in both men and women, say researchers. "Doctors have known for some time that there is some sort of prevent.......
Published : Wednesday 10 Feb 2010 11:08 | Read More
Low-cost soy chicken offers numerous health benefits
Washington, Feb 5 - ANI: University of Missouri scientists have developed a soy substitute for chicken which is much like the real thing and also has health benefits, including lowering cholesterol and maintaining healthy bones. To create the so.......
Published : Friday 05 Feb 2010 13:41 | Read More
Washington, Feb 5 - ANI: University of Missouri scientists have developed a soy substitute for chicken which is much like the real thing and also has health benefits, including lowering cholesterol and maintaining healthy bones. To create the so.......
Published : Friday 05 Feb 2010 13:41 | Read More
Young people should also go for cholesterol screening, say experts
Washington, Jan 24 - ANI: With increasing number of heart disease patients, experts suggest that cholesterol screening should begin as early as 20 years of age. Cholesterol level is a key indicator of heart-attack risk, which they say, should be.......
Published : Sunday 24 Jan 2010 12:34 | Read More
Washington, Jan 24 - ANI: With increasing number of heart disease patients, experts suggest that cholesterol screening should begin as early as 20 years of age. Cholesterol level is a key indicator of heart-attack risk, which they say, should be.......
Published : Sunday 24 Jan 2010 12:34 | Read More
Statins protect children with sickle cell disease
Washington, Jan 20 - ANI: Statins, generally used for lowering cholesterol levels, have also been found effective in protecting children with sickle disease, say researchers. Children with sickle cell disease have a much greater risk of developi.......
Published : Wednesday 20 Jan 2010 13:26 | Read More
Washington, Jan 20 - ANI: Statins, generally used for lowering cholesterol levels, have also been found effective in protecting children with sickle disease, say researchers. Children with sickle cell disease have a much greater risk of developi.......
Published : Wednesday 20 Jan 2010 13:26 | Read More
Treat the risk, not the cholesterol, say experts
Washington, January 19 - ANI: Scientists have challenged present cholesterol recommendations that the lower the cholesterol, the better. Experts at the University of Michigan Medical School and VA Ann Arbor Health System found that tailoring treatment.......
Published : Tuesday 19 Jan 2010 13:21 | Read More
Washington, January 19 - ANI: Scientists have challenged present cholesterol recommendations that the lower the cholesterol, the better. Experts at the University of Michigan Medical School and VA Ann Arbor Health System found that tailoring treatment.......
Published : Tuesday 19 Jan 2010 13:21 | Read More
Mona Lisa' High Cholesterol'ic smile
Italian medical experts have come to a conclusion that high levels of cholesterol may have contributed to the famous Mona Lisa smile. .......
Published : Wednesday 06 Jan 2010 13:32 | Read More
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Italian medical experts have come to a conclusion that high levels of cholesterol may have contributed to the famous Mona Lisa smile. .......
Published : Wednesday 06 Jan 2010 13:32 | Read More