Archives - Thursday 13 November 2008
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Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 23:38 - http://www.hannibal.net/Friday, Nov. 14' Exhibit of two-dimensional work of Amy Sacksteder, Mabee Art Gallery, Culver-Stockton College, Canton. Information, (573) 288-6413.
Simple change of foods can help lower cholesterol
Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 23:10 - http://www.thevillagenews.com/According to American Heart Association estimates, 106.7 million adults in the United States live with a total blood cholesterol value of 200 mg/dL and higher. Of those, about 37.2 million have...
Rosuvastatin trial shows dramatic reduction in hidden heart disease
Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 22:53 - http://www.news-medical.net/A Harvard-led study shows that the risk of heart attack and stroke among subjects with "silent heart disease" - and normal cholesterol levels - can be dramatically reduced by the use of an already...
Obese children have arteries commonly found in adults says Study
Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 15:47 - http://www.healthjockey.com/According to Children’s Mercy Hospital study recently presently at the American Heart Association, obese or children who have high cholesterol are very prone to heart diseases. It is stated that...
Doctors debate Vytorin cancer risk at heart'meeting
Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 15:26 - http://www.healthcentral.com/Researchers attempted on Wednesday to calm concerns about the'potential cancer risks of cholesterol fighters Vytorin and Zetia,'while others urged caution in prescribing the drugs until...
Headline Of The Week Weak
Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 15:15 - http://perezhilton.com/"Study finds obese kids have arteries like 45-year-olds''Many overweight children and teenagers could have severe cardiovascular disease in their 20s and 30s, causing a healthcare crisis. Early...
Many Patients On Cholesterol Meds Stop Treatment
Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 15:11 - http://www.npr.org/While statins have been shown to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes, about half of patients quit taking the medicine after a year. One recent study shows that people stop statins for two...
In Lowering Cholesterol, How Low Do You Go?
Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 15:11 - http://www.npr.org/This week's new study showing that a cholesterol-lowering statin drug can cut the risk of heart attack or stroke has opened up a debate over how aggressive doctors and patients should be when it...
Statin May Work for Erectile Dysfunction
Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 15:00 - http://www.renalandurologynews.com/Correcting serum cholesterol levels with atorvastatin may improve erectile function in patients who have hypercholesterolemia as a sole risk factor for erectile dysfunction (ED), data suggest.
Want to prevent a heart attack? Try injecting cholesterol
Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 14:00 - http://news.theage.com.au/Thousands of patients could soon benefit from doses of "good cholesterol" after Melbourne doctors discovered it could significantly reduce the risk of heart disease.
