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Tag: "cholesterol" at medical news

Early Onset of Atherosclerosis Reported in Obese Children

...at risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol levels. The reason for obesity in children is eati...ry of high cholesterol, children should have their cholesterol levels checked. SRM/ASH/L...

Fake medicines from India seized in Europe

...a, antibiotics, medicines to treat cancer and high cholesterol and condoms. A sample that was investigated revealed that what was being passed off as a cardiovascular drug contained a mixture of brick dust. "A secret wave of dangerous fakes is threatening the people in Europe," said Laszlo Kovacs, the EU Taxat...

Diabetes Labeled As World's Fifth Killer Disease

...e ranks of other killer causes like smoking, high cholesterol and obesity, and is a major concern in the developing nations, which are highly susceptible to incidence of diabetes....

New Fast Self Cholesterol Test!

...rom fatty foods that we eat. A certain amount// of cholesterol is present in the blood stream. Some cholesterol is needed to keep the body healthy but a high level can lead to serious conditions such as angina, h...

Increased Warning over heart drugs

...g them into patients". Lowering blood pressure and cholesterol can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke acc...tins are prescribed to reduce the level of harmful cholesterol in the blood by slowing down its production in the liver. Already around 1.8 million people receive ...

Fast food giant KFC to switch to trans fat free menus

..., or "bad" cholesterol, and lowers HDL, the "good" cholesterol thus increasing the chances of clogging arteries of the heart. Its understood that New York's Board of Health this December proposes to take a vote to decide on a ban of trans fats in foods from restaurants which will give a maximum of six months...

Veggies ensure the brain doesn’t vegetat

...ats inherent in the healthy oils assist in keeping cholesterol low and arteries devoid of plaque, which in effect contributes in keeping the brain healthy. Dr. Meir Stampfer of Harvard's School of Public Health said "This is a sound paper and contributes to our understanding of cognitive decline. The findings...

Medicare Marked by Widespread Racial disparities

...lts to have their blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol under control//, although the even if they belong ...xtent to which patients have their blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar under control is considered a key indicator of health plan quality. Although studies...

Moderate drinking Beneficial to Heart Health

...r Rimm said alcohol increased levels of the "good" cholesterol HDL in the blood and reduced the risk of clotting. NLA...

Taking Statins May Help Smokers' Lungs

...rugs which are used by millions of people to lower cholesterol levels. Statins cut// the risk of heart attacks an...is said that these effects were not related to the cholesterol lowering properties and that statins probably cleared inflammation in the airways. However further...

Cinnamon extract in reduction of risk of metabolic syndrome

...ction in blood glucose levels, triglycerlides, LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol among the participants given cinnamon. All the participants had type-2 diabetes. Cinnamon extracts...

Role of hormones in cardiovascular diseases in obese people

...ular disease.While it is well documented that high cholesterol and high blood pressure in overweight people leads...lives at risk. "The high blood pressure and high cholesterol don't fully account for the increased risk of cardiovasular disease in obese people," Dr Sullivan sa...

Latest Weight-Loss Pill Offers Modest Results, Blocks 'Munchies'

...significant impact on weight, waist circumference, cholesterol levels and blood pressure. However, the higher d...ype 2 diabetes; another comprised people with high cholesterol or high blood pressure — important factors in heart disease risk. The authors described the weight...

Pomegranate juice may cut atherosclerosis risk in diabetics

... of 90 days. The uptake of oxidized LDL or “bad” cholesterol by immune cells called macrophages helps in the de...posal investigating the effects of pomegranates on cholesterol oxidation and cardiovascular diseases. The antioxidant and anti-atherosclerotic benefits of licori...

Labeling of Dairy Products with Trans fat labels, Misleading to Consumers

...roved in 1990 that artificial trans fats raise bad cholesterol levels. However he said, the world lacked informat...se fats have been found to raise the amount of LDL cholesterol in the blood and decrease levels of HDL, good cholesterol, heightening the risk of coronary heart di...

Call In Fruits And Vegetables To Avoid Gall Stones

...aden with sugars and animal fats which are rich in cholesterol precipitate chances of gall stone formation. Alternative medicine and herbal preparations are also available to counter this malady, which opens new vistas for those who would like a non invasive method to treat gall stones. MTS...

Walnuts May Help Fight Fat and Keep Arteries Supple

... normal body weights and normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Half the candidates had Cholesterol levels...emely beneficial in helping to raise levels of HDL cholesterol in blood, often called the "good" cholesterol that helps keep arteries patent . Studies also reveale...

Genetics to bring about Medical Breakthroughs

...one who will have a heart attack unless you reduce cholesterol and change your lifestyle.' " According to their prediction, in 10 years’ time, wrong combination of genes could be repaired to prevent disease; new body parts could be grown to replace the damaged ones and injured spinal columns could be repaired ...

The interplay of genes, diet and heart disease

...hought to reduce risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels if used in place of saturated fats that are... participants who were obese regardless of fat and cholesterol levels in the blood, age, gender, smoking or diabetes status, weight-for-height and blood pressure, ...

Cholesterol Levels affects Risk of Prostate Cancer

While lowered cholesterol levels are beneficial for the heart is a well esta...have found that men who took drugs to reduce their cholesterol levels for other health reasons also had a lower risk for prostate cancer. Besides it was found that...

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